Question

The population (in lakhs) of six Indian states as estimated in 2001 is given below:

State	Population (in lakhs)
Bihar	820
Jharkhand	270
Utter pradesh	1060
Uttaranchal	80
Madhya pradesh	600
Chhattisgarh	210

Represent the above by a bar graph.

Answer 1

We can draw the bar graph by following the given steps:
Step 1.- On a graph paper, draw a horizontal line OX as x-axis and vertical line OY as y-axis.

Step 2.- Along OX, write the names of the states at the points that are taken at a uniform gap.

Step 3.- Choose the scale:
1 big division = 100 lakhs
1 small division = 10 lakhs

Step 4.- Heights of the various bars:
Bihar = 82 small divisions = 8 big divisions and 2 small divisions
Jharkhand = 27 small divisions = 2 big divisions and 7 small divisions
Uttar Pradesh = 106 small divisions = 10 big divisions and 6 small divisions
Uttarakhand = 8 small divisions
Madhya Pradesh = 60 small divisions = 6 big divisions
Chhattisgarh = 21 small divisions = 2 big divisions and 1 small division
Step 5.- Draw bars of equal width on the x-axis. The difference between the two bars should also be the same.
We get the following bar graph: