Many of these same ingredients closely reflect garam masala, a spice mix used in north India. You can make your own garam masala by toasting whole spices like cardamom seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, black peppercorns, cloves, dried chilies, cinnamon and nutmeg, then grinding them into a powder.
There are 593 districts. Thus, the population of India is divided into various districts within 28 states and seven Union territories. Each district is further divided into various settlements that are either rural or urban. Here we shall analyze the distribution of the population in terms of their rural or urban residence.
Demographics of India 2016. As of 1 January 2017, the population of India was estimated to be 1 336 191 444 people. This is an increase of 1.26 % (16 613 486 people) compared to population of 1 319 577 958 the year before. In 2016 the natural increase was positive, as the number of births exceeded the number of deaths by 17 154 513.