Demographic features of india

demographic features of India(nature of population in India)

1. DEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES OF INDIA

2. GROWTH OF POPULATION IN INDIA The population of India is very large in size and is growing very rapidly. As far as the size of population is concerned , India ranks second in the world , next only to china. Although India occupies about 2.4 percent of the total land area of the world , but India consists of nearly 17 percent of the total population of the world .

3. GROWTH OF POPULATION IN INDIA At the beginning of the 20 th century India s population was just 23.6crore (1901). According to 2001 census the population of India is 102.86 crore . As per the latest figures it is more than 121 crore (2011census) India adds one Australia to its population every year and one Britain in every 3.5 years. India s population is almost equal to the combined population of U.S.A, Indonesia , Brazil , Pakistan , Bangladesh , Japan. In the present situation the population of India is expected to grow to 134.5 crore by the year 2021 and to 172 crore by the year 2060 .

4. GROWTH OF POPULATION IN INDIA GROWTH OF POPULATION IN INDIA (1901-2011) CENSUS YEAR POPULATION (IN CRORE) 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2016 23.6 25.2 25.1 27.9 31.9 36.1 43.9 54.8 68.3 84.4 102.8 121 133

5. COMPOSITION OF INDIA ,S POPULATION The composition of population of a country reveals some truths about 1.AGE STRUCTURE 2.SEX-RATIO 3.RURAL-URBAN DISTRIBUTION 4.DENSITY OF POPULATION

6. AGE COMPOSITION The study of age composition is helpful in determining the proportion of the labour force in the total population. The age group of working population in India is considered as 15-60(yrs). On this basis the percentage distribution of India's population is estimated. age group Year 1911 1921 1931 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 0-14 38.8 39.2 38.3 37.4 41.0 41.4 39.7 36.5 37.3 15-60 60.2 59.6 60.2 57.1 53.3 53.4 54.1 57.1 55.4 60 above 1.0 1.2 1.5 5.5 5.7 5.2 6.2 6.4 7.3

7. AGE COMPOSITION The two important points can be noted in regard to the age composition of India's population. They are 1.india is a young nation in the literal sense of the term. More than half the India's population consists of young people. 2.The age distribution indicates that every one person, on an average has to earn for himself and for one dependent also. this is because the dependency ratio is high in India.

8. SEX COMPOSITION Sex ratio is a powerful indicator of the social health of any society conveys a great deal about the state of gender relations. Sex ratio refers to the number of females per thousand males. the sex ratio composition gives the ratio of women to men in the total population and reflects the relative chances of survival of women. The sex ratio in India is against to female population .in fact two significant things can be observed in the sex distribution of population in India .they are 1.There is a higher ratio of males in the population 2.There is a rising tendency towards masculinity. the proportion of females per 1000 males has fallen from 972 in 1901 to 933 in 2001 and 940 in 2011.

9. SEX COMPOSITION Sex ratio in India Year 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Females per 1000 males 972 964 955 950 945 946 941 930 934 927 933 940

10. SEX COMPOSITION Over all trend is that sex ratio in India is the lowest in the world and is a reflection of the gender disparity. This continuo's decline in sex ratio in the country is mainly due to: 1.Female selective termination of pregnancy. 2.Increase in the proportion of male selective migrants from other countries. 3.Reduction in foetal wastage resulting in a decline in female-male ratio at birth . 4.Increased discrimination of females in providing the minimum nutrition's access to health and other amenities 5.Passion for male child etc .

11. SEX COMPOSITION . Among the various states of India, Kerala and Pondicherry recorded a higher proportion of females i.e. 1,084 and 1,038 respectively in 2011 per 1000 males. . In the states like Andhra Pradesh , Tamil Nadu , Orissa ,Karnataka , the number of females per 1000 males is comparatively higher than that of all India ratio. . States which have recorded a lower ration than the national average include 1. Rajasthan 2. Bihar 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Haryana and 5. Assam .

12. SEX RATIO IN MAJOR STATES OF INDIA STATE KERALA HIMACHAL PRADESH ANDHARA PRADESH TAMILNADU ORISSA KARNATAKA MAHARASTRA GUJARAT ASSAM WEST BENGAL RAJASTHAN BIHAR PUNJAB UTTARA PRADESH HARAYANA 1931 1022 897 987 1021 1067 965 947 945 874 890 907 994 815 904 844 1961 1022 938 981 992 1001 959 936 940 869 878 908 994 854 909 868 1991 1040 996 972 972 972 960 936 936 925 917 913 912 888 882 874 2001 1058 970 978 986 972 964 922 921 932 934 922 921 874 898 861 2011 1084 974 992 995 978 968 925 918 954 947 926 916 893 908 877

13. RURAL-URBAN COMPOSITION The rural urban composition of India's population reflects on the pattern of living of country's population. As a matter of fact, the ratio of rural-urban population of a country. As the industries get momentum , ratio of urban population go on increasing. As India is predominantly agricultural country ,ratio of urban population is less as compared to rural population. Relative growth of rural and urban population

14. Relative growth of rural and urban population

15. Density of population The term density of population implies the average number of persons living per square km. In the other words density of population refers to the average number of persons living per square km of area within the territory of the country. Density of population = total population ------------------------------------ total area .Density of population is considered as one of the important demographic features of the population of a country. . It helps to determine the magnitude of the burden that land is being called upon to carry and determine the future potential growth.

16. Density of population YEAR DENSITY PER SQ.KM YEAR DENSITY PER SQ.KM 1901 77 1961 142 1921 81 1971 177 1931 90 1981 216 1941 103 1991 278 1951 117 2001 324

17. Density of population