Population Dr. Rapanwad Sunil Ram rao.pptx

Population Dr. Rapanwad Sunil Ram rao.pptx

1. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION OF INDIA POPULATION DISTRIBUTION IN INDIA Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

2. Population distribution in India shows wide variation. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India with a population of more than 166 million. Nineteen states of India have a population of over 10 million. On the other hand there are 8 states and union territories in the country that have a population of less than 1 million. Almost half of India’s population lives in 5 states, namely, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION IN INDIA Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

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4. STATE WISE DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION Unevenness of distribution is an important feature of India's population. Uttar Pradesh alone houses 16.17 per cent of the country's population. Similarly five states consisting of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh with only 30 per cent of the country's total area support about 50 per cent of its population. Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

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6. - Rural & Urban Areas Urban Unit (or Town): All places with a municipality, corporation, cantonment board or notified town area committee, etc. (known as Statutory Town)All other places which satisfied the following criteria (known as Census Town): A minimum population of 5,000; At least 75 per cent of the male main workers engaged in non-agricultural pursuits; and A density of population of at least 400 per sq. km . Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

7. NUMBER OF URBAN UNITS– INDIA • Towns : • Census 2001 5,161 • Census 2011 7,935 Increase : 2,774 • Statutory Towns : • Census 2001 3,799 • Census 2011 4,041 Increase : 242 • Census Towns: • Census 2001 1,362 • Census 2011 3,894 Increase: 2,532 Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

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10. Population by Rural Urban Residence –India – 2011 • Total : 1,210,193,422 • Rural: 833,087,662 • Urban: 377,105,760 Rural Urban Distribution Persons (in %) • Total : 100.0 % • Rural: 68.84 % • Urban: 31.16 % Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

11. Out of the total of 1210.2 million population in India, the size of Rural population is 833.1 million (or 68.84% of the Total Population) • Urban population 377.1 million (or 31.16%) • During 2001 – 2011 the population of the country increased by 181.4 million • Increase in Rural areas: 90.4 million • Increase in Urban areas: 91.0 million Population Highlights Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

12. Rural Areas • All areas which are not categorized as Urban area are considered as Rural Area • Number of Rural Units (or Villages) in India: • Villages: • Census 2001 6,38,588 • Census 2011 6,40,867 Increase: 2,279 Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

13. Variation in Rural Population from 2001 to 2011 Censuses - INDIA • During 2001-11 the growth of Rural Population has been 12.18% • Growth in Rural Population in India is steadily declining since 1991 • Meghalaya (27%) & Bihar (24%) witnessed largest growth among States in 2001-11 • Four States recorded decline in Rural Population during 2001-11. These are Kerala (by 26%), Goa (19%), Nagaland (15%) & Sikkim (5%). Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

14. Indian Tribes India is the home to large number of indigenous people, who are still untouched by the lifestyle of the modern world. With more than 84.4 million, India has the largest population of the tribal people in the world. These tribal people also known as the adivasi's are the poorest in the country, who are still dependent on haunting, agriculture and fishing. Some of the major tribal groups in India include Gonds, Santhals, Khasis, Angamis, Bhils, Bhutias and Great Andamanese. All these tribal people have their own culture, tradition, language and lifestyle. This enables the tourist to get an insight into many different cultures at the same time on the tribal tour to India.  Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

15. Santhals Tribe Munda Tribe Khasi Tribe Angami Tribe Bhils Tribe Bhutia Tribe Gonds Tribe Chenchus Tribe Great Andamanese Tribe Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

16. India contains the Majority of the world Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist. India is also home to the third-Largest Muslim population in the world after Indonesia and Pakistan. RELIGION POPULATION IN INDIA Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

17. HINDU - The majority of states in India MUSLIM - Jammu &Kashmir and Lakshadweep CHRISTIAN- Nagaland , Mizoram and Meghalaya SHIKH - Punjab and Haryana BUDDHIST- Sikkim and Ladakh Religious Majorities- Dr. Rapanwad S. R.

18. Hindu - 80 % Muslim - 14 % Christian - 2.4 % Sikh - 2 % Buddhist - 0.7 % RELIGIOUS - IN % Dr. Rapanwad S. R.