The Census of India 2011 was conducted in two phases as follows House listing and Housing Census and Population Enumeration. The population of India, at 1210.2 million, is...
Earliest reference to Census in India comes from Kautilya’s Arthashashtra. In Mughal period, writings of Abul Fazal in Ain-e-Akbari also give reference to the census. First Census During...
There two main causes of high increase in population in India viz. High Birth Rate, and Low Death Rate. Birth rate refers to the number of children born...
According to 2011 Census, India has a population of about 1,210 million, which accounts for around 17.5% of the total world population. Globally, India is the second populous...
Infant Mortality Rate refers to the deaths of infants under age of one year per 1,000 live births. Infant Mortality Rate include Perinatal mortality, Neonatal mortality and Post-Neonatal...
Crude Birth Rate The Crude Birth Rate (CBR) is expressed as number of live births in a year per thousand of population. It is calculated as: Where Bi...
Migration, fertility and mortality are the basic fundamental elements determining population growth and demographic structure of a country. Migration is permanent or semi-permanent change of residence of an...
The age-sex structure of a population refers to the number of females and males in different age groups. An age sex pyramid or population pyramid is used to...
The demographic transition theory studies the relationship between economic development and population growth. It discusses about changes in birth rate and death rate and consequently growth rate of...
