Census of India 2011: Key Facts and Data

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 almost equal to the combined population of U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh ..

Salient Provisions of Census Act 1948

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 British Era, first census was conducted non-synchronously in 1965, the efforts culminated ..

Population Explosion in India – Causes & Remedy

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 per thousand persons in a year. Death rate refers to the number ..

Population of India: Facts & Trends

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 country in the world, next only to China. India sustains 17.5% of ..

Demographic Dividend, Longevity Dividend and Zero Population Growth

India is a nation of young people – out of a population of above 1.1 billion, 672 million people are in the age-group 15 to 59 years, – which is usually treated as the “working age population”. A few years ..

Infant Mortality Rate, Maternal Mortality Rate, Total Fertility Rate

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 mortality. Perinatal mortality only includes deaths from 22 weeks of pregnancy onward till ..

Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate and Rate of Natural Increase

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 is the number of live births during the year and P is ..

Migration: Push, Pull Factors and Consequences of Migration

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 individual or group of people over  a significant distance.  It can be ..

Population Pyramids : Meaning and Types

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 show the age-sex structure of the population. The shape of the population ..

Demographic Transition Theory

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 population in assonance with the process of growth and development. It is ..