• POPULATION EXPLOSION
- Death rate has fallen rapidly and not the birth rate to that extent which results in rise in population known as population explosion.
- 1931 to 2011 continuous rise in population.
- population = 36.1 crores in 1931 and 121.02 crores in 2011.
- 2.5% annual growth rate.
- 1970 is population explosion year.
- First population census in 1871 with initiative of Jamshedji Tata.
- First systematic census conducted in 1891.
- First census of independent India in 1951.
• SIZE AND GROWTH RATE OF INDIA'S POPULATION.
- Slow growth during 1901-1921 i.e 0.57%
- 1911-1921 decrease in population -0.03 due to diseases like maleria, plague etc
- 1921 is year of great divide.
- Population increases by 170 lakhs (Australia) every year.
• GENDER RATIO
- no. Of females per 1000 males.
- Kerala 1084 & Haryana 879.
- Reasons of low women : Due to not giving attention to nutrition, health, education and overall upbringing of daughters.
- Dowry system, early marriage, frequent child birth leads high death of women.
• RURAL AND URBAN POPULATION
- Urban Rural population influenced by employment, education, health, social life, quality of life, economic growth, electricity, schools, colleges, medical treatment, etc
- Urban population= 2.6 crore in 1901 rose to 38 crore in 2011.
- rural population=21.2 crore to 83.02 crore.
• BIRTH RATE
- no. of children born every 1000 children.
- Birth rate in 1951 is 39.9 & in 2011 is 21.8
• CAUSES OF HIGH BIRTH RATE
- social factor
- universality of marriage
- Early marriage & widow remarriage
- Preference for male child
- Joint family system
- Economic factor
- Low level of Education.
- Low income.
- High Infant mortality rate.
- other factor
- High fertility rate
- Lack of family education.
• DEATH RATE
- Deaths per 1000 persons.
- Death rate = 27.4 in 1951 & 7.1 in 2011.
• CAUSES OF HIGH DEATH RATE
- Improvement in standard of living
- control over Epidemics
- control on drought
- Protection against Natural calamities C transportation facilities.
• MEASURES TO CONTROL POPULATION
- Mass Education & awareness
- Electiveness of family planning Programme
- Increasing age of Marriage & Raising status of women
- Incentives and Dencentives
- Expansion in Medical services and its growing Effectiveness.
• INDIA IS THE FIRST COUNTRY TO INTRODUCE POPULATION POLICY 2000 UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF DR. M S SWAMINATHAN.
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