India's Population

CAPT.M.S.H.ZAFAR DEPTT. OF SOCIOLOGY INDIAS POPULATION: PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE DIRECTION India with its 1.21 zillion population occupies second place in the world succeeding(prenominal) to China. India has about 17.5% of the world population with only 2.4% of the world area. The changes in the size and growth of Indias population are considered here in terms of two broad plosive consonants, namely Pre-Independence period and the stock-Independence period. The year 1881 is important in the sense that it was the year when the archetypical census on a demesne wide flat coat was taken in India. Population of India: Pre Independence Period According to Herodotus (490 B.C.), India was whiz of the most populous countries in the world. Alexenders army which invaded India in 327-326 B.C., found a large(p) population. Indias first significant empire under Chandragupta Maurya (321-297 B.C.) left records indicating the existence of a rest army of approximately 7,00,000 men. Only a very warm population could have supported such a large army. The first national decadal census was conducted in 1881 recording a population of 225 million which declined to 251 million in 1921.

The Population of India: Post Independence Period Till 1951, when the first census after emancipation was conducted, the decadal growth was around 13 to 14 percent, registering a bit-by-bit rise. 1961 recorded a growth of 21.5percent, which increased to 24.8 and 24.7 percent in 1971 and 1981 respectively. In 1991 the growth rate slightly declined to 23.6 percent. It is a consequence of concern that the decadal population growth rate has declined to 21.2 percent in 2001 which further declined to 17.6 percent in 2011. It is estimated that by 2028 India will parallel its population and it will become the most populous country in the world by 2035. Population Planning in Five Year Plans : India is the first country of the world to lease the population planning to control its... If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay

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