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FEATURES OF
INDIAN
POPULATION
TANNU RATHEE
(IPU111504)
MEANING OF
POPULATION :-
The whole number
of people or
inhabitants in a
country or region.
By demographic features we mean the
characteristics of population like, size,
composition, diversity, growth and quality of
population etc.
To have basic understanding of the population

problem of a specific country, one should have
a complete knowledge regarding the basic
features of population of that country.
POPULATIO
Large Size and
Fast Growth
Second Stage
Low Quality of
Population Demographic
Transition
Predominance
of Rural
Population
FEATURES OF Symptoms of
Over-
population
INDIAN
POPULATION
Bottom heavy Rapidly Rising
Age Structure Density
Sex Ratio
Low Work
Composition
Participation
Unfavourable
Rate
to Female
Large Size and Fast Growth
According to 2001 census, the population of India is 102.87

crore.
In terms of size, it is the SECOND LARGEST population in the

world.
In addition to its size, the rate of growth of population has

been alarming since 1951. At present, India’s population is
growing at a rate of 1.9 percent per annum.
This situation is called POPULATION EXPLOSION and this is

the result of high birth rate and declining death rate.
Second Stage of The first stage is characterised
Demographic Transition by high birth rate and high death
rate.
Till 1921, India was in the 1st
stage of demographic transition.
According to the
theory of
demographic The second stage is
transition, the featured by high birth rate
population and declining death rate
growth of a leading to the rapid growth
country passes of population.India is in the
through three 2nd stage,still!
different stages
as development
proceeds.
The third stage is featured by
low birth rate and low death
rate.This is seen in developed
countries.
Density of population The density of
means to the average population in India was
number of people 117 per square km. in
living per square 1951 which increased
to 324 in 2001.
kilometer.
RAPID RISING
POPULATION DENSITY
India occupies 2.4% of This makes India one
the total land area of of the most densely
the world but supports populated countries
16.7% of the total
world population.
of the world.
Bottom heavy Age Structure
It implies that ratio of
persons in age group 0-
15 is relatively high.
High birth rate is mainly

responsible for large number of
dependent children per adult.
According to 2001 census,

children below 15 years were
28.6%.
In developed countries the

population of 0-14 age group is
between 20 to 25%.
Predominance of Rural
Population
RURAL URBAN
YEAR POPULATION POPULATION
1951 82.7% 17.3%
1991 74.3% 27.8%
2011 66.4% 33%(approx)
LEVEL OF LITERACY
EDUCATION
AND
LEVEL
TRAINING
LIFE
EXPECTANCY
QUALITY OF
POPULATION
Low level of Education
and Training:
The level of education
and training is very low
in India. So quality of
Literacy level in 1991 population is poor By life expectancy we
was 18.32% which mean the average
increased to 74.04% as number of years a
in 2011. person is expected to
LITERACY RATE IS INDIA live. Life expectancy in
IS STILL LOW AS India was 33 years. It
COMPARED TO was increased to 67
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES! years in 2011.
LOW
QUALITY OF
POPULATION
• Low Work Participation Rate
• The ratio of working population to the total is referred
to as work participation rate.
• This rate is very low in India in comparison to the

developed countries of the world. Total working
population was 43% in 1961 which declined to 37.6% in
1991. This position improved slightly to 39.2% in 2001.
• Similarly low rate of female employment and bottom-

heavy age structure are mainly responsible for low work
participation in India.
Sex Ratio Composition
Unfavourable to Female:
NO.OF
NO. OF
FEMALES MALES IN
IN INDIA
INDIA
SEX RATIO= NO. OF FEMALES X100

NO. OF MALES
Sex ratio refers to the number of females per thousand males.
India’s position is quite different than other countries. For example
the number of female per thousand males was 1170 in Russia,
1060 in U.K., 1050 in U.S.A. whereas it is 927 in India according to
1991 census.
Symptoms of Over-population
The concept of over-population is essentially a
quantitative concept. When the population size
of the country exceeds the ideal size, we call it
over-population.
Indian low per capita income, low standard of
living, wide spread unemployment and under-
employment etc. indicate that our population
size has crossed the optimum limit.
Indian low per capita income, low standard of
living, wide spread unemployment and under-
employment etc. indicate that our population
size has crossed the optimum limit.
Thankyou
TANNU RATHEE
(IPU111504)

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FEATURES OF

To have basic understanding of the population

According to 2001 census, the population of India is 102.87

In terms of size, it is the SECOND LARGEST population in the

In addition to its size, the rate of growth of population has

This situation is called POPULATION EXPLOSION and this is

High birth rate is mainly

According to 2001 census,

In developed countries the

• This rate is very low in India in comparison to the

• Similarly low rate of female employment and bottom-

SEX RATIO= NO. OF FEMALES X100

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