CH 6 POPULATION

• India's population as of March 2011 was 1,210.6 million, accounting for 17.5% of the world's population
• Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India, with about 16% of the country's population
• Almost half of India's population lives in five states: Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, and Andhra Pradesh
• India's population density in 2011 was 382 persons per sq km, making it one of the most densely populated countries
• Population growth is influenced by the processes of birth, death, and migration
• Population growth refers to the change in the number of inhabitants of a country/territory during a specific period of time
• Population change can be expressed in terms of absolute numbers or percentage change per year
• The three main processes of population change are birth rates, death rates, and migration
• The age composition of a population is divided into children, working age, and aged categories
• Sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males in the population
• India's literacy rate was 73% according to the Census of 2011
• Occupational structure classifies occupations into primary, secondary, and tertiary activities
• Health is an important component of population composition and development
• Adolescents are in the age group of 10 to 19 years and are crucial for the future
• The National Population Policy (NPP) 2000 aims to provide free and compulsory school education up to 14 years of age
• NPP 2000 focuses on reducing infant mortality rate, achieving universal immunisation, promoting delayed marriage, and other needs of adolescents