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The Demographic Structure of the Indian Society

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1. Demography and its branches

  • Demography means the systematic study of population.
  • The word comes from Greek roots: demos meaning people and graphein meaning describe.
  • Demography studies changes in population size, births, deaths, migration, and the structure of population by age and sex.
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2. Census and demographic measurement in India

  • India began censuses between 1867 and 1872.
  • Decennial censuses have been conducted since 1881.
  • Seven decennial censuses have been conducted in independent India since 1951, the most recent being 2011.
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3. Important demographic rates and ratios

  • Birth rate, death rate, fertility rate, infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, sex ratio, and dependency ratio are key demographic indicators.
  • Birth rate is a crude rate because it is calculated for the total population.
  • Fertility rate is also a crude rate, but it is specific to women aged 15 to 49.
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4. Demographic transition and Malthusian theory

  • Malthus proposed that population grows geometrically while food production grows arithmetically.
  • His view was pessimistic because he believed population would always outstrip subsistence.
  • He described preventive checks such as postponing marriage, abstinence, and celibacy.

Key Concepts

Central concept: Demography and the changing structure of India’s population

DemographyFormal demographySocial demographyMalthusian theoryDemographic transitionPopulation indicatorsIndia’s population growthAge structure

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