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The Population

Telangana Board · Class 10 · Social Studies

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Key Topics to Revise

1

Census and Data Collection

  • Census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about all members of a population
  • India conducts census every 10 years since 1872 (first complete census in 1881)
  • India's population as of 2011 is 121,01,93,422 (1.21 billion)
2

Age Structure of Population

  • Age structure refers to the number of males and females in different age groups
  • Population is grouped into three broad categories: Children (0-14), Working Age (15-59), Aged (60+)
  • Children (0-14 years): Dependent on family, require care, education, and opportunities
3

Sex Ratio

  • Sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males in the population
  • India has consistently lower number of females than males
  • Census 2011 shows sex ratio of 940 (940 females per 1000 males)
4

Literacy Rates

  • A person aged 7+ who can read and write with understanding in any language is literate
  • At independence (1947): 12% literacy rate
  • 2001: 65% literacy rate

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A systematic procedure of acquiringThe distribution of population into threeThe number of females per 1000Percentage of population aged 7+ whoPeople aged 15

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