Essay on the population growth in India
The Census of 1981 placed India’s population at 685 million. In the global context, India accounts for 15% of the world’s total population and 2.4% of the total land area.In mid-1982 India’s population crossed the 700 million mark. In this way, it became only second to China in the matter of population. India’s total numbers constitute 15 per cent of the total world population. ADVERTISEMENTS: Population in India increase by 15 million each year. Some experts believe that the number has already crossed 810 million in 1986. We have a fairly high fertility and moderate mortality rate. The birth rate is around 33 and death rate around 12 per thousand.Infant mortality rate is 104 per thousand live births. Image Source: images.flatworldknowledge.comOur population since 1961 has been increasing at an average…