Indian Population 10th Notes KSEEB Social Science
→ The total number of people living in a particular area is called ‘population’.
→ The total population of India in 2011 was 121.01 crores.
→ The causes for growth of population is
- High birth rate
- Low Death Rate.
→ Unemployment, Food shortage, Malnutrition, Low per capita income, slow economic development, poverty, etc are the main impacts of population growth.
→ Population growth can be controlled by Family planning.
→ Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India (19.95 crores)
→ Lakshadweep has the least population (641.429)
→ The number of people per sq km is called ‘Density’ of population.
→ The average density of population per square ion was 382 in 2011.
→ Bihar has the highest density of population 1102 people/per square km.
→ Andaman and Nicobar Islands have lowest population density (463 people/sq km)
→ India can be divided into three zones based on population density.
- Areas of High density
- Areas Medium density
- Area of low density
→ The Northern great plains and the western and eastern coastal plains have high density of population in India.
→ The factors affecting distribution of population are:
- Physical features
- Climate
- Soils
- Resources
- Industries and Commerce