Question

Examine the factors that affect the distribution of population in India

Answer 1

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♦Due to climate, terrain and availability of water, the northern Indian plains, deltas and coastal plains have higher proportion of population in comparison to south and southern hinterland, hilly and desert areas

However, availability of irrigation in states such as Rajasthan, availability of minerals and energy resources in states such as Jharkhand and development of transport network in Peninsular India have also resulted in moderate to high concentration of population where it was thinly populated in past.

With respect to the socio-economic and historical factors, the evolution of settled agriculture and further development in agriculture; pattern of human settlements; development of transport network, industrialization and urbanization have played important role in determining the pattern of population distribution in India.