Give a brief account of the qualitative aspect of population of India during British period.
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India’s Demographic Profile
A demographic condition during the British Rule exhibited the following features of stagnant and backward Indian economy:
Low Literacy Rate
The overall literacy level was less than 16 per cent which increased to 74.04% in 2011.
Out of this, female literacy level was negligible, at a low of about 7 per cent.
Low Standard of Living
At the time of independence, people use to spend 80% to 90% of their income on basic necessities i.e. Food, cloth and Shelter.
This spending was not adequate for the satisfaction of their needs.
Some parts of India were severely affected by severe famines and million died.
The worst famine in India was Bengal famine of 1943 when 3 million people died.
High Birth and Death Rate
Birth rate – It refers to the number of children born per thousand people in a year.
Death rate- It refers to the number of people dying per thousand people in a year.
Both birth rate and death rate were very high nearly 48 and 40 per thousand respectively.
Poor Health Facilities
There was a lack of Public health facilities for the majority of the population.
As a result, there were widespread water and air-borne diseases
High Infant Mortality Rate
It refers to the number of infants dying before reaching the age of one year per 1000 live births in a year.
Lack of adequate public health facilities, the occurrence of frequent natural calamities and famine resulted in widespread poverty and high infant mortality rate.
It was quite alarming—about 218 per thousand.
Low Life Expectancy
It refers to the average life of a person.
It was very low for around 32 years.
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