give three reason for the step price in India's population since 1951
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Demographic Profile of India
1. Size and Growth rate of Population:
India, currently the second most populous country in the world, has around 17 percent of world’s population in less than three percent of earth’s land area. India began the 20th century with the population about 238 million and by 2000 it ended up with 1 billion. While the global population has increased threefold during the last century, from 2 billion to 6 billion, India has increased its population nearly five times during the same period. India’s population is expected to exceed that of China before 2030 to become the most populous country in the world. Table1 indicate that the population growth in India has not been uniform. The trends are as follows:
Till 1921, the population growth was irregular and slow. The population grew continuously and rapidly afterwards.Since 1951, India is passing through a period of population explosion. The improved economic development process has brought in a sharp decline in death rate. Better healthcare facilities, improved nutritional standards, control over epidemics, etc., have all contributed to sharp decline in death rate while birth rate has not shown a similar corresponding decline.
· The 1991 census of population showed that the growth rate had witnessed slight decline from 24.66 percent in the decade 1981-91 and further to 21.34 percent in 1991-2001. This decadal growth (i.e. of 21.34 percent) is the sharpest decline in population growth rate witnessed since independence.