Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceEconomicsPOPULATION3 Marks
Question
Explain briefly population explosion in India.
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Answer
Population explosion in India:
Our population has continuously increased between the years $1931$ and $2011.$
In $1951,$ population of India was $36.1$ crores. This increased to $121.02$ crores in $2011.$ This means that within the span of $60$ years India’s population has increased by $85.7$ crores with an average growth rate of around $2.5$ percent. $4$
In Indian context, a very high population with a quite high growth rate of population especially after $1970$ is known as population explosion.
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