Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 CommerceEconomicsPOPULATION3 Marks
Question
There has been a constant decrease in the rural population. Explain.
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Answer
In $1901,$ rural population was $21.2$ crores $(89.1\%)$ which increased to $83.02$ crores $(68\%)$ in $2011.$
In terms of number, the rural population has increased but while looking at the percentage we can see that there is a fall in rural population. Majority of this decrease is due to migration of rural people into cities.
Lack of employment opportunities and the existence of widespread disguised unemployment and under employment are among the chief reasons for decrease in rural population.
There are large scale employment opportunities in urban areas which force rural population to migrate to urban areas.
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