Social Studies VSQ (2 Marks)

Rugged terrain and unfavourable conditions are primarily responsible for sparse population in some states of India.

Northern plains and Kerala have a very high density of population because of flat plains with fertile soils and abundant rainfall.

Most of the peninsular states have moderate population because of hilly dissected and rocky nature of the terrain, moderate to low rainfall, shallow and less fertile soils.

A person aged 7 years and above, who can read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.

Adolescents are generally grouped in the age group of 10 to 19 years.

India the Union Territory with the lowest density of population is Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The Union Territory with the highest population density is Delhi.

Bihar has the highest density of population. It is 1102 persons per sq km.

Adolescents are generally grouped in the age-group of 10 to 19 years.

A natural event only becomes a disaster when it impacts human life, property, or livelihood.

382 person per sq. km.

The population of India as per 2011 census was 1,210,193,422.

1.21 billion.

1084 females per 1000 males.

The sex ratio of India is 943 females per 100 males as per Census 2011.

The sex ratio of Delhi is 866 females per 1000 males according to Census 2011.

There is a steady increase in the percentage of population in cities and towns.

High birth rate is the reason for a large proportion of children in the population of a country.

Sex Ratio of India is 107.48, i.e.

The population density of India as per Census 2011 is 382 persons per sq km.

The size of its adolescent population which constitutes one-fifth of the total population of India.

It is 82.14 per cent for males and 65.46 per cent for females.

Migration plays a very significant role in changing the composition and distribution of population, normally it adds to the population. It also changes population composition of urban and rural population in terms of age and sex composition.

Highest density of population is 1029 per sq. kms in West Bengal and lowest is 17 persons per sq. kms in Arunachal Pradesh.

945 females for every thousand males.

Working population is aged between 15-59 years. They are economically productive and biologically reproductive.

Persons between the age group of 10 to 19 years are known as adolescent population.

The distribution of population according to different types of occupation is referred as occupational structure.

NPP is National Population Policy 2000, a comprehensive family planning programme initiated by government of India.

Growth of population refers to the change in the number of inhabitants of a country/ territory during a specific period of time (during last ten years).

When migration takes place within the country from one state to another, it is called 'internal migration'.

India is in thirty-second position in population density.

Birth rate is the number of live births per 1000 persons in a year.

The percentage of population that is economically active is an important index of development.

A census is an official enumerationof population done periodically every tenth year.

The main cause of the rate of growth of the Indian population has been the rapid decline in death rates.

The people of working age, i.e., 15-59 years are economically productive and biologically reproductive.

Absolute population change is the actual number of people the population has increased and drcreased by in a certain period of time.

Growth of population refers to the change in the number of inhabitants of a country during a specific period of time, say during the last ten years.

Census is an official counting of population done periodically. In India, it is done regularly every tenth year.

It refers to the number of people in different age groups in a country.

Due to the adverse conditions of poverty and unemployment in the rural areas, people migrate to urban areas. In urban areas, they find increased employment opportunities and better living conditions.

Almost half of India’s population lives in just five states. These are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.

Haryana has the lowest sex ratio (877) in Indian states. Kerala has the highest sex ratio of 1084 in the all Indian states.

The state with the lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh and the with the highes density of population is Bihar.