Features

FEATURES OF INDIA'S POPULATION

1) Second largest populated country-

India is the second largest populated country in the world next to China having population 121.02 crores in 2011.

2) Unfavourable land -man ratio-

India has 2.4% of the worlds land area, whereas India supports 17.5% of the worlds population as per 2011 census.

3) Unfavourable sex ratio-

There are 940 females for every 1000 male in India according to 2011 census.

4)High rural population-

India being a developing economy , rural population is high , in 2011 rural population is 68.84% wheread the urban is 31.16%

5) Incrreasing life expectancy-

The life expectancy rate among people was 41.2 years in 1951, 65.3 years in 2001 and 66.8 years in 2011.