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INDIA
LIKELY TO SURPAAS
CHINA IN
POPULATION BY 2030.
INDIA ’ S POPULATION
With 1,150,000,000 (1.15 Billion)
people, India is currently the
world’s second largest country in
population.
Consists 17% of the world’s
population.
1 out of every 6 people lives in
India.
India’s population is growing at
the rate of 1.9% per year.
INDIA ’ S POPULATION
In 1947 : 342 Million.
In 1951 : 361 Million.
In 1991 : 846 Million.
In 2001 : 1027 Million.
In 2009 : 1150 Million.
INDIA ’ s FUTURE
POPULATION
In 2025 : 1.4 Billion.
In 2050 : 1.8 Billion.
In 2100 : 2.2 Billion.
Birth Rate :
25.94 births / 1000
population.
Death Rate :
9.61 deaths / 1000 population.
POPULATION FACTS
Age Structure :
0 – 14 years : 34 %
15 – 64 years : 62 %
65 years & above : 4 %
POPULATION FACTS
Sex Ratio :
At birth : 1.05 Male / Female.
Under 15 : 1.06 Male / Female.
15 – 64 years : 1.08 Male /
Female.
65 years & above : 0.98 Male /
Female.
POPULATION FACTS
Life Expectancy at birth :
Total Population : 63.9
years.
Male : 63.2
years.
Female : 64.6
years.
POPULATION FACTS
Literacy Rate :
Total Population : 59.5%
Male : 70.2 %
Female : 48.3 %
POPULATION FACTS
Fertility Rate :
An Indian women has an average
of 36 children.Rates vary
widely from region to region.
Kerala ( Southern ) : 2
children.
Bihar & Uttar Pradesh : 6
children.
POPULATION FACTS
According to the New National
Policy.
Total Fertility Rate in 2000 was
Poverty :-
30 – 40 % of the population
live in poverty.
4 out of 5 of India’s poor live
in rural areas.
Effects of population
growth .
Shortage of water & food.
Climatic changes.
Shortage of Resources.
Depletion of Forests.
Half of remaining Rainforest could
soon dissappear.
Growth of deadly diseases.
Effects of population
growth .
Environmental Pollution :
Air Pollution from Industries
& Factories.
Vehicular Pollution.
Pollution from Energy
production.
Water Pollution.
Land Pollution.
Effects of population
growth.
Soil Erosion :
Due to Soil Erosion, It affects 83 to
163 million
hectares of Agricultural Land every
year, which leads
to the loss of productivity equal to
US $ 2.4 Billion.
Effects of population
growth .
Shortage of Land & Water
Resources.
Shortage of Mineral Resources.
Increased pressure on Arable land.
Traffic congestions.
Effects of population
growth .
Every year India pays to the
World Bank,
US $ 10 Billion for
Environmental Damage.
US $ 1.3 Billion for Air
Pollution.
US $ 5.7 Billion for Water
Degradation.
MEASURES
Special efforts for educating
general masses should be
undertaken.
Family Planning.
Reducing environmental pollution.
MEASURES & CONCLUSION
Rapid population growth continues to be
matter of concern for the country as it has
manifold effects, one of the most important
being environment degradation.
From
various effects of environmental
degradation on human beings, it appears that
if human beings wants to exists on earth,
there is now high to give top priority to
control pollution of all types for a healthy
leaving.
CONCLUSION