Demography PSM
Demography PSM
Demography PSM
Roll no. 98
Demographic Indicator
• Demographic characterstics give overview of:
• Population size
• Composition
• Territorial disribution
• Component of changes such as:
• Nativity
• Mortality
• Social mobility
Age and Sex composition
• According to the census reports of Indian
Census 2011,
• Total population of India is
1,210,854,977(121cr)
• 623, 724, 248 (62.3 cr) males
• 586,469, 174 (58.7 cr) females.
• The total literacy rate in the country at present
is 74.04%
Age and sex compostion
• Population composition of india:
• 0-14 year – 26%
• Male population is 0.4% more than female
• 15-59 year – 66%
• Women of reproductive age group (15-49 yr)
contribute 22- 25 %
• 60 yr & above – 8.5%
• Female population is 0.7%more than male
population
Age and sex composition
Age pyramid
• Population pyramid
• Represents age ans sex structure of a
population
• Double Histogram
• 2 Back to back Histogram
• one show no. of male and other show no. of
female of particular age group.
Bulge in middle and Narrow base and tip
Developing country Broad base and tapering end
Sex ratio
• Number of females per thousand males
• Important sensitive indicator of status of
women
• India -943 female/1000 male in 2011.
• Best: Kerala (963)
• Worst: Punjab (896)
• Affected by:
• Differential in mortality condition of male and
female
• Selective migration,
• sex ratio at birth
• Types:
• Sex ratio at birth
• Child sex ratio: no. of female child 0 – 6 years per
male child of same age per 1000
• Adult sex ratio
In given year
In given year
Urbanization
• No. of person residing in urban localities
• Urban population -38.8% & Rural population
-68.84%
• Urban area: population >5000
• population density >390/km
• >75% population engaged in non agricultural
occupation
• Centralization – no. of person living together
d/t Occupation/industrialization
• Segregation:- no. of person living together d/t
• Sociocultural form
Life expectency
• At a given age, average no. of year which a person is
expected to live , Acc.to mortality pattern in that country.