Answer to Question #93171 in Economics for SHAKIL AHMED CHOWDHURY

Question

Development of population studies in India

Answer 1

After independence, interest in population studies has been tremendous.

The 1951 Census report covered changes in the size and structure of the Indian population and underscored their implications for the level of living of the population. Foresee­ing the dangers of rapid population growth, Gopalaswamy declared.

Population of India 2019: Looking into the latest UN data, the approximate population of India is 1,350,438,098. The population of India is rising at alarming rate and this is why the country is known as the second most populous country in the world after China.