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The document discusses key concepts related to population, including definitions of population, census, population growth, literacy rate, and occupational structure. It outlines the components of population change, such as birth rate, death rate, and migration, and emphasizes the importance of a healthy population for societal development. Additionally, it highlights the National Population Policy and National Education Policy aimed at improving education and health outcomes in the country.

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Geography Population

The document discusses key concepts related to population, including definitions of population, census, population growth, literacy rate, and occupational structure. It outlines the components of population change, such as birth rate, death rate, and migration, and emphasizes the importance of a healthy population for societal development. Additionally, it highlights the National Population Policy and National Education Policy aimed at improving education and health outcomes in the country.

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Geography

Chapter - 6

Population

1. Population - the total number of people living in a country at a given point of time.

2. Census - process of collection, compilation and publication of information related to different aspects
of people living in a country at a specific point of time.

3. Population growth- (a) growth of population refers to change in the number of people of a country
during a specific period of time

(b) It is increase or decline a population in numbers

4. Literacy rate - According to the Census 2011, a person aged 7 years and above, who can read and
write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate. India’s literacy rate is 73%, as per the
census of 2011.

5. Occupational Structure- The distribution of the population according to different types of occupation
is referred to as the occupational structure. Occupations are classified as:

 Primary: Primary activities include agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, fishing, mining and
quarrying, etc
 Secondary: Secondary activities include the manufacturing industry, building and construction
work, etc.
 Tertiary: Tertiary activities include transport, communications, commerce, administration and
other services.

6. Age structure - age structure refers to the number of people in different age groups in a country . The
population of the nation is divided into three categories-

 children below 15 years - They are economically unproductive and need to be provided with
food, clothing, education and medical care.
 adults 15 to 59 years- They are economically productive and biologically reproductive. They
comprise the working population.
 Aged above 60 years - They may be working voluntarily, but they are not available for
employment through recruitment.

7. Population change- (a) it refers to the change in population due to birth rate, death rate and
migration

(b) It tells the changes in the population in terms of age and sex composition and distribution.

8. The major components of the population -


A) Birth rate - birth rate is the number of live births per thousand percson in a year. It is a major
components growth because in India birth rate have always be in larger than death rates.

B) Death rate - death rate is the number of death per 1000 persons in a year. Zameen causes of the rate
of growth of the population has been the rapid decline in death rates.

C) Migration - migration is the movement of people across regions and territories. Migration can be
internal or International. It is not only change the population size but also the population composition of
urban and rural populations in terms of age and sex composition. In India the rural urban migration has
resulted in a steady increase in the percentage of population in cities in. That's migration place a very
important for in changing the composition and distribution of population

9. Advantages of having a healthy population-

 Healthy population can provide welfare and will being of a society


 Hindi population can boost of developmental process of a nation
 Healthy population bear healthy mind to be in responsible and contribute to development
resources

10. National Population Policy

The National Population Policy (NPP) 2000 provides a policy framework for imparting free and
compulsory school education up to 14 years of age. It also helps in-

 reducing infant mortality rate to below 30 per 1000 live births


 Achieving universal immunisation of children against all vaccine-preventable diseases
 Promoting delayed marriage for girls and making family welfare a people-centred programme

NPP 2000 also put emphasis on other important needs of adolescents, including protection from
unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). It aims to encourage:

 Delayed marriage and child-bearing

Education of adolescents about the risks of unprotected sex

 Making contraceptive services accessible and affordable


 Providing food supplements
 Nutritional services
 Strengthening legal measures to prevent child marriage

11.Significant features of the National Education Policy 2000

 To improve the quality of the life of the people. The Family Planning Programme and the family
welfare programmes have been introduced to improve individual's health and welfare.
 This policy provides free and compulsory school education upto the age of 14 years and
reducing drop-outs at the primary and secondary levels.
 Preventing child marriages.
 Preventing and controlling diseases and immunising all children against all vaccine preventable
diseases.

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