Geographical analysis

Abstract

Population is an essentially required for economic development of the country, but it should not be optimum in relation to the availability of natural resources. Population growth is varies from one region to another. The rapid growth has created many problems. Population growth is an index of its economic development, social awakening, Cultural background, Historical events. In this paper an attempt has been made to analyze the growth aspects and all the components and structure of population in Bidar District. The comparisons are summarized here for two period’s i.e. 2001 and 2011. The present study is based on Secondary source of Data. The Secondary data related to Population are collected from Census office Bangalore, District Census handbook and other various sources of secondary data. The Base Map of Study area has been Geo-referenced and digitized using GIS Software. Data is analyzed through simple quantitative techniques like percentage index method. The results show that in the two decades trend of population was gradually increasing in the district, but it varies from one taluk to another.

Keywords: Availability; Population Growth; Social awakening; GIS Introduction