Geographical analysis

Abstract

Abstract. The number of people who live in a given geographic region depends on the location, advantages and fertility, mortality and mobility factors. Population growth refers to the increase in the number of individuals in the population of a region. The present paper aims to analyze the total and zone, (states)-wise growth of population and causes of factors affecting density, dynamics of population distribution, growth rateamong the states and union territories of India. The study also highlights on the population growth and general characteristics in India withthe growth rate of the population depending upon its fertility (birth rate), mortality (death rate) and mobility (migration). The growth of population in India is more a function of fertility and mortality rates. Migration is an important factor in the growth of some selected urban and industrial regions. The entire research work is based on secondary sources of data, collected from census of India publications (1901-2011), New Delhi. The boundary of a state/union territory (UT) has been taken as the study. The researchers have made an attempt to analyze the population ranging behavior by considering the decadal population data.

Keywords: Population explosion, density, dynamics, fertility