Population Census Of India 2019 – SSC-CGL, CHSL & Banking

Population Census Of India – How is the population of a nation is calculated?

Census is the process of collecting, compiling, analyzing, evaluating, publishing and disseminating statistical data regarding the population. It covers demographic, social and economic data and is provided as of a particular date.

Census is useful for formulation of development policies and plans and
demarcating constituencies for elections.

The first comprehensive nationwide census was carried out under the auspices of Lord Ripon in 1881, and counted a population of 288 million. Since then a census has been held every 10 years in India.

The India Population counter shows a continuously updated estimate of the
current population of India delivered by ‘ Worldometers RTS Algorithm’, which processes data collected from the United Nations Population Division.

The Population of India (1950 – 2019) chart plots the total population count as of July 1 of each year, from 1950 to 2019.

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Some Definitions Related to Population Census:

Year: Year Calculation is measured from July 1.

Population: Population is defined as the whole no. of people or inhabitants in a country or region. As estimated by the United Nations, Department of
Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division it is calculated from July 1. For forecasted years, the U.N. medium-fertility variant is used.

Yearly % Change: For 2019: It is the percentage change in total population over the last year and is measured from from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019.

For all other years: latest year annual percentage change equivalent is
assuming homogeneous change in the preceding five year period, calculated through reverse compounding.

Yearly Change: For 2019: It is the absolute change in total population i.e.
increase or decrease in number of people over the last year (from July 1, 2018 to June 30 2019). For all other years: It is calculated as average annual numerical change over the preceding five year period.

Migrants (net): It is the average annual number of immigrants( people coming into an area) minus the number of emigrants (people leaving an area) over the preceding five year period (running from July 1 to June 30 of the initial and final years), or subsequent five year period (for 2016 data). A negative number means that there are more emigrants than immigrants.

Median Age: Median age is the age that divides the population into two numerically equal groups: half of the people are older than the median age
indicated and half are younger than the median age. This parameter provides an indication of age distribution.

Fertility Rate: Also termed as Total Fertility Rate (TFR), it is expressed as
children per woman. It is calculated as the average number of children an
average woman will have during her reproductive period (15 to 49 years old) based on the current fertility rates of every age group in the country, and assuming she is not subject to mortality.

Density (P/Km²): Population Density is a measurement of population per unit area, or exceptionally per unit volume. It is the quantity of type number density. Population Density is measured in population per square kilometre (Km²).

Urban Population: Urban population refers to the population inhabiting areas that have a greater population density than rural areas and are overall more compact than rural areas.

Urban Population %: Urban population as a percentage of total population.

Country’s Share of World Pop: Total population in the country is measured as a percentage of total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

World Population: Total World Population as of July 1 of the year indicated.

Global Rank: Position held by India in the list of all countries worldwide ranked by population (from the highest population to the lowest population) as of July 1 of the year indicated.

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Important Facts About India’s Population:

 The current population of India is 1,369,306,898 as of Tuesday, September 17, 2019, based on the latest United Nations estimates.

 India population is equivalent to 17.71% of the total world population.

 Population of India has increased by 3.35 times since independence.

 India is the second most populated country of the world after China and will most likely overtake China to become the most populous country on the
earth with 1.44 billion people by 2024.

 The population density in India is 460 per square km, which ranks 31st in the world.

 The total land area is 2,973,190 Km2 (1,147,955 sq. miles)

 34.5 % of the population is urban (471,828,295 people in 2019)

 The median age in India is 27.1 years.

 World Population Day established by the United Nations Development
Programme in 1989 is observed on July 11 every year. The day is aimed to shift the focus towards the urgency and the significance of issues related to
population.

 India’s current yearly growth rate is 1.02%.1 of every 6 people on the planet live in India, and between the 2001 and 2011 censuses, the country grew by 17.7%, adding 181.5 million people.

 India’s largest city is Mumbai, with a population of 12.5 million, closely
followed by Delhi with a population of over 11 million. The population density of Mumbai is 21,000 people per square km.

 Uttar Pradesh is India’s largest populated state, which holds almost 200 million people. Sikkim is the India’s smallest populated state, just over half a million.

 The most common religion practised in India is Hinduism for about 80% of the population, followed by Islam for about 13%, Christians-2.3%, Sikhs-
1.9%,Buddhists-0.8% and Jains -0.4%.

 The current ranking of India’s quality of life is 49 out of 66, with a quality of life index of 121.61. The Health Care Ratio is 68.4 and the Cost of Living Index is 23.81.

 Births per day is about 66,206 while Deaths per day is about 27,062.

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