The Population
Kerala Board · Class 10 · Social Science
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Census and Data Collection
- Census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about all members of a population
- India conducts census every 10 years since 1872 (first complete census in 1881)
- India's population as of 2011 is 121,01,93,422 (1.21 billion)
Age Structure of Population
- Age structure refers to the number of males and females in different age groups
- Population is grouped into three broad categories: Children (0-14), Working Age (15-59), Aged (60+)
- Children (0-14 years): Dependent on family, require care, education, and opportunities
Sex Ratio
- Sex ratio is the number of females per 1000 males in the population
- India has consistently lower number of females than males
- Census 2011 shows sex ratio of 940 (940 females per 1000 males)
Literacy Rates
- A person aged 7+ who can read and write with understanding in any language is literate
- At independence (1947): 12% literacy rate
- 2001: 65% literacy rate
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Sources & Official References
- Kerala Board of Public Examinations — keralapareekshabhavan.in
- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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