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Human geography of India
Human geography of India for UPSC Prelims and Mains, taught in 4 parts. Each part has tables, exam traps, a recap and practice questions.
Quick recap: Quick recap: India's people on one page
Parts of this chapter
Census, size, distribution, density and growth
How the Census counts India's people and its history from 1872 to the 2027 round; the population of 2011 and India as the most populous country; why people are spread unevenly; arithmetic, physiological and agricultural density; how growth is measured and its four phases since 1901; the demographic transition and fertility (NFHS-5); and population policy from 1952 to the National Population Policy, 2000.Population composition
What India's population is made of: the sex ratio and child sex ratio (Census 2011, NFHS-5) and the laws and schemes on them; age structure, the dependency ratio and the demographic dividend; Census literacy; rural and urban shares; main and marginal workers and the four worker categories; language families and the Eighth Schedule; religious composition; and the Human Development Index.Migration, settlements and urbanisation
How the Census records migration and its four streams; push and pull factors, the main sending and receiving states and international migration; the effects of migration; rural settlement types and functional classes of towns; statutory towns, census towns and urban agglomerations; urbanisation from 1901 to 2011 and the largest cities; slums and the urban missions launched in 2015.Scheduled Tribes and their regions
Who is a Scheduled Tribe under Articles 366(25) and 342; the Fifth and Sixth Schedules, PESA and other safeguards; the Scheduled Tribe population in 2011 and its state pattern; the five tribal belts and the major tribes in each; Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups and PM JANMAN; shifting cultivation, land alienation, displacement and the Forest Rights Act.Study this in the Upscore app to keep notes, save it for revision, track your practice scores and follow a plan to the exam date. It's free.
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