|
Census Years |
Total Population |
Growth Rate* |
|
|
|
|
Absolute Number |
% of Growth |
|
1901 |
238396327 |
-------- |
-------- |
|
1911 |
252093390 |
(+) 13697063 |
(+) 5.75 |
|
1921 |
251321213 |
(-) 772117 |
(-) 0.31 |
|
1931 |
278977238 |
(+) 27656025 |
(+) 11.60 |
|
1941 |
318660580 |
(+) 39683342 |
(+) 14.22 |
|
1951 |
361088090 |
(+) 42420485 |
(+) 13.31 |
|
1961 |
439234771 |
(+) 77682873 |
(+) 21.51 |
|
1971 |
548159652 |
(+) 108924881 |
(+) 24.80 |
|
1981 |
683329097 |
(+) 135169445 |
(+) 24.66 |
|
1991 |
846302688 |
(+) 162973591 |
(+) 23.85 |
|
2001 |
1028610328 |
(+) 182307640 |
(+) 21.54 |
|
2011 |
1210193422 |
(+) 181583094 |
(+) 17.64 |
During which one of the following periods was the population growth rate less in comparison to the previous period?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → 1941-51
Each growth figure in the table is the growth of the ten years before that census. So the 1951 row gives the growth during 1941-51.
- 1931-41: 14.22 per cent, up from 11.60 per cent in 1921-31
- 1941-51: 13.31 per cent, down from 14.22 per cent in 1931-41
- 1951-61: 21.51 per cent, up from 13.31 per cent
- 1961-71: 24.80 per cent, up from 21.51 per cent
Only in 1941-51 did the growth rate fall below that of the previous period.
Note: This table is taken from Table 1.1 ‘Decadal Growth Rates in India, 1901-2011’ in the chapter ‘Population: Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition’ (India: People and Economy).