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Population - Distribution, Density, Growth and Composition
Explain with examples the occupational structure of India’s population.
The occupational structure of India’s population:
(i) The population of India according to their economic status is divided into three groups, namely; main workers, marginal workers and non-workers.
(ii) It is observed that in India, the proportion of workers (both main and marginal) is only
39.8 per cent (2011) leaving a vast majority of about 60 per cent as non-workers.
(iii) The proportion of working population, of the states and Union Territories show a moderate variation from about 39.6 per cent in Goa to about 49.9 per cent in Daman and Diu.
(iv) The work participation rate tends to be higher in the areas of lower levels of economic development since number of manual workers are needed to perform the subsistence or near subsistence economic activities.
(v) The occupational composition of India’s population (which actually means engagement of an individual in farming, manufacturing trade, services or any kind of professional activities) shows a large proportion of primary sector workers compared to secondary and tertiary sectors.
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Which states have large rural population in India? Give one reason for such large rural population.
Why do some states of India have higher rates of work participation than others?
‘The agricultural sector has the largest share of Indian workers’. Explain.
Discuss the spatial pattern of density of population in India.
Give an account of the occupational structure of India’s population.
Name any four most populous states of the country.
Describe physical factors as factor for distribution of population.
Describe some of the challenges for the society as far adolescents are concerned.
Define growth of population. Name its two component.
Describe the objectives of National Youth Policy launched by Government of India.
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