Advertisements
Advertisements
प्रश्न
Answer this question in one or two paragraphs:
What do you know about the rural-urban population composition in India?
उत्तर
The population of India may be classified into rural and urban populations depending on where the people live.
Rural population — They live in villages. They generally earn their livelihood from agriculture, livestock rearing, and other primary activities. In India, more people live in rural areas (about 69 percent). In recent years, a large number of people have migrated from rural to urban areas in search of jobs, good education, and better living conditions.
Urban population — They live in cities and towns. They earn their livelihood from jobs in offices, factories, trade, transport, and services. In India, about 31 percent of people live in urban areas. Migration from rural to urban areas has had an impact on the population of urban areas.
APPEARS IN
संबंधित प्रश्न
Choose the right answer from the alternative given below.
Migrations change the number, distribution and composition of the population in
Answer this question briefly:
Define the sex ratio.
Answer this question briefly:
Why is the sex ratio low in Punjab and Haryana?
Picture study:
- In these pictures (i) and (ii) identify the two types of human resources in terms of skills.
- Mention the characteristics of each type.
What do you mean by mortality rate?
Why are northern plains thickly populated?
Fill in the blank:
India’s population is more than the population of North America, South America, and __________ put together.
Fill in the blank:
In India, sex ratio is ______females for every 1000 males.
Fill in the blank:
________ is the number of females per thousand males.
Study the maps and answer the questions.
![]() |
![]() |
- States with highest population density.
- States with lowest population density.
- On the basis of the maps given above, classify the distribution population in India in the following table.
Sr. No. Population Density
(per sq. km.)Name of the States/Union
Territories1 less than 100 2 101 to 250 3 251 to 500 4 more than 501 - Correlate the climate and physiography of India with its population distribution and write a note on it.