POPULATION AND URBANIZATION

The official enumeration of the population is carried out quinquenially (every ten years). It is the census. During British rule, the first census was conducted in 1872 during the tenure of Lord Mayo, but the serial estimation of the census ie. the first regular census is believed to have been undertaken from the tenure of Lord Ripon in 1881.

The Indian census is generally held every ten years. The census is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, which is under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. The census provides important data on the population, economy, and social indicators of the country, and is used for planning and policy-making purposes by the government and other organizations

The sex ratio in India is calculated on the basis of the number of females per thousand males. According to the 2011 census, the sex ratio in India was 943.

The sex ratio in India is calculated on the basis of the number of females per thousand males. According to the 2011 census, the sex ratio in India was 943.

The sex ratio in India is calculated on the basis of the number of females per thousand males. According to the 2011 census, the sex ratio in India was 943.

As per the provisional and final figures of the 2011 census, the sex ratio in Kerala was 1084. Kerala has the highest sex ratio in the country.

According to 2011 census, Haryana has the lowest sex ratio in India, with only 877 females for every 1000 males, whereas in Puducherry and Kerala, the number of women surpasses that of men. Kerala, on the other hand, boasts the highest sex ratio in India, with 1084 females for every 1000 males.

The child sex ratio is the number of females (girls) per thousand males (boys) in the age group 0-6. The child sex ratio in India was 927 in the 2001 census, which has come down to 919 in the 2011 census.

According to the 2011 census, Kerala has the high- est sex ratio among states (1084), while Tamil Nadu (996) has the second highest sex ratio. Puducherry (1037) has the highest sex ratio among union territories..

The rate of birth (living) in that area as compared to the population of an area, which is shown per thousand per year, is called the birth rate