Demographic Indicators of India

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πŸ“– Quick summary

Key Census indicators: density (highly uneven across states), decadal growth rate (steadily declining), sex ratio (improving but still a concern, especially child sex ratio), literacy (rising, with narrowing gender/rural-urban gaps), and occupational structure (primary/secondary/tertiary β€” agriculture's workforce share still exceeds its GDP share).

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πŸ’‘ Key Facts

  • Occupational structure: primary/secondary/tertiary sectors.
  • SC population more dispersed; ST concentrated in central India + NE.

πŸ”– 60-Second Revision

  • Core Census indicators: density, growth, sex ratio, literacy, occupational structure.

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