Population of India: A timeline
History During British Raj, India's population accounted for what we now know as Pakistan and Bangladesh as well. Studies of India's population since 1881 have focused on topics such as birth and death rates, growth rate, population distribution, literacy etc. All these demographics directly affect the total population of the country. During this time, three cities crossed the 8 MILLION mark- Delhi, Greater Mumbai and Kolkata. Mortality Rates fell during 1920-1945 due to biological immunisation. Incomes increased, living conditions improved, a safer and cleaner environment existed. The advancement in medical care, nutrition and health care led to an elongated lifespan. Independent India The first census to be taken after independence was in the year 1951. The population was counted as 361,088,090 with a sex ratio of 1:0.946 (male:female) During 1975-2010 the population of India doubled to 1.2 Billion. It reached the billion mark in 1998 . This again wa