The Population of India
Variability of Change as a Regional Demographic Index
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7783435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arthur Geddes (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1942 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 562 |
| Publication date | 1942-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7428 • E-ISSN: 1931-0846 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/209996 |
| OpenAlex | W2316624499 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
T HE preliminary results of the census taken in March, 1941,I credit India with a total population of 388,800,000. Of these, 295,827,000 are in the provinces of British India and 92,973,000, nearly a quarter of the total, in the states and agencies. As compared with I93 I, the population of India exclusive of Burma (then part of India) has increased by 5o,68i,ooo, or I5 per cent. Baluchistan was the only census area to show a decrease. The largest percentage increases in the provinces were shown, after Delhi (44.I), by the North-West Frontier Province (25.2), the Punjab (20.4), and Bengal (20.3) and in the states and agencies by the Punjab States (2I.4), Travancore (I9.I), and Cochin and Rajputana (i8.i each). In I941 seven cities, as against four in I93 I, counted more than 500,000 population. Calcutta, instead of Bombay, now heads the list, with 2.I million as compared with I.14 million in I93I. To what extent this great increase is due to enlargement of area and to what extent to the boom in the jute industry as a result of war demands is not yet apparent. It is certain, however, that, with Calcutta and Howrah, the rest of the Hooghlyside agglomeration must have grown with the wartime factory demand for labor. Bombay's population is I.49 million. Madras, Hyderabad, and Lahore remain in third, fourth, and fifth places respectively. Ahmadabad is sixth, having changed places with Delhi
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,06 |
| Citation span | 1977 - 1983 (7) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |