(i) Population The total number of people living in a country at a given point of time.
(ii) Census Process of collection ,compilation and publication of information relating to different aspects of people living in a country at a specific point of time.
(iii) Birth rate The number of live births per thousand persons in a year.
(iv) ** rate Number of ** per thousand in a year
(v) Million plus cities / Mega Cities Cities with a population of one million and above. There are 35 million plus cities in India .eg. Delhi,Chennai,Mumbai,Bangalore.
(vi) Urban Agglomeration ( Not required) Around the core of each town or city, cluster of urban settlements have developed which are linked to the economy of the country .They are known as urban agglomeration. They are extension of cities but are not covered by defined municipal limits.
(vii) * Ratio** Number of females per thousand males in the population.
(viii) Age composition Population can be divided according to categories of people of various age groups. Age composition of people is usually expressed in terms of three broad age groups: **** below the working age,(below 15 years),persons in working age ,(15-59 years) and old persons above working age( above 59 years).Anyone who is engaged in productive work and has the ability to do so is a part of the working population. The dependent population is in the age group below 15 and above 59 years.
