The demograpic condition in the colonial …

Demographic Condition details regarding the population of British India were primarily obtained through a census in 1881. Though suffering from several conditions, it unveiled the unevenness in Indian population growth. Consequently, every 10 years such census procedures were conducted. Prior to 1921, India was in the initial step of demographic transformation.

The second step of transformation rose after 1921. Neither the cumulative population of India nor the rate of population increase at this step was high. The many social development signs were also not really promising. The comprehensive literacy level was less than 16%. Out of 16%, the female literacy level was at a negligible low of about 7%. Public health facilities were either unavailable to extensive parts of the population or when obtainable were highly lacking.