Question

The 'Year of great divide' with regard to population growth in India is?

Answer 1

The year 1921 is regarded as the defining year. It is also known as the year of the Great Divide, as population growth was scarce before that time. After 1921, India’s population growth was consistent.

Before and after 1921

• The year 1921 is known as the demographic divide for the reason that before this year, the population was not constant, sometimes it increased and at other times it decreased.
• The growth scale of population was usually low before 1921. But after this year, there has been considerable and constant increase in the population.
• Between 1901 and 1911, the total rise in population was 5.9% and between 1911 and 1921, there was a decrease of 0.39%.
• In the decade of 1921-1931, the increase was 11.1%, from 1931 to 1941, it was 14.00% and during 1941-1951, it was 13.5%.
• It is going increasingly after then. Hence the year 1921 is rightly called the demographic divide or year of great divide.