Question

What were the main causes of slow growth of population during British rule?

Answer 1

During British rule, India was in the first stage of demographic transition. In this stage, India's birth rate as well as death rates were very high counterbalancing each other and thereby keeping the growth rate of the population low. It is not so that British made any effort for controlling India's population. It was due to utter ignorance that health facilities were extremely poor making death rates high and population growth rate slow.