Why is the rate of population growth in India declined since 1981?

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Solution

Post 1981, it was observed that there was a decline in the rate of population growth.
There was a sharp decline in birth rates, post-1981.
This was due to improved education of women in India, the quality of life improved, and there was an increase in the mean age of marriage.
The growth rate is still high in India.
There was a population explosion in India during the period of 1951 to 1981.
It was caused by the high fertility rate in India in addition to the rapid fall in mortality rate.
In India, the period of steady population growth refers to the time period from 1921 to 1951. This was due to lower mortality rate and improvements made in the sanitation and health sector.

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