With an emphasis on decentralised planning in India, the district has become the primary
unit of planning and monitoring development programmes. The Census of India is the only …

This paper describes the methodology for estimating recent fertility levels at the district level
in India based on the 2011 Census figures. Due to the absence of reliable vital statistics for …

Over the last few decades, both fertility and mortality rates have been falling, but the decline
of mortality was strong enough to offset the fall in fertility rates. The 2001 Census, however …

Pakistan, with an estimated population of 135.6 million in 1999, and annual growth rate of
2.3 percent has a rapid growth in population because of sustained high fertility which is still …

This paper provides estimates of crude birth rates and total fertility rates for Hindus and
Muslims for 594 districts of India, and assesses the state and district level differentials across …

Demographic research in India over the last two decades has focused extensively on fertility
change and gender bias at the micro-level, and less has been done at the district level …

With additional data available at more regular intervals on sex ratio at birth, it is easier to
track changes without depending on the decennial censuses. However, the diversity of …

1. BACKGROUND Since independence, stabilizing the population has been a top priority in
India's development agenda. Empirical studies in India highlighted the societal benefits of …

The state of Andhra Pradesh has attracted the attention of demographers and development
planners in recent years for two main reasons. First, the pace of fertility transition in the state …

The article explores the dynamics of Indian fertility at the district level using a child‐woman
index developed from the four Indian censuses, 1961 to 1991. It employs statistical and …