Number crunching
Population growth from 2001 to 2011 tended to be higher in the north
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, Telangana government state portal
The growth will place huge pressure on India’s resources, economic stability and society. As a country on the forefront of the climate crisis, already grappling with extreme weather events 80% of the year, diminishing resources such as water could become decisive factors in what India’s future population looks like.
Fears of “population explosion” in India have abounded for more than a century. Post independence, India’s population grew at a significant
