Abstract :
The age and the sex structure of the population are the most important demographic characteristics that are
captured by a census of a population. Age and sex are two attributes that largely influence an individual’s role in society. An attempt will be made in this paper to examine the various aspects of age and sex composition of the tribal population of Nashik District using data collected from the censuses. Sex and age are the basic characteristics or the biological attributes, of any demographic group and affect not only its demographic but also its social, economic and political structure, for they influence birth and death rate, internal and international migration, marital status composition, manpower, the gross national product, planning regarding educational and medical services and housing etc. This point may be further established with illustrations. From the sex-age distribution of any population, estimates of school-age population may be made and on that basis, one may arrive at an estimate of the number of educational institutions, teachers, playgrounds, textbooks, etc., which will be needed. Similarly, estimates of the number of voters, entrants in the labour force, etc., may also be made. Even in the field of social welfare, the planning of social services for instance, for mothers and children, for the aged, etc. has to be based on the sex-age distribution of the population. This type of data is also required before any promotional campaigns can be carried out in certain parts of the country, with a view to determining the needs of consumers in quantitative terms.
Author Name : Dr. N. R. Kapadnis & R. S. Pawar
DOI:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1134497
Keywords: Age Composition, Sex Composition, Population Characteristics, Sex Ratio.
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