Differential Fertility: A Study in Bishnupriya Manipuri

Table 1.1 : Demographic Profile of Bishnupriya Manipuri,
Cachar District, Assam.

Population size
Male 958 (51.51%)
Female 902 (48.49%)
Sex Ratio 941 (female per thousand male)
Total no of household 254
Average no of member per household 7.32
Child Dependency Ratio 34.10
Old Dependency Ratio .08
Total Dependency Ratio 34.18 Crude birth rate 32.79
Total fertility rate 3.37
Average completed fertility per women 3.57
General fertility rate 105.90

1. INTRODUCTION

Fertility : The actual reproductive performance, (Bhende and KanitKar,
2001) ; the actual occurrence of births, especially live births (Cox 1959)
Is a true dependent genetic concept. Fertility, a major component of population growth occupies an important place in population study.
Fertility though a biological phenomenon is often influenced by number of social, economic and cultural factors and as a result we come across fertility differentials from population to population. Fertility is regarded as an instrument for perpetuation of human society and one of the basic determinants of population growth. It is a matter of fact that every society replenishes it self with the help of fertility. But at the same time excessive replenishing results to population explosion. It now becomes a menace and despite several efforts to stabilize the population of our country, the population is increasing by leaps and bounds causing enormous vexed problems to the peaceful existence of human society and environment.
India shares more than 17% of the world population in comparison to its land area of 2.4%.The population figure of India has already crossed one billion as evident from the absolute count, figuring to 1027 million souls according to the ever first gigantic decennial census of 2001 (Bose, 2001).
Assam, being in one of the North Eastern States of India, facing an abnormal growth of population, is inhabited

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