LITERACY AND POPULATION GROWTH OF MALDA DISTRICT: CORRELATION AND REGRESSION ANALYSIS

Rapid population growth continues to be a matter of concern for the study area as well as the country. Literacy plays an important role in controlling rapid population growth. This paper attempts to study the correlation between literacy and population growth of Malda District, based on secondary data which has been collected from Census of India 2011 and District Census Hand Book (1961-2011). Pearson's Product Moment Correlation Coefficient method has been applied to determine the results. This study finds out the strong negative correlation between literacy and population growth of Malda District.