An Analysis of Composition of Population in Nashik District

Humans are an important factor that causes enormous changes on Earth; hence humans are known as human resources. Population composition is the description of a population according to characteristics such as age and sex. Age structure provides a framework against which to interpret the health status and behaviours of the population. Population influenced by the birth rate, death rate and migration apart from age structure, sex ratio, literacy; occupational structure and religion. If the birth rate is high and the death rate is low, the population grows rapidly. The proportion of working population in the country is more, it is beneficial in the economic development of the country, and on the other hand, if the proportion of the population under the age of 15 and above 60 is more, this population is dependent or non-working so the development of the country is stunted. Literacy is also considered as a very important factor in countries where the literacy rate is high; the development of the countries is faster because the literate population is a qualitative population which contribute to the development of the nation. Occupational structure also effect on development of country non- agricultural population leads to development of region. Religion, language and cast also impact on population. Present research paper is based on secondary data which is collected from ICDS department Nashik and attempt to find out and analysed the growth of population, sex ratio among children, literacy, occupation structure and religion. Maharashtra is the second most populous state in the country, after Uttar Pradesh (199.58 million). Maharashtra population was 11.24 crore, as per 2011 census. Total population of Nashik district was 61,07,187 as per census 2011, There are 15 tehsils in Nashik district. Rural population of Nashik district was 35,09,814 in which female 17,05,102 and male 1804712. As per April 2021 data rural population is 39,03,423 female and male respectively 18,47, 393 and 18,92,650., Rural population of Nashik district has been increased from 35,09,814 to 39,03,423. As per 2011 census Nashik district has sex ratio 934. As per 2021 data sex ratio of Nashik district among the 0 to 6 years children is 937 which slightly increased from 934 to 937, and higher sex ratio 950-980 girls are found in Surgana, Dindori, Kalwan, Tribakeshwer and Iggatpuri of tribal tehsils of Nashik district.