Reasons of High Birth Rate in India
1. Social belief – In Indian society, especially among Hindus, there is a belief that there must be a son. Therefore, after the birth of many girls, children are born. Also, a housewife who does not have any children does not get a good place in the society.
2. Family Recognition- A large family in India is considered a sign of social security and prosperity and such a person gets a good place in the society.
3. Child marriage – Marriage or marriage is done at an early age in India. Due to this, the birth of children starts at a very young age and the period of mother giving birth to children becomes longer.
4. Compulsory of Marriage- Getting married in India is considered a necessity and parents consider it their social responsibility to do this work. Here marriage is also considered a religious ceremony.
5. Divine Gift- In India, children are considered to be a divine gift and consider its attainment as a gift of their fate. Therefore, most of the population does not believe in child preventive measures.
Lack of entertainment means – Most of the population lives in villages where there are no means of entertainment, so people consider sexual contact as entertainment, it increases the population. comparison
7. Low income and low standard of living The per capita income in India is much lower than that of other countries. For this reason the standard of living here is also low. Having more children increases the income and improves the standard of living because in India even a child of 7-8 years of age starts helping his father in his work.
8. Climate – Indian climate is hot, due to which the reproductive power of Indian women is high.
9. Lack of contraceptive facilities in rural areas – In rural areas there is lack of necessary medical and other facilities to prevent pregnancy. Death Rate Death rate refers to the number of deaths per thousand population in a year. This rate has come down significantly. This rate was 47.7 during 1911-20, which decreased to 27.4 during 1950-51 and 12.5 during 1990-91 and which is 7.1 in present (year 2010-11). It is also high compared to other countries.