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6. Population composition

Population composition gives the description of population defined by characteristics such as age and sex, place of residence, ethnic characteristics, tribes, language, religion, marital status, literacy and education, occupational characteristics, etc.

 

6.1. Age Composition6.1.1. Dependency Ratio6.2. Sex compositionNatural Advantage v/s Social Disadvantage6.3. Transgender composition6.4. Divyang composition6.5. Literacy composition6.6. Working Population CompositionStandard Census Definition6.7. Adolescents6.8. Issues related to Youth6.9. National Youth Policy