INDIA GEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHICS Rachel Hemrick QUICK FACTS

QUICK FACTS Capital City: New Delhi National Independence: August 15, 1947 Population: 1, 241,

LAND Land Area: 3, 287, 590 km² (7 th largest) Largest State: Rajasthan –

LAND Highest Point: Kangchenjunga (28, 208. 7 ft) Lowest Point: Kuttanad (− 7. 2

NATIONAL SYMBOLS National Bird: Indian Peacock National Flower: Indian Lotus National Anthem: “Jana Gana

POPULATION Population: 1, 241, 491, 960 (2011) – World Bank Second most populous. By

POPULATION Age Structure: 0 -14: 29. 7% 15 -64: 64. 9% 65 and older:

LITERACY RATE 2011: 74. 04% 1947: 12% End of British rule

ETHNIC GROUPS 3% 25% Indo-Aryan Dravidian Mongoloid/Other 72%

ETHNIC GROUPS Indo-Aryan: First people Aboriginal Australians Dravidian: Southern India Mongoloid: North East

RELIGION 2% 2% 2% 0% 13% Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Other 81% Unspecified

HINDUISM 34, 000 Temples Tamil Nadu, India 7 th century Worship Shiva as peacock

LANGUAGES 2% 6% 5% Hindi Bengali 7% Telugu 9% 52% Marathi Tamil Urdu 9%

HINDI 487 million speakers 4 th century AD First Printed Book: John Gilchrist's Grammar

MAJOR DISEASE HIGH Risk Malaria Leptospirosis (water) Hepatitis A and E HIV/AIDS 1 hospital

HIV/AIDS 1. 5 million people 2011 AIDS report 50% decline in last 10 years

TOURISM Largest Industry 2011 $121 billion or 6. 4% of GDP 13. 3 million

TOURISM Taj Maha Barren Island Volcano Edakkal Caves

5 SOURCES 1. http: //www. indexmundi. com/india/demographics_profile. html 2. http: //trak. in/tags/business/2010/05/15/top-best-25 -travel-touristplaces-destinations-india/ 3.

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INDIA GEOGRAPHY AND DEMOGRAPHICS Rachel Hemrick

QUICK FACTS Capital City: New Delhi National Independence: August 15, 1947 Population: 1, 241, 491, 960 (2011) – World Bank -0. 05 migrant(s)/1, 000 population (2011) Higher wages in United States.

LAND Land Area: 3, 287, 590 km² (7 th largest) Largest State: Rajasthan – 342, 269 km² Smallest State: Lakshadweep – 32 km²

LAND Highest Point: Kangchenjunga (28, 208. 7 ft) Lowest Point: Kuttanad (− 7. 2 ft)

NATIONAL SYMBOLS National Bird: Indian Peacock National Flower: Indian Lotus National Anthem: “Jana Gana Mana” – January 24, 1950 Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People

POPULATION Population: 1, 241, 491, 960 (2011) – World Bank Second most populous. By 2030: exceed 1. 53 billion. Become most populous exceeding China.

POPULATION Age Structure: 0 -14: 29. 7% 15 -64: 64. 9% 65 and older: 5. 5 % Population Growth Rate: 1. 312% Birth Rate: 20. 6/1000 Death Rate: 7. 43/1000

LITERACY RATE 2011: 74. 04% 1947: 12% End of British rule

ETHNIC GROUPS 3% 25% Indo-Aryan Dravidian Mongoloid/Other 72%

ETHNIC GROUPS Indo-Aryan: First people Aboriginal Australians Dravidian: Southern India Mongoloid: North East

RELIGION 2% 2% 2% 0% 13% Hindu Muslim Christian Sikh Other 81% Unspecified

HINDUISM 34, 000 Temples Tamil Nadu, India 7 th century Worship Shiva as peacock

LANGUAGES 2% 6% 5% Hindi Bengali 7% Telugu 9% 52% Marathi Tamil Urdu 9% Gujarati 10% Kannada

HINDI 487 million speakers 4 th century AD First Printed Book: John Gilchrist's Grammar of the Hindoostanee Language Published in 1796.

MAJOR DISEASE HIGH Risk Malaria Leptospirosis (water) Hepatitis A and E HIV/AIDS 1 hospital bed/1000 people

HIV/AIDS 1. 5 million people 2011 AIDS report 50% decline in last 10 years 3 rd Largest population suffering Factors: Labor migration Low literacy levels in rural areas Prostitution

TOURISM Largest Industry 2011 $121 billion or 6. 4% of GDP 13. 3 million jobs or 7. 9% Expansion 2011 -2021: 8. 8 % growth 5 th rank fastest growing tourism Medical Tourism 30% by 2015

TOURISM Taj Maha Barren Island Volcano Edakkal Caves

5 SOURCES 1. http: //www. indexmundi. com/india/demographics_profile. html 2. http: //trak. in/tags/business/2010/05/15/top-best-25 -travel-touristplaces-destinations-india/ 3. http: //www. mapsofindia. com/maps/indianlanguages. htm 4. http: //www. mapsofindia. com/census 2011/literacy-rate. html 5. http: //www. hospitalsinindia. org/