| Population Change refers to the increase or decrease of human population in a particular area during a specific period of time. The growth of population is a factor associated with man's occupation, cultural background, historical events and political ideology. The change or growth of population in any area is determined by three basic factors namely, human fertility, human mortality, and human mobility. The analysis of population growth may be seen in two ways : the net growth of population over a year and it may analyze as individual changes as they occur in birth, death and migration. The growth of population in any area is an index of its economic development, social awakening and many other characters. The growth rate assumes spatial significance when viewed from temporal perspective. The population growth is the most fundamental demographic process with which all other demographic attributes are directly or indirectly associated. Therefore, geographic study of population growth of a region is of vital importance for understanding its dynamics as well as planning at the local and regional levels. The present paper tries to analyze the population changes of all the villages in Sangli district during last four decades i.e. from 1961 to 2001. |