According to the Census 2011, the demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people which constitutes more than a sixth of the world’s population.  India has more than 50 of its population below the age group of 25 years and more than 65 years below the age of 35 years.  It is expected that, in 2020, the average age of an India will be 29 years, compared to 37 for China and 48 for Japan; and by 2030, India’s dependency ratio should be just over 0.4.  In the terms of population density, India’s position is 24^th out of 212 countries in the year 2010 and male-female ratio it was at 12^th position in the same year.  Expect the Union Territories of Delhi and Chandigarh all the states have rural population higher than the urban population.

KEYWORDS: Poverty, Human Development, human being, Panchayat Raj, women’s empowerment