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POPULATION PRESSURE ON LAND IN KERALA
The paper examines how Kerala, a demographically and socially well advanced state in India, responded to the high population pressure during the 30 year period from 1975-76 to 2005-06. Indices of population pressure like density of population and size of operational holdings were used bes...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Kochi
Centre for Socio-economic & Environmental Studies
2011
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| Online Access: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/006641.pdf |
| Summary: | The paper examines how Kerala, a demographically and socially well
advanced state in India, responded to the high population pressure during the
30 year period from 1975-76 to 2005-06. Indices of population pressure like
density of population and size of operational holdings were used besides
computing a coefficient using available land and the absolute minimum land
required per person. The paper also examined the changes in land utilization
pattern in the state covering a period. The study found that the population
pressure in Kerala has been increasing persistently over the years but the state
found ways and means to get around this problem and bring about some
economic advancement. This was achieved without intensification or extension
of agriculture. |
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| Item Description: | Working Paper No. 24 |