Question

India's average density of population is __________ per square km.

Answer 1

Hint: A population density refers to the number of people per unit area or per square kilometre, which may include or exclude water bodies and glaciers. India at present has the second-largest population in the world.

Complete Step by Step Answer:
India is situated in the Northern Hemisphere, which extends between 6 degrees 45’ N to 37 degrees 6’ N and 68 degrees 7’E to 97 degrees 25’E longitudes. India shares its boundaries with Nepal, Bhutan and China in the north, with Afghanistan and Pakistan in the northwest, with Myanmar and Bangladesh in the east. In the south, India is connected with Sri Lanka and the Maldives through the narrow sea strips- Gulf of Mannar and Palk Strait.

In 2018, the total population of India amounted to 1.33 billion people and has the second largest population in the world after China. India’s average density of population has increased to 419.80 people per square km. The population of India represents more than one-seventh of the total world’s population. It is believed that India will overtake China in terms of population within the next forty years. According to the 2011 census, population density was 382 persons per square kilometer.

Note: India’s population is almost equal to the combined population of Indonesia, Brazil, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Japan and the U.S. put together. The five most densely populated cities of India are Mumbai, Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata and Chennai.