Dynamics of demographic surface of howrah district in India: an experience in the 20th century

The mosaic of demographic surface experiences a continuous change over time, if the area is frequented by constant influx of population from outside. This phenomenon is very well-known in the developing countries wherein rural to urban migration is very prominent. Being a part of developing world India bears such imprints as here the propensity of migration from the remote areas to larger cities or metropolis is an evident phenomenon. After the independence, drastically reduced death rate and slightly reduced birth rate have instigated booming of population. The influx population from the west and East Pakistan added an extra momentum to the population growth due to partition of India in 1947. All these events are continuously modified demographic relief of the state and this is prominent in the province like West Bengal which is densest populated province in India. In West Bengal, the district Howrah bears such imprints as since the beginning of the 20th century it has received an influx population due to rapid pace of industrialisation as well as result of partition. These circumstances have widened the gap of demographic relief. The present investigation has been made to unfold the changing expression of demographic surface of the district and at the same time it will spot lights on the dynamics of demographic relief in inter-block level.