Demography: A Case Study of Mangalore City

D. M. Ingalgi, Shekhar Angadi

Abstract: Demography is the science of populations. Demographers seek to understand population dynamics by investigating three main demographic processes: birth, migration, and aging (including death). All three of these processes contribute to changes in populations, including how people inhabit the earth, form nations and societies, and develop culture. Most of the discipline?s research focuses on humans, but there is for example the specialized field of bio demography, too. The present study is entirely based on secondary data. Data will be collected mainly based on the census of India, district census handbook, district gazetteer and statistical abstract of the district, socio-economic survey of 2011 census. This study is focus on to analyze the population of Mangalore city. The current estimate proposed population of Mangalore city in 2011 to 2018 is 4?88?968. While Mangalore scheduled caste is estimated at 20976 and the scheduled tribes estimated in 7294.

Keywords: Demography, Mangalore city, Population Growth, Case Study