Prelims GS Paper IGeography — IndianHigh-yield

Population & Demography — Distribution, Density, Migration, Census Data

जनसंख्या और जनसांख्यिकी — वितरण, घनत्व, प्रवास, जनगणना

Population & Demography — Distribution, Density, Migration, Census Data is part of the UPSC Prelims GS Paper I syllabus, under Geography — Indian. It appeared in Prelims GS Paper I question papers in 5 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025 (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024). It is marked high-yield: a topic worth revising more than once.

What should you study in Population & Demography?

Population distribution — densely vs sparsely populated states
Demographic transition in India
Migration patterns — push-pull factors, census data
Sex ratio, literacy rate, age composition (Census 2011)

How often is Population & Demography asked in UPSC Prelims?

Asked in 5 of 10 years, including 2 of the last 5. Highlighted years below are the ones it appeared in.

2016: asked
2017: not asked
2018: asked
2019: not asked
2020: asked
2021: not asked
2022: asked
2023: not asked
2024: asked
2025: not asked

About the Prelims GS Paper I paper

General Studies Paper I is the Prelims paper that decides the cut-off: 100 multiple-choice questions for 200 marks, with negative marking for wrong answers. See all 88 Prelims GS Paper I topics.

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