4 Geography · 4.3.1 Population and settlements

4.3.1.6 Population composition: age structure, religion, language and demographic dividend

India's population is young, mostly Hindu and speaks Indo-Aryan languages, with 22 languages in the Eighth Schedule, and its working-age bulge is a possible demographic dividend.

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  • Advanced level
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Key terms

  • age structure
  • dependency ratio
  • demographic dividend
  • religion
  • languages
  • Eighth Schedule
  • classical languages
  • Grierson
  • National Youth Policy

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