TOPIC No - 5 DENSITY OF POPULATION IN SINDHUDURG DISTRICT Geographers by way of manipulation the numerator have devised various types of densities having a varying degree of utility in different situations. The objective of course has been to arrive at a better understanding of the population resource relationship density of population helps us in understanding nature of distribution of population. It plays an important part in any scheme related to health trade and socio-economic development. TABLE NO. 5.1 SINDHUDURG DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION OF VILLAGES BY DENSITY 1991 Sr. No. Density Category to the total 1 Below 50 37 5.02 2 50-150 322 43.75 3 150-300 227 30.84 4 300-450 076 10.33 5 450-600 025 3.40 6 Above - 600 049 6.66 Total 736 100 --120 --
Fig. NO. 5.1 SINDHUDURG DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION OF VILLAGES BY DENSITY 1991 According to 1991 census there are 736 in the study region. The density pattern in rural area is not uniform throughout the study region. It varies from place to place, () Somewhere, it is more than 600 persons per sq. kms and some where it is below 50 persons per sq. kms. According to variation of rural population density, the study region is categorized into different population density grades like Below-50, 50-150, 150-300, 300-450, 450-600, and Above 600. The categorization is based on district average rural population density. In the year 1991 from the above statement, it is observed that the density of population is more than 600 per sq. kms covered 49 out of 736 and density of population Below 50 per sq. kms covered 37, 50-150 --121 --
density of population often 322 150-300 density of population occur 227 300-450 density of population is found in 76 450-600 density of population occurs in 25 and each village has not density recorded because of availability of data means 8.02 percent are Below-50 density, 43.75 percent are 50-150 density of population per sq. kms, 30.84 percent are 150-300 density of population (10.33 percent) are 300-450 density of population 3.40 percent are 450-600 density of population 6.66 percent are Above 600 density of population in the year 199 TABLE NO. 5.2 SINDHUDURG DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION OF VILLAGES BY DENSITY 2001 Sr. No. Density Category to the total 1 Below 50 53 7.1% 2 50-150 301 40.5% 3 150-300 230 31.0% 4 300-450 75 10.1% 5 450-600 27 03.6% 6 Above - 600 57 07.7% Total 743 100% --122 --
Fig. NO. 5.2 SINDHUDURG DISTRICT DISTRIBUTION OF VILLAGES BY DENSITY 2001 According to 2001 census there are 743 in the study region. The density pattern is rural area which is not uniform throughout the study region. It varies from village to village Some where it is more than 600 persons per sq. kms and some where it is below 50 persons per sq. kms. According to variation of rural population density the study region is categorized into different population density grades like Below-50, 50-150, 150-300, 300-450, 450-600, and Above 600 per sq. kms. In the year 2001 (2001 census) the number of having density below 50 is 53 (7.1%), number of having density 50 to 150 is 301 (40.5%), number of showing density 150-300 is 230 (31.00%), number of having density 300-450 is 75 (10.1%), number of ranging density between 450-600 27 (3.6%) and number of having density above 600 is --123 --
57 (7.7%). Number of having density 150-600 is 332 (44.7%), and number of having density 50 to 600 is 633 (85.2%) respectively. TABLE NO. 5-3 SINDHUDURG DISTRICT THASIL WISE RURAL DENSITY 1991-2001 Sr. No. Tahasil Density per sq.km. 1991 2001 Gap in density 1 Kudal 162 172 +10 2 Malvan 160 161 +1 3 Sawantwadi 123 152 +19 4 Vengurla 272 274 +2 5 Devgad 153 161 +8 6 Vaibhavvadi 117 113-4 7 Kankavli 168 160-8 8 Dodamarg - 101 - District 165 162 --124 --
Fig. NO. 5-3 SINDHUDURG DISTRICT THASIL WISE RURAL DENSITY- 1991 Below 150 150-250 above 250 MAP --125 --
Fig.NO. 5-4 SINDHUDURG DISTRICT THASIL WISE RURAL DENSITY -2001 Below 150 150-250 above 250 MAP In the year 1991 and 2001 density of population in rural area is not uniform throughout the study region it is various from tahasil to tahasil i.e. lowest --126 --
density of population in Vaibhavvadi tehsil (117 and 113) in the year 1991 and 2001 and Highest population density in Vengurla tahasil (272 and 274) other tahasil Kudal 162 and 172, Malvan tahasil 160 and 161 Sawantwdi tahasil 123 and 152, Devgad tahasil 153 and 161, Kankavli tahasil 1668 and 160 and new tahasil Dodamarg is lowest density (101) in Sindhudurg district. TABLE NO. 5.4 SINDHUDURG DISTRICT URABAN DENSITY 1991-2001 Sr. No. Name of city 1991 2001 1 Kudal 2578 3032 2 Malvan 2868 2965 3 Sawantwadi 3142 3368 4 Vengurla 944 959 5 Kankavli - 1720 Total 9532 12044 Fig. NO. 5.5 SINDHUDURG DISTRICT URABAN DENSITY 1991-2001 --127 --
In the year 1991 census there are 04 towns in the study region and in the year 2001 census there are 05 towns in study region. The density pattern in urban area is not uniform i.e. Highest population density in Sawantwadi tahasil (3142 and 3368) and lowest population density recorded Vengurla city (944 and 959) other cities population density like Kudal 2578 and 3032, Malvan 2868 and 2965 Kankavli 1720 respectively. TABLE NO. 5.5 DEVGAD TAHSIL Sr. No. Density 1991 2001 1 Below 50 01 1.03% 01 1.03% 2 50-150 53 54.64% 52 53.61% 3 150-300 27 27.84% 30 30.93% 4 300-450 08 8.25% 10 10.31% 5 450-600 02 2.06% 01 1.03% 6 Above - 600 06 6.18% 03 3.09% Total 97 100% 97 100% --128 --
Fig. NO. 5.6 DEVGAD TAHSIL In the decade 1991 and 2001 Devgad tahasil has 97. The density in Devgad tahasil is not uniform. It is found various from village to village. To study the density of population in of Devgad tahasil are classified in to six categories. The category of density below so is found in only one village (1.03%) in the decade 1991 and one village (1.03%) in the decade 2001. In the category of 50-100 the total 53952 are found in decade 1991 and 2001 respectively. The category of density 150-300 is found 27 in decade 1991 and 30 in decade 2001. In the category of density 300-450 is found in 8 in decade 1991 and 10 in decade 2001. The category of density 450-600 is found only 02 in decade 1991 and only one village in decade 2001. The category of density above 600 the no. of 6 in the decade 1991 and 03 in decade 2001 is noted. --129 --
TABLE NO. 5.6 VAIBHAVVADI TAHSIL 1991 2001 Sr. No. Density 1 Below 50 04 6.9% 06 10.2% 2 50-150 38 65.5% 41 69.4% 3 150-300 12 20.7% 07 11.9% 4 300-450 03 5.2% 03 5.1% 5 450-600 Nil Nil 01 1.7% 6 Above - 600 01 1.7% 01 1.7% Total 58 100% 59 100% Fig. NO. 5.7 VAIBHAWADI TAHSIL --130 --
In the decade 1991 and 2001 Vaibhavvadi tahasil has 58 and in decade 2001 tahasil has 59. The density in Vaibhavvadi tahasil is found various from village to village. To study the density of population in of Vaibhavvadi tahasil are classified in to six categories. The category of density below so is found in 04 village in the decade 1991 and 06 village in the decade 2001. In the category of 50-100 the total 38 and 41 are found in decade 1991 and 2001 respectively. The category of density 150-300 is found 12 in decade 1991 and 7 in decade 2001. In the category of density 300-450 is found in decade 1991 and also in decade 2001 there is only three are found and the category of density 600 in decade 1991 and also in decade 2001 there is only one village is found. TABLE NO. 5.7 KANKAVLI TAHSIL Sr. No. Density 1991 2001 1 Below 50 02 1.9% 04 3.9% 2 50-150 57 54.3% 50 48.1% 3 150-300 26 24.8% 33 31.7% 4 300-450 06 5.7% 04 3.8% 5 450-600 03 2.9% 02 1.9% 6 Above - 600 11 10.4% 11 10.6% Total 105 100% 104 100% --131 --
Fig. NO. 5.8 KANKAVLI TAHSIL In the decade 1991 Kankavli tahasil has 105 in decade 2001 tahasil has 104. The density of Kankavli tahasil is found various from village to village. To study the density of population in village of Kankavli tahasil are classified in to six categories. The category of density below 50 is found in 02 village in the decade 1991 and 04 in the found in 02 in decade 1991 and 04 in the decade 2001. In the category of 50-150 the total No. of village 57 and 50 are found in decade 1991 and 2001 respectively. The category of density 150-300 is found 26 in decade 1991 and 33 in decade 2001. In the category of density 300-450 is found 06 in decade 1991 and 04 in decade 2001. In the category of density 450-600 is found 03 in decade 1991 and 02 in decade 2001. And the category of density above 600 is found 11 in decade 1991 and also in decade 2001 respectively. --132 --
TABLE NO. 5.8 MALVAN TAHSIL 1991 2001 Sr. No. Density 1 Below 50 Nil Nil 02 1.5% 2 50-150 69 51.1% 66 48.9% 3 150-300 43 31.9% 46 34.1% 4 300-450 12 08.9% 07 5.2% 5 450-600 05 03.7% 03 2.2% 6 Above - 600 06 4.4% 11 8.1% Total 135 100% 135 100% Fig. NO. 5.9 MALVAN TAHSIL --133 --
In the decade 1991 and 2001 Malvan tahasil has 135. The density of Malvan tahasil is found various from village to village. To study the density of population in of Malvan tahasil are classified in to six categories. The category of density below 50 is found in only two in the decade 2001. In the category of 50-150 the total no. of 69 and 66 are found in decade 1991 and 2001 respectively. The category of density 150-300 is found in 43 in decade 1991 and 46 in decade 2001. In the category of density 300-450 is found in 12 in decade 1991 and 07 in decade 2001. The lowest no. of (05) are found in the category of density 450-600 in decade 1991 and also in decade 2001 there is only three are found. The category of density above 600 the no. of 6 in decade 1991 and 11 in decade 2001 is noted. TABLE NO. 5.9 KUDAL TAHSIL Sr. No. Density 1991 2001 1 Below 50 02 01.6% 11 8.9% 2 50-150 43 35.0% 33 26.6% 3 150-300 50 40.6% 42 33.9% 4 300-450 20 16.3% 22 17.7% 5 450-600 05 04.1% 09 7.3% 6 Above - 600 03 02.4% 07 5.6% Total 123 100% 124 100% --134 --
Fig. NO. 5.10 KUDAL TAHSIL In the decade 1991 Vengurla tahasil has 123 and in decade 2001 tahasil has 124. The density of Kudal tahasil is found various from village to village. To study the density of population in village of Kudal tahasil are classified in to six categories. The category of density below 50 is found in only one village in decade 1991 and 11 in the decade 2001 (1.6% and 8.9%). In the category of 50-150 the total village 43 and 33 are found in decade 1991 and 2001 respectively. The category of density 150-300 is found 50 in decade 1991 and 42 in decade 2001. (40.6% and 33.9%). In the category of density 300-450 is found 20 in decade 1991 and 22 in decade 2001.(16.3% and 17.7%) category of density 450-600 is found 05 in decade 1991 and 09 in decade 2001 and the category of density above 600 is found 21 in decade 1991 and 07 village in decade 2001. --135 --
TABLE NO. 5.10 VENGURLA TAHSIL 1991 2001 Sr. No. Density 1 Below 50 01 1.3% Nil Nil 2 50-150 05 6.4% 11 13.3% 3 150-300 27 34.6% 26 31.3% 4 300-450 19 24.4% 22 26.5% 5 450-600 05 6.4% 05 06.0% 6 Above - 600 21 26.9% 19 22.9% Total 78 100% 83 100% Fig. NO. 5.11 VENGURLA TAHSIL --136 --
In the decade 1991 Vengurla tahasil has 78 in decade 2001 tahasil has 83. The density of Vengurla tahasil is found various from village to village. To study the density of population in village of Vengurla tahasil are classified in to six category. The category of density below 50 is found in only one village in decade 1991. In the category of 50-150 the total village 05 and 11 are found in decade 1991 and 2001 respectively. The category of density 150-300 is found 27 in decade 1991 and 26 in decade 2001. In the category of density 300-450 is found 19 in decade of density 450-600 is found 05 in decade 1991 and also in decade 2001. And the category of density above 600 is found 21 in decade 1991 and 19 village in decade 2001 respectively. TABLE NO. 5.11 SAWANTWADI TAHSIL Sr. No. Density 1991 2001 1 Below 50 27 19.3% 11 12.9% 2 50-150 57 40.7% 25 29.4% 3 150-300 42 30.00% 34 40.0% 4 300-450 08 5.7% 06 7.1% 5 450-600 05 3.6% 05 5.9% 6 Above - 600 01 0.7% 04 4.7% Total 140 100% 85 100% --137 --
Fig. NO. 5.12 SAWANTWADI TAHSIL In the decade 1991 Sawantwadi tahasil has 140 and in decade 200 tahasil has 85. The density of Sawantwadi tahasil is not uniform. It is various from village to village. To study the density of population in village of Sawantwadi tahasil are classified in to six categories. The category of density below 50 is found in 27 in the decade 1991 and 11 in the decade 2001. In the category of 50-150 the total 57 and 25 are found in decade 1991 and 2001 respectively. The category of density 150-300 is found 42 in decade 1991 and 34 in decade 2001. In the category of density 300-450 is found 08 in decade 1991 and 06 in decade 2001 category of density 450-600 is found 05 in decade 1991 and also in decade 2001. And the category of density above 600 is found only one village in decade 1991 and 04 in decade 2001. --138 --
TABLE NO. 5.12 DODAMARG TAHSIL Sr. 1991 2001 No. Density 1 Below 50 Nil Nil 18 32.1% 2 50-150 Nil Nil 24 42.9% 3 150-300 Nil Nil 11 19.6% 4 300-450 Nil Nil 01 1.8% 5 450-600 Nil Nil 01 1.8% 6 Above - 600 Nil Nil 01 1.8% Total Nil Nil 56 100% Fig.NO. 5.13 DODAMARG TAHSIL --139 --
Dodamarg tahasil is newly made tahasil from Sawantwadi tahasil. In the decade 2001 Dodamarg tahasil has 56. The density of population in Dodamarg tahasil is different from village to village. To study the density of population in village Dodamarg tahasil are classified into six categories. The category of density below 50 is found in 18 in the decade 2001. In the category of 50-150 the total no. of 24 are found in the decade 2001. The category of density 150-300 is found 11 in decade 2001. In the category of density 300-450 in the category of density 450-600 and in the category of density above 600 is found only one village respectively. 1) Relatively very low population Density area (Below -50 pesons per sq.km) The region under study has 743 fall in this category. This category has below 50 persons per sq.km. Density of population. This region has 53 (69.03%) of Malvan 02 (1.5%), Sawantwadi 11 (12.9%), Dodamarg 18 (32.1%), kudal 11 (8.9%), vaibhavvadi 06 (10.2%), Kudal 11 (8.9%), vaibhavvadi 06 (10.2%), Kankavali 04 (3.9%). 2) Relatively low population density area. (50-150 persons per sq. km.) The region under study has 743 falling in this category This category ranges from 50-150 persons per sq.km. This region has 301 of Malvan 66 (48.9%), Vengurla 11 (13.3%), Sawantwadi 25 (29.4%), Dodamarg 24 (42.9%), Devgad 52 (53.61%), Kudal 32 (26.6%), Vaibhavvadi 41 (69.4%), Kankavli 50 (48.1%). --140 --
3) Relatively Moderate Density area (151 to 450 persons per sq.km) The region under study has 305 falling in this category. This category ranges from 151 to 450 persons per sq.km. This region has 53 (39.3%) of Malvan taluka 48 (39.3%) Vengurla taluka 48 (57.6%) Sawantwadi taluka 40 (47.1%), Doamarg taluka 12 (21.4%), Devgad taluka 40 (41.24%), Kudal taluka 65 (50.7%) of Vaibhavvadi taluka 10 (17.00%), Kankavli taluka 37 37 (35.5%) in this category. 4) Relatively High density area (451 to 600 persons per sq. km.) The region under study has 27 in this category. This area has 03 Malvan taluka (2.2%) 05 (6.0%), Vengurla taluka 05 (5.9%), Sawantwadi taluka 01 village (1.8%), Dodamarg taluka 01 village (1.03%), Devgad taluka 09 (7.3%), Kudal taluka 01 village (1.7%), Vaibhavvadi taluka and 02 (1.9%), Kankavli taluka. 5) Relatively very high population density area. (Above 600 persons per sq. km.) The region under study has 57 fall in this category. This category shows the population density above 600 persons per sq.km. This region has 11 (8.1%), Malvan tahasil 19 (22.9%), Vengurla tahasil 04 (4.7%) Sawantwadi tahasil 01 village (1.8%), Dodamarg tahasil 03 (3.09%), Devgad tahasil 07 (5.6%), Kudal tahasil 01 village (1.7%), Vaibhavvadi tahasil and 11 (10.6%), Kankavli tahasil. The following factors are responsible for the very high density of population Good transportation facility is one of the factors that influences the population density. Due to road and railway communication there is a socioeconomic change. National Highway No. 17 runs through this region. --141 --
Urbanization is an important factor influencing the population density. Greater road and rail linkage is an important factor responsible for greater population density like Tarale, Kankavli, Kudal, Sawantwadi these have good road and rail linkages. Conclusion :- Chapter No. 5 deals with special distribution of population during 1991 at taluka level and village level. To determine the population concern traction throughout the study region, we have taken into consideration the percentage of area and the percentage of population at taluka level and determined the positive and negative concentration of population at taluka lavel. The positive concentration of population shows the low percent area and high percentage population shows the high percent area and low percent population. It show that Vengurla, Kankavli, Malvan and Sawantwadi talukas have high percent population and Vaibhavvadi, Dodamarg tahasil have low density of population to the total district one important induction emerges from the analysis. It is seen that due to the co-operative and other industries growth center of population have emerged. Spatial density of population on the basis of village level, data has there for been attempted further to ascertain the impact of geographical factors i.e. soil, topography, and rain fall on the basis of the details or the ascription of these factors further analysis is done. First striking feature that comes on the forefront is about is about disparity between urban and rural population density of this region. As said earlier the urban density is found in locational concentrations to different parts of the study region. However the rural density of population proves as a true indicator providing a good carrolary for the analysis. The higher density of population is in Kankavli taluka, Malvan taluka, Kudal taluka. Kankavli taluka is located on Mumbai-Goa National Highway. Western part of the study region Vaibhavvadi tahasil, Kankavli tahasil, Malvan tahasil, Kudal tahasil and Sawantwadi tahasil have high density of population. In western part of district, there is very low density population as it is covered by hills. --142 --