ABSTRACT

Population ageing is the fundamental issue in 21st century, because the entire world is transforming towards ageing world. According to 2011 Indian census there are nearly 104 million elderly persons in India with 53 million females and 51 million males. As regards rural and urban areas more than 73 million or 71% of elderly population resides in rural areas while 31 million or 29% of Urban areas. Percentage share of elderly persons in the population of India is ever increasing since 1981. From 6.5 % in 1981 to has increased 8.6% in 2011. In India compare with female elderly increase trend of Males was marginally lower at 8.2 % in 2011 while in Females it was 9.0%. Percentage share of elderly persons in the population of Karnataka is ever increasing since 1981 from 6.63 % to 9.48% in 2011. According to 2011 census the total number of Elderly Population of Karnataka was 5.79 million with 3.89 million Rural and 1.89 million in Urban elderly population. The present paper focusses on the Spatio - Temporalanalysis of Urban Elderly Population in Karnataka. For this purpose, it considered the last four decades (1981-2011) elderly population data and Karnataka state has been divided into four administrative division then used simple statistical techniques like percent the result found that the highest percent of elderly population concentrated in urban Karnataka. In 2011 the State has shifted from Premature stage to Mature stage in respect of ageing. Keywords: Urban, elderly, Infancy, mature, administrative division
Publication date: 15/01/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.1.1091