Colonial Demographics at a Glance
Health and education figures at a glance.
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A stark comparison showing the grim health and education indicators during the British colonial period.
India's population, health and literacy under British rule, and where people worked.
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Literacy, death rates and life expectancy under British rule.
During the colonial period, India's social development indicators were deeply alarming, reflecting extensive poverty and a widespread lack of basic facilities.
Health and education figures at a glance.
A stark comparison showing the grim health and education indicators during the British colonial period.
Fill in the key population figures.
Various details about the population of British India were first collected through a census in . The year is regarded as the defining year to mark the demographic transition from its first to the second decisive stage. The various social development indicators were not quite encouraging, as the overall literacy level was less than per cent. Furthermore, public health facilities were highly inadequate, leading to rampant water and air-borne diseases. As a result of these poor conditions, life expectancy was also very low at just years, in contrast to the present 70 years.
Which jobs Indians did, and how it differed by region.
During the colonial period, India's occupational structure—the distribution of working persons across different industries—showed very little overall change.
Farming versus other work, and the changes across regions.
While the nation relied heavily on agriculture, different regions began experiencing divergent shifts in their workforce structure.
Spot the regional change in jobs.
During the colonial period, which group of regions witnessed an INCREASE in the share of their workforce dependent on the agricultural sector?