Fertility
Family Planning and Fertility among the Garo Women of Garo Hills, Meghalaya
By: MARY R. MARAK, D. K. LIMBU – The present research was conducted among Garo women in the Garo Hills, Meghalaya. In this study, a total of 233 samples from Bajengdoba village and 252 from Tura town were collected from ever-married women aged 15 to 49 years. Although most married women in the Garo Hills…
Karam Puja in West Bengal: A Folk Festival of Fertility, Nature, and Communal Prosperity
By: ARUP MAJUMDER, SARNALI DUTTA – Karam Puja, celebrated primarily by tribal communities in eastern India, holds significant cultural and religious importance in West Bengal, particularly in districts such as Purulia, Bankura, Jhargram, and parts of Birbhum. Rooted in agrarian traditions, the festival centers on the worship of Karam Devta (the god of fate, productivity,…
Rural–urban differentials in selection intensity: Insights from fertility and mortality indicators in Howrah district of West Bengal
By: MIR AZAD KALAM, SAPTAMITA PAL – Darwinian principles of natural selection highlight fertility and mortality differentials as key drivers of evolutionary change. Quantifying these pressures with demographic selection indices provides insight into how health disparities shape evolutionary dynamics in human populations. This study examines rural–urban differences in the intensity of natural selection in Howrah…
Demographic Dynamics among three Naga Populations of Nagaland
Crude Birth Rate, Crude Death Rate, Demography, Fertility, General Fertility rate, Infant Mortality, Maternal and Child Health, NagalandBy: YUMNAM LUXMI DEVI, DEBASHMITA BANERJEE, BENRITHUNG MURRY – The present study explores the demographic dynamics of the Naga population of Dimapur with respect to their population structure, fertility, and mortality along with other reproductive factors. Data have been collected from 460 Angami, 544 Ao and 573 Sumi women from 12 villages of Dimapur. Information…
Reproductive behavior among the Tani tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India
By: ASGHAR, MILLO PUBYANG, LANDI PUSSANG MONIA – Controlling Fertility is important to check the growth of the population. It is, therefore, necessary to understand the reproductive behavior and factors associated with it to control fertility. The present study aims to understand the reproductive behavior among four major tribes of Arunachal Pradesh – Nyishi, Adi,…
Reproductive Profile of Two Lesser-Known Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh – Miji and Sartang
By: ASGHAR, RADHE AMUNG – Identifying and understanding the factors affecting fertility and mortality is important to maintain a balanced, healthy, and prosperous population. The present study is an attempt to understand the reproductive profile of two lesser-known tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, India – the Miji and the Sartang, and to comprehend the relationship between…
The Determinants of the Fertility Differentials among the Bishnupriyas of Manipur, North East India
Binary logistic regression, Bishnupriyas, Fertility, India, Reproductive age, Total children ever born (TCEB)By: NAOREM RANJITA – Fertility is one of the most important determinants of population dynamics that has the highest significant contribution towards population size and structure in the world. The study of human fertility is of the utmost importance in population studies. For the purpose of the study, a descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted through…
Natural Selection Intensity in Settibalija. A Mendelian Human Population from South India
By: DEVA S.R.S. PRAKASH, GODI SUDHAKAR – The selection intensity indices were computed based on the demographic information pertaining to fertility and mortality among Settibalija, an endogamous Mendelian population of Andhra Pradesh, South India. The total fertility and mortality indices are slightly lower than other Andhra populations studied earlier. In the present caste population, the…