Analysis of population growth dynamics – situation and trend : A study on barddhaman planning area (bpa), west bengal, India

Today the cities and towns of developing countries are experiencing a rapid population growth, In India, currently 31.18% of population (census of India, 2011) lives in urban centers, while in the next 15 years it is projected around 35%, and this indicates the alarming rate of population growth of urban centers. One of the important features of population growth in in urban area in India is dualism - urban population growth at macro level is decelerating but in class I cities it is growing. The alarming rate of population growth of urban centers when proceeds towards saturation, a population engulf took place towards its adjoining areas. Due to huge influx of rural to urban migration, unorganized urban sprawl has occurred around the cities and towns. The Present study an attempt to focus on spatio-temporal dynamics of population growth in Barddhaman Planing Area (BPA), under which class-I growing urban center Barddhaman is delineated. To address the 80 year change of population both in absolute and relative terms, absolute growth rate and system component growth of population has been analyzed. Finally this work concludes with future trends of population growth with suggestions for sustainable planning.