​As per Sample Registration System (SRS) 2020, which of the following Indian states had the highest natural growth rate in population?

Correct option is C

​The correct answer is (c) Bihar

Explanation:

According to the Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report 2020, Bihar had the highest Natural Growth Rate (NGR) among Indian states. The NGR is calculated as the difference between the Crude Birth Rate (CBR) and the Crude Death Rate (CDR). For Bihar, the CBR was 28.1 per 1,000 population, and the CDR was 6.8 per 1,000 population, resulting in an NGR of 21.3 per 1,000 population.

Information Booster:

• Crude Birth Rate (CBR): The number of live births per 1,000 people in a given year.
• Crude Death Rate (CDR): The number of deaths per 1,000 people in a given year.
• Natural Growth Rate (NGR): The difference between the CBR and CDR, indicating the rate at which a population is increasing or decreasing naturally, without considering migration.

Sample Registration System (SRS)

Overview:

• A large-scale demographic survey that provides annual estimates of key indicators like:
• Infant Mortality Rate (IMR)
• Birth Rate
• Death Rate
• Other fertility & mortality indicators
• Purpose: Estimates actual births and deaths in India through a survey-based process.
• Initiation: Launched in 1964-65 by the Registrar General of India.

SRS Statistical Report 2020 – Death Data

• National Crude Death Rate (CDR):6.0 per 1,000 population
• Rural: 6.4
• Urban: 5.1
• State-wise CDR:
• Highest:Chhattisgarh (7.9)
• Lowest:Delhi (3.6)
• Trend Over Last 5 Years:
• National CDR declined by 0.5 points
• Female CDR decline:0.7 points
• Male CDR decline:0.3 points

Additional Knowledge:

• Uttar Pradesh: CBR of 25.8, CDR of 6.7, NGR of 19.1.
• Madhya Pradesh: CBR of 24.6, CDR of 6.7, NGR of 17.9.
• Rajasthan: CBR of 24.1, CDR of 6.2, NGR of 17.9.