Major ethnic: See Ethnic Groups of India Language: Official: See Languages of India The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people (2011 census), more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5% ...
India is a country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a constitutional republic that represents a highly diverse population consisting of thousands of ethnic groups. It is made up of eight union territories and 28 states, and its capital
India - Diversity, Culture, Religion: India is a diverse multiethnic country that is home to thousands of small ethnic and tribal groups. That complexity developed from a lengthy and involved process of migration and intermarriage. The great urban cultur
Its ethnic composition is complex, but two major strains predominate: the Aryan, in the north, and the Dravidian, in the south. India is a land of great cultural diversity, as is evidenced by the enormous number of different languages spoken throughout the country. Although Hindi (spoken in...
Its people, now numbering over 1 billion, are derived from six major ethnic groups, ranging from Negritto and Mongoloid to Dravidian and Nordic Aryan. While the majority of the population (over 82%) identify themselves as Hindu, India is home to the world's second largest Muslim population ...
Major infectious diseases: degree of risk:high food or waterborne diseases:bacterial diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases:dengue fever, malaria, and Japanese encephalitis are high risks in some locations animal contact disease:rabies (2004) ...
note:5,200 km on major rivers and 485 km on canals suitable for mechanized vessels (2005) Merchant marine:total:316 ships (1000 GRT or over) 7,772,313 GRT/13,310,858 DWT by type:bulk carrier 96, cargo 72, chemical tanker 13, container 8, liquefied gas 17, passenger 3, passenger/ca...
India, therefore, served as a major corridor for dispersal of modern humans. By studying variation at DNA level in contemporary human populations of India, we have provided evidence that mitochondrial DNA haplotypes based on RFLPs are strikingly similar across ethnic groups of India, consistent with...
In the West, you will find a few major cuisine groups. While Gujarati cuisine is similar in some ways to Rajasthani cuisine, with its extensive use of dairy products, the difference is that Gujarati cuisine is mostly vegetarian and often sweetened with jaggery or sugar.Gujaratis make some of...
There are thus major geographic differences in diet. Just as fundamental is the division between those who eat meat and those who are vegetarian. Muslims, Jews, Sikhs, and Christians all eat meat, with the important proviso that the first three groups do not consume pork. Lower-caste Hindus...