Demography

தமிழ்த் தேசியம்

"To us all towns are one, all men our kin.
Life's good comes not from others' gift, nor ill
Man's pains and pains' relief are from within.
Thus have we seen in visions of the wise !."
- Tamil Poem in Purananuru, circa 500 B.C

TAMIL NATION LIBRARY: History & Geography

A century of Tamil demography: the development of the population of Tamil Nadu from 1871 to 1981. [Un siecle de demographie tamoule: l'evolution de la population du Tamil Nadu de 1871 a 1981.] Les Etudes du CEPED, No. 4, ISBN 2-87762-040-9. Mar 1992. viii, 167 pp. Centre Francais sur la Population et le Developpement [CEPED]: Paris, France. In French with summary in English
by Guilmoto, Christophe Z.

(Courtesy Princeton University Catalogue): This study is based on a doctoral dissertation on the demography of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu during the period 1871-1981. Data are from official sources, including both the census and vital statistics. The study is in three parts. The first describes the period 1871-1921 and its high levels of fertility and mortality, which were affected by periodic crises such as epidemics or famines; the second focuses on the period of transition, 1921-1951, identified primarily by a decline in mortality and accelerating urbanization; and the third deals with the period since 1951, characterized by continuing declines in mortality and fertility, following a brief increase in the early 1950s. Comparisons are made with other parts of India. Correspondence: Centre Francais sur la Population et le Developpement, 15 rue de l'Ecole de Medecine, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France. Location: Princeton University Library (SPR).