SPATIAL PATTERN OF GROWTH RATE OF MALE POPULATION IN KOLHAPUR DISTRICT

Growth of population means any change in population in number, further it refers to the growth of the
human population in a particular area during a specific period of time. The net change in population
between two points in time is expressed in percentage and is described as the growth rate of population.
Population growth is also measured in terms of absolute increase. The study of population growth,
particularly in a developing region, unfolds various facts of man environment relationship and the quality of
human life. The study of growth rate is important from the view point of future planning. Analysis of gender
wise growth rate is essential because it effects on demography of the region as well as its future trend is also
controlled by the gender wise growth rate. Therefore attempt is made here to analyze spatial pattern of
growth rate of male population in Kolhapur district. The paper is based on secondary data source. To
analyze of decadal variation in the growth rate of male population within the study area, the tahsils of
Kolhapur district are divided into high, medium, low with the help of Mean and Standard deviation.