期刊名称：International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies
印刷版ISSN：2349-6711
电子版ISSN：2349-6959
出版年度：2015
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：100-111
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出版社：Scholar Publications
摘要：Population growth is a great concern in the world in general and in developing countries in particular to sustain population of our mother earth. Population growth rate varies spatio-temporally in various socio-economic and ecological contexts. Status of women depends on the socio-economic structures in which she is born and brought up. Level of women’s education influences the possibility for women engagement in various economic sectors. Economic engagement of women workforce in any earning activities leading to late marriage, enable themselves to take own family decision and empowers women to decide herself the number of progeny including other human rights. In case of earning mother, lack of time to bear and rear the offspring as well as their economic stability enhances the urge for development of children through modern education and hygienic healthy management. Nadia District of West Bengal is a land of alluvium soil and intensive subsistence farming is dominant economic activity. As per Census of India (2011), female literacy rate is lower (70.98%) than male literacy (78.75%), percentage of women work participation rate (WWPR) is less (11.48) than male workers (58.53%). Growth rate of population is 12.24%. Female literacy rate and female work participation are positively related (r = 0.87984) and it is significant at 2% level for 4 degree of freedom(d.f.) and t value is 3.702. Female workers and population growth are negatively related (r = -0.73601) and it is significant at 10% level for 4 d.f. (t value is 2.174). The aim of the study is to know how socio-economic conditions of women control the natural growth of population in Nadia District of West Bengal. Key Words: Natural Population Growth, Women Education and Women Work Force.
