Population Growth of Rural & Urban Settlement of Siliguri Subdivision

Population growth is a demographic process whereby increasing proportion population in area, structural change and behavioral transformation affecting both people and place. This process is spreading all over the world. It includes both the developmental opportunities and some harmful effects. Siliguri, the gateway to North East India, is crucial for the State of West Bengal as well as Eastern India. Especially, in developing countries like India, chronological population increase of any particular area create hardship environmental condition particularly for local residents. The level of population growth in Siliguri subdivision is at acceleration stage. The present investigation has been made to analyse the Population growth rate & try to find out the relationship between the distance and population growth in this area.