Demographic Study of the Missing Community of Assam: A Study on Lazai Pani Miri Gaon, Dibrugarh, Assam

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Mouchumi Gogoi Abstract: The Multilingual Demographic Dictionary defines demography as the “Scientific study of human populations primarily with respect to their size, their structure and their developments. “The present study concerns with the change and development of demographic behaviour like mortality, fertility, marriage, family pattern, occupational pattern, etc. There are many factors which are affecting mortality. These are income, occupation, marital status, male- female, poverty, urban-rural difference, health service, etc. This study attempts to determine/measure the present levels of fertility and mortality among the Mishings. Mishings are one of the indigenous ethnic groups of Assam. They have been here since the days of the Chutiya role in Sadiya forming an integral part of Assamese society and culture. Their contribution to the development of Assam’s polity, economy and other aspects of life is no less significant than those of many others. The fertility and mortality behaviour of a population depends on the socio-economic configurations of the concerned population. Therefore, any policy taken for the improvement in the socio-economic and demographic conditions will be fruitful only when it is based on the findings of the study covering the concerned population. The present study is an effort for knowing the demographic behaviour of the Mishings, an important minor tribe of Assam. Click here to print/download PDF of this research paper 1.1: Introduction The Mu...