Overpopulation is a phenomena in which population of a concerned region raises explicitly in large numbers. The two main reasons for overpopulation in India are higher birth rate and lower death rate. India is facing many consequences due to overpopulation like unemployment, poverty, food insecurity, extinction of plant and animal species, loss of ecosystems, deforestation, water and air pollution and others.
Drinking water, sewage treatment, inadequate rainfall, rapid depletion of natural resources, extinction of many plant and animal species due to deforestation and loss of eco-systems, increased level of life-threatening air and water pollution, high infant and child mortality rate and hunger due to extreme poverty
