Religious differentials in fertility in India is there a convergence?
ManojAlagarajan; Kulkarni,P.M.
Economic And Political Weekly: 48, 44-53
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-9976 Document Number: 529743
Analysis of the data from the three rounds of India's National Family Health Survey shows that fertility transition is continuing in all the major religious groups of India. Substantial declines have occurred in fertility over the period encompassing the three rounds. The use of contraceptives has become more widely prevalent with a majority of couples wanting to stop childbearing at two or three children.