How are physical and economic factors responsible for uneven distribution of population in India?

Explanation

Physical factors that determine the pattern of the population distribution:
(i) Climate along with terrain and availability of water.
(ii) Development of transport network.
(iii) Availability of mineral and energy resources.
Economic factors that determine the pattern of the population distribution:
(i) Development of irrigation and evolution of settled agriculture and agricultural development.
(ii) Industrialisation and urbanisation.
(iii) Pattern of human settlement.