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These statistical data were collected in the year 2005.Hamirpur in Gujarat is a small township with a population of 75000. 40% of the population belongs to the above 35 age category. The ratio of males to females is 1 : 1.5. Past records indicate that the population in Hamirpur grows at an annual rate of 7%. The total cultivable area in Hamirpur is 2 lakh acres. Paddy is the major crop of Hamirpur and has shown average productivity levels of 2.5 tonnes per acre. Hamirpur receives about 10 inches of rainfall in a normal monsoon year.
Population of Hamirpur in 2005 = 75000
% increase every year = 7%
=> population in 2007 = 75000 * 1.07 * 1.07 = 85868
$$\approx$$ 85870
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