This illustration, created by Terence Teo, represents India's population density on a three-dimensional map. To do this, Terence extracted the data available at Kontur Population with which it generates columns using a programme, with a height that represents the population density at each point.
Unlike other countries, this population density map shows a somewhat different pattern. At first glance, it is clear that there is a large concentration of population in the north, on the Ganges River plain. Half of the inhabitants of the world's most populous country are concentrated in this area, which is home to more than 700 million people. Despite this concentration, only two of the country's most populous cities are located here: Calcutta and New Delhi. The rest are located in the «most sparsely populated region»: Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Chennai and Surat.
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