Many of these same ingredients closely reflect garam masala, a spice mix used in north India. You can make your own garam masala by toasting whole spices like cardamom seeds, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, black peppercorns, cloves, dried chilies, cinnamon and nutmeg, then grinding them into a powder.
There are 593 districts. Thus, the population of India is divided into various districts within 28 states and seven Union territories. Each district is further divided into various settlements that are either rural or urban. Here we shall analyze the distribution of the population in terms of their rural or urban residence.
India has nearly 1 billion people living on approximately one-third of the land of either the United States or China. India's current population growth rate is 1.9%, which translates to a doubling time of 37 years (PRB, 1996). Together, China and India constitute more than one-third of the total world population.