Dr. Kakoli Das

Dr. Kakoli Das

Assistant Professor
Department
GEOGRAPHY
Contact
Educational Qualification
Degree Name Institute Year of passing/awarded
Post Doc International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS) 2025 (opted not to pursue)
Ph.D Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) 2023
M. Phil. Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK) 2014
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
UNDERSTANDING CONTEMPORARY FERTILITY TRANSITION IN RURAL WEST BENGAL
Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Description of Experience
Guest Lecturer Midnapore College (Autonomous), West Bengal
Subject Counsellor Netaji Subhas Open University; Raja Narendralal Khan Women’s College, West Bengal
Guest Lecturer Rabindra Bharati University (RBU), West Bengal
Visiting Scientist, Indian Statistical Institute Kolkata (ISIK), West Bengal
Assistant Professor of Geography, CDOE, VU
Specialization/Research Area
Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest) Detailed Description
Field of Specialization Fertility Outcomes, Development Studies, and Behavioral Dynamics
Research Area/ Areas of Interest Fertility Transition and Family Dynamics, Reproductive Behaviour, Maternal and Child Health, Gender dynamics, Life-Course Analysis, Behavioural Approaches to Demography, Mental Health, and Urban dynamics.
Course/ Subject Taught
Course Name
Population Geography, Regional and Rural Geography, Urban Geography, Quantitative & Field-based Social Research Methods
Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper
Author' Name Title Publication Type Published in Published on Publisher's Name Role Details
Das, K., Ghosh, S., and Shenk, M. K. Responsibility, social aspirations, and contemporary low fertility: a case study of rural West Bengal, India. International Asian Population Studies Sep, 2023 Routledge First Author Impact Factor:
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Bhakat, P., and Das, K. Status of mental health among college and university students during first and second wave of COVID-19 outbreak in India: A cross-sectional study International Journal of Affective Disorders Reports Apr, 2023 Elsevier Co-Author Impact Factor:
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Das, K. Understanding contemporary fertility transition in rural West Bengal: A Critical Review. National Indian Journal of Landscape Systems and Ecological Studies: Population and Human Habitats Jun, 2021 ILEE Solo Author Impact Factor:
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Das, K. and Ghosh, S. Rural–Urban Fertility Convergence, Differential Stopping Behavior, and Contraceptive Method Mix in West Bengal, India: A Spatiotemporal Analysis. International Journal of Family History Apr, 2021 Sage Publications First Author Impact Factor:
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Das, K., Ganguli, N. and Ghosh, S. Factors Affecting in Maternal Care Utilization in Empowered Action Group (EAG) States of India: Evidences from Largest Sample Survey of India. International The Indian Journal of Anthropological Society Jul, 2018 Anthropo. Soc. First Author Impact Factor:
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Chakraborty, S, Chowdhury, S., Roy, U., and Das, K. Declassification of Census Towns in West Bengal Empirical Evidence from Patuli, Bardhaman International Economic and Political Weekly Jun, 2017 EPW Co-Author Impact Factor:
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Chakraborty, S., Das, K. and Roy, U. Concentrated or Dispersed Urbanization: A Critical Analysis of Newly Emerged Census Towns of West Bengal in 2011, India National Journal of Geography and Regional Planning Sep, 2015 Academic Journals Co-Author Impact Factor:
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Chakraborty, S., Chatterjee, S., Das, K., and Roy, U. Changing Patterns of Urbanization in West Bengal: An Analysis of the 2011 Census of India Data. International Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities Feb, 2015 Asian Research Consortium Co-Author Impact Factor:
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Book Chapter Published
Title of Chapter Title of the Book Published by Published on Role Details
Gender-Parity-Specific Fertility Decline in India: A Spatiotemporal Study. Sexual and Reproductive Health of Women: Dimensions and Perspectives Springer Nature Jun, 2025 First Author Indexing:
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Decline in birth rate, maternal and child health. Swastha o Somaj: Bisesh Sonkhya Anustup Mar, 2025 Co-Author Indexing:
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Factors affecting inequity in institutional delivery and choice of providers: the role of Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) and Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Bihar Population, Health, and Health and Nutrition of Women and Children in Empowered Action Group States of India: Status & Progress. Routledge publication. Jun, 2023 First Author Indexing:
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Invited Lectures
Title Organized By Venue Date
Rising Deprivation, economic uncertainty, and contemporary low fertility in an underdeveloped state of India Population Research Institute (PRI), Family and Gender Working Group. Pennsylvania State University Apr, 2024
Membership of Learned Society
Title/Name of the Society
Active member of the Population Association of America (PAA)
Active member of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP)
Active member of Asian Population Association (APA)