Synopsis The present book Population and Reproductive Health : Perspectives and Issues is a compilation of some selected papers presented at the XXXI Annual Conference of the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) organized at Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), Tirupati during Nov. 3-5, 2009. There are 27 articles included in the book covering wide areas of Population and Reproductive Health. The papers are arranged in 4 sections, namely, population dynamics, reproductive health determinants and care, methodological issues and miscellaneous. The book will promote exchange of ideas and throw light on various dimensions of population dynamics and develop new methodologies for handling the complex nexus of population and reproductive health and also address issues relating issues relating to large scale sample surveys in this area.