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Demographic research however has been developed as an important area of interdisciplinary study within the ambit of social gerontology in the main context of an ever graying world population. A thorough literature review was conducted as part of study t find out of the areas of concern within the emerging issues in the process of ageing and also to know the various sources of data and certain methodologies applied in various studies and identify the research gaps and areas for further research. The present study intends to estimate the health, social and economic problems of elderly population and also utilization of primary health care services by them. Off late there has been a vast growth of literature on ageing trends, patterns, socio-economic and demographic profiles of the elderly. Besides cross sectional studies on specific studies aspects of the elderly have been done based on sample studies. Also, longitudinal cohort studies with in depth analysis of the different strata within the elderly need to receive specific attention on a multidisciplinary level by adopting a much holistic approach to ageing population.