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STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS ON THE STATUS OF INDIAN WOMEN

I. Demography and Vital Statistics

1. Share of Population in Total Population, Decadal Growth Rate, 2001.
2. Sex Ratio, 1996-2001
3. Expectation of Life at Birth, 1996-2001
4. Maternal Mortality Rate, 1996-2001

1. Share of Population in Total Population, Decadal Growth Rate, 2001.

S.No.

India / State/Uts

Total Population

Percentage Share in Total Population (Provisional)**

% Decadal Natural Growth Rate 2001

Persons

Males

Females

Females

 

INDIA*

1028610328

532156772

496453556

100.00

21.54

1

Andhra Pradesh

76210007

38527413

37682594

7.37

14.59

2

Arunachal Pradesh

1097968

579941

518027

0.11

27.00

3

Assam

26655528

13777037

12878491

2.59

18.92

4

Bihar

82998509

43243795

39754714

8.07

28.62

5

Chhatisgarh

20833803

10474218

10359585

2.03

18.27

6

Delhi

13850507

7607234

6243273

1.34

47.02

7

Goa

1347668

687248

660420

0.13

15.21

8

Gujarat

50671017

26385577

24285440

4.93

22.66

9

Haryana

21144564

11363953

9780611

2.05

28.43

10

Himachal Pradesh

6077900

3087940

2989960

0.59

17.54

11

Jammu & Kashmir

10143700

5360926

4782774

0.98

29.43

12

Jharkhand

26945829

13885037

13060792

2.62

23.36

13

Karnataka

52850562

26898918

25951644

5.14

17.51

14

Kerala

31841374

15468614

16372760

3.10

9.43

15

Madhya Pradesh

60348023

31443652

28904371

5.88

24.26

16

Maharashtra

96878627

50400596

46478031

9.42

22.73

17

Manipur *

2166788*

1095634*

1071154*

0.23

24.86

18

Meghalaya

2318822

1176087

1142735

0.22

30.65

19

Mizoram

888573

459109

429464

0.09

28.82

20

Nagaland

1990036

1047141

942895

0.19

64.53

21

Orissa

36804660

18660570

18144090

3.57

16.25

22

Punjab

24358999

12985045

11373954

2.37

20.10

23

Rajasthan

56507188

29420011

27087177

5.50

28.41

24

Sikkim

540851

288484

252367

0.05

33.06

25

Tamil Nadu

62405679

31400909

31004770

6.05

11.72

26

Tripura

3199203

1642225

1556978

0.31

16.03

27

Uttar Pradesh

166197921

87565369

78632552

16.17

25.85

28

Uttaranchal

8489349

4325924

4163425

0.83

20.41

29

West Bengal

80176197

41465985

38710212

7.81

17.77

30

UnionTerritories

 

 

 

 

 

31

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

356152

192972

163180

0.03

26.90

32

Chandigarh

900635

506938

393697

0.09

40.28

33

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

220490

121666

98824

0.02

59.22

34

Daman & Diu

158204

92512

65692

0.02

55.73

35

Lakshadweep

60650

31131

29519

0.01

17.30

36

Pondicherry

974345

486961

487384

0.09

20.62

Source: India, Registrar General and Census Commissioner. (2004). Final Population Totals:Census of India 2001.
New Delhi. P. 1-9. India, Registrar General and Census Commissioner. (2004). Final Population Totals Datasheet: Census of India 2001. New Delhi. P.1

Notes : * Excluding the population of Mao Maram, Paomata & Purul Sub-divisions of Senapati District of Manipur

**India, Registrar General and Census Commissioner. (2001). Provisional Population Totals: Census of India 2001. New Delhi. P. XII

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 2. Sex Ratio, 1996-2001

S.No.

India/State/UTs

Sex Ratio 2001

 

India

933

1

Andhra Pradesh

978

2

Arunachal Pradesh

893

3

Assam

935

4

Bihar

919

5

Chhattisgarh

989

6

Delhi

821

7

Goa

961

8

Gujarat

920

9

Haryana

861

10

Himachal Pradesh

968

11

Jammu & Kashmir

892

12

Jharkhand

941

13

Karnataka

965

14

Kerala

1058

15

Madhya Pradesh

919

16

Maharashtra

922

17

Manipur

978

18

Meghalaya

972

19

Mizoram

935

20

Nagaland

900

21

Orissa

972

22

Punjab

876

23

Rajasthan

921

24

Sikkim

875

25

Tamil Nadu

987

26

Tripura

948

27

Uttar Pradesh

898

28

Uttaranchal

962

29

West Bengal

934

30

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

846

31

Chandigarh

777

32

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

812

33

Daman & Diu

710

34

Lakshadweep

948

35

Pondicherry

1001

Sex Ratio

National Average: 933 females for 1000 males (Census of India 2001)

States with Sex Ratio Above 970:

Kerala (1058), Pondicherry (1001), Chhattisgarh (989), Tamil Nadu (987), Manipur (978), AP (978), Meghalaya (972), Orissa (972)

States with Sex Ratio Between 890 and 968:

HP (968), Karnataka (965), Uttaranchal (962), Goa (961), Tripura (948), Lakshadweep (948), Jharkhand (941), Assam (935), Mizoram (935), WB (934), Maharashtra (922), Rajasthan (921),Gujarat (920), Bihar (919), MP (919), Nagaland (900), Arunachal Pradesh (893) and J&K (892)

States with Sex Ratio Below 900:

UP (898), Punjab (876), Sikkim (875), Haryana (861), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (846), Delhi (821), Dadra & Nagar Haveli (812), Chandigarh (777), Daman & Diu (710)

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3. Expectation of Life at Birth, 1996-2001

S.No.

India/State/UTs

Expectation of Life at Birth 1996-2001

Male

Female

 

India 1,2

62.4

63.4

 

India (1990)

 

 

1

Andhra Pradesh

61.5

33

2

Arunachal Pradesh

-

74

3

Assam

57.3

62

4

Bihar

63.6

75

5

Chhattisgarh

-

25

6

Delhi #

-

14

7

Goa

-

60

8

Gujarat

61.5

66

9

Haryana

63.9

43

10

Himachal Pradesh

-

40

11

Jammu & Kashmir 1

-

45

12

Jharkhand

-

58

13

Karnataka

61.7

11

14

Kerala

70.7

86

15

Madhya Pradesh

56.8

45

16

Maharashtra

65.3

10

17

Manipur 2

-

51

18

Meghalaya

-

18

19

Mizoram

-

-

20

Nagaland

-

91

21

Orissa

58.5

52

22

Punjab

68.4

80

23

Rajasthan

60.3

29

24

Sikkim

-

49

25

Tamil Nadu

65.2

35

26

Tripura

-

83

27

Uttar Pradesh

61.2

40

28

Uttaranchal

-

51

29

West Bengal

64.5

7

30

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

-

16

31

Chandigarh

-

61

32

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

-

43

33

Daman & Diu

-

38

34

Lakshadweep

-

22

35

Pondicherry

-

-

Source: Census of India, 2001

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4. Maternal Mortality Rate, 1996-2001

S.No.

India/State/UTs

Maternal
Mortality Rate
1998 (per 1,00,000 Live Births) $

 

India

407(SRS)
540 (NFHS 2)

 

India (1990)

437

1

Andhra Pradesh

159

2

Arunachal Pradesh

-

3

Assam

409

4

Bihar

452

5

Chhattisgarh

-

6

Delhi #

-

7

Goa

-

8

Gujarat

28

9

Haryana

103

10

Himachal Pradesh

-

11

Jammu & Kashmir 1

-

12

Jharkhand

-

13

Karnataka

195

14

Kerala

198

15

Madhya Pradesh

498

16

Maharashtra

135

17

Manipur 2

-

18

Meghalaya

-

19

Mizoram

-

20

Nagaland

-

21

Orissa

367

22

Punjab

199

23

Rajasthan

670

24

Sikkim

-

25

Tamil Nadu

79

26

Tripura

-

27

Uttar Pradesh

707

28

Uttaranchal

-

29

West Bengal

266

30

Andaman & Nicobar Islands #

­-

31

Chandigarh #

-

32

Dadra & Nagar Haveli #

-

33

Daman & Diu #

-

34

Lakshadweep #

-

35

Pondicherry #

-

Source : India, Registrar General, Vital Statistics Division (2004). Sample Registration System BulletinApril2004 New Delhi. P. 1
Source : @India, Registrar General and Census Commissioner.(2004). Primary Census Abstract Total Population: Census of India 2001. New Delhi. P. lii
Note : N.A: Not available due to part receipt of returns.
# : Inadequate sample to provide estimate
#: India, Planning Commission. (2000). Status of Women & Men: Data Sheet.
New Delhi. P. 1.
$: India, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Central Statistical Organisation(2002). Women and Men in India 2002. New Delhi. P. 26

Maternal Mortality Rate ( per 1 lakh Live Births)

National Average: 407 (SRS 2001) 540 ( NFHS 2, 2000)
States with MMR Below 100: Gujarat (28), Tamil Nadu (79)
States with MMR Between 100 and 299: Haryana (103), Maharashtra (135), AP (159), Karnataka (195), Kerala (198), Punjab (199), WB (266)
States with MMR Above 300 : Orissa (367), Assam (409), Bihar (452), MP (498), Rajasthan (670), UP (707)

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