SELECTED HEALTH AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS (1992)

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ITEM

YEAR OF REFERENCE 

PARTICULARS
1. Population (000)    
            Total 1991 Census 846,302*
            Male   439,230
            Female   407,072
2. Decennial Growth Rate (%) 1981-91 23.85
  Average Annual Growth Rate (%)  1981-91 2.14
3. Sex Ratio (No of female to 1000 male) 1991 Census 927
 4. Area in Sq. Kilometres (000) 1991 Census  3,287.3
5. Density of Population per Sq. km. 1991 Census  257
6.  Proportion of Urban population to total population  1991 Census 25.73
7. No. of districts. 1991 Census 451
8. No. of towns $.  1981 Census $ 3,693 *
9.  No. of development blocks. 1980-81 5,011
10. No. of villages (inhabitated) 1981 Census 5,57,137
11. Broad age distribution of population(percentage to total population) and age groups     
0-14

           1971

       42.0

        1981

       39.6

  15-59 1971 52.0
    1981 53.9
  60+ 1971 6.0
    1981 6.5
12. Crude Birth Rate (SRS) 1990 30.2
13. Crude Death Rate (SRS)  1990 9.7
14. Natural Growth Rate (SRS)  1990 20.5
15. Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)  1990 80.0
16. Expectation of life at birth  1986-91  
  Persons 58.6
  Male 58.1
  Female 59.1
17. No. of Medical Colleges 1989-90 128**
18. No. of Hospitals and beds   (1-1-92) HOSPITALS BEDS
  Government (including local bodies) 4,757 435,215
  Private & Vol. Org.  6,417 206,888
  Total 11,174 642,103
19. Population served per bed 1.1.92 1,318
20. Hospital beds per lakh of population 1.1.91 76
21. No. of sub centres ( as on 31st March' 92)   131,318
22. No. of Primary Health Centres (as on 31st March' 92)   22,441
23. No. of Community Health Centres ( as on 31st March' 92)   2,015
24. No. of doctors (Registered with Medical Council of India) 1991 394,068
  a) Population served per doctor 1991 2,148
  b)  Doctors per lakh population 1991 46
25. No. of Registered general nursing midwifery with Nursing Council of India 1990 311,235
26. Gross National Product (Rs. in crores)    
  At current prices 1989-90 @ 3,92,524
  At 1980-81 prices 1989-90 @ 1,95,237
27. Per Capita National Product (Rs.)  1989-90  
  At current prices 4252.4
  At 1980-81 prices 2142.1
28. Plan Outlay on Health, Family Welfare & Water Supply & Sanitation  (Rs. in crores) 1991-92 4,448.9
29. Per capita expenditure on health and family welfare & Water Supply & Sanitaion(Rs.) 1989-90 83.03
30. caste and 1991 Census Tribe population  1991 Census  
  1991 Census Caste 138,223,277
  1991 Census Tribe 67,758,380
31. Religion wise distribution of population 1971 Census   
  Hindu 82.7
  Muslim 11.2
  Christian 2.6
  Sikh 1.9
  Others 1.6
32. Literacy rate (%) $  1991 Census  
  Persons 52.11
  Male 63.86
  Female 39.42
  Rural 29.65
  Urban 57.40
33. Work participation rate (%) $  1991 Census  
  Persons 34.12
  Male 50.54
  Female 16.43
  Rural 35.67
  Urban 29.64
34. Percentage of population below poverty line  1987-88  
  Rural 33.4
  Combined 29.9
 NOTE:-      
SRS Sample Registration System of Registrar General of India
$ Excluding Assam

*

Includes projected population of Assam where 1991 census could not be held (Provisional)
@ Quick estimation
** Includes unrecognized Medical Colleges also