SELECTED HEALTH AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS (1993)

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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 (%) 1981-1991 23.85
  Average Annual  Growth Rate (%)  1981-1991 2.24
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  273
6.  Proportion of Urban population to total population  1991 Census 29.48
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) 1991/92/93 29.5/29.2/28.5
13. Crude Death Rate (SRS)  1991/92/93 9.8/10.9/9.2
14. Natural Growth Rate (SRS)  1991/92/93 19.7/18.3/19.3
15. Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)  1991/92/93 80.0/79.0/74.0
16. Expectation of life at birth  1991-96  
  Persons 61.1
  Male 60.6
  Female 61.7
17. No. of Medical Colleges 1992-93 146 ##
18. No. of Hospitals and beds   (1-1-93) HOSPITALS BEDS
  Government (including local bodies) 4,235 365,696
  Private & Vol. Org.  9,457 230,507
  Total 13,692 596,203
19. Population served per bed 1.1.92/1.1.93 1318/1412
20. Hospital beds per lakh of population 1.1.92/1.1.93 76/70
21. No. of sub centres  31.3.93 131,470
22. No. of Primary Health Centres   31.3.93 21,009
23. No. of Community Health Centres   31.3.93 2,289
24. No. of doctors (Registered with Medical Council of India) 1992 410,875
  a) Population served per doctor 1992 2,100
  b)  Doctors per lakh population 1992 48
25. No. of Registered general nursing midwifery with Nursing Council of India 1991/1992 340,208/385,410
26. Gross National Product (Rs. in crores)  1992-93  
  At current prices 5,35,055
  At 1980-81 prices 2,09,306
27. Per capita National Product (Rs.)  1992-93  
  At current prices 5528.6
  At 1980-81 prices 2174.5
28. Plan Outlay on Health, Family Welfare and Water Supply & Sanitation  (Rs. in crores) 1992-93 4,501.8
29. Per capita expenditure on health and family welfare and Water Supply & Sanitaion(Rs.) 1989-90 83.03
30. 1991 Census 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 52.2
  Male 64.1
  Female 39.3
33. Work participation rate (%) $  1991 Census  
  Persons 37.5
  Male 51.6
  Female 22.3
  Rural 35.84
  Urban 29.48
34. Percentage of population below poverty line  1987-88  
  Rural 39.06
  Urban 40.12
  Combined 39.34
 NOTE:-      

#

includes projected population of J&K, where 1991 census could not be held. (Provisional)
## includes unrecognized medical colleges
SRS Sample Registration System, Registrar General of India
$ Excluding Assam
@ Quick Estimation