KEY HEALTH INDICATORS (1997 & 98)

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Item of Information

Reference Period and Data

1. Population (lakhs) 1951 1991** 1998*
            Total 3610.9 8463.0 9656.1
            Male 1855.3 4392.3 5003.6
            Female 1755.6 4070.7 4652.5
2. Decennial growth rate (%) 1941-1951 1971-1981 1981-1991
    13.31 24.66 23.85(a)
3. Annual Growth rate (%)   1991 1998
      1.84 1.64
4. Sex Ratio (females per  thousand males) 1951 1991(a) 1998*
    946 927 945
5. Area in 1000 square Kms.     1991
        3287.3
6. Density of Population (per sq. Kms.)  1951 1971 1991(a)
    117 177 273
7. Percentage of urban to total population 1951 1971 1991
    17.29 19.91 26.13
8. No. of districts 1981 1991 1995
    412 466 505
9. No. of towns 1961 1981 1991#
    2647 3949 4615
10. No. of development blocks   1980-1981 1995
      5011 5428
11. No. of villages (inhabited)   1981 1991
      557137(b) 587226
12. Age distribution of population (%) 1971 1981 1991
  0-14 42.0 39.6 37.8
  15-59 52.0 53.9 55.5
  60+ 6.0 6.5 6.7
13. Percentage of S.C. / S.T. to total Population 1961 1981 1991
  Scheduled caste 14.67 15.75 16.48
  Scheduled Tribe 6.86 7.76 8.08
14. Literacy rate (%) 1951 1981 1991
 

Persons

18.33 43.67 52.19
 

Male

27.16 56.37 64.20
 

Female

8.86 29.85 39.19
15. Population below poverty line (%) 1973-1974 1993-1994  
  Combined 54.9 36.0  
  Rural 56.4 37.3  
  Urban 49.0 32.4  
16. Crude Birth Rate (SRS) per thousand 1941-1951 1991 1997
    39.9 29.5# 27.2#
17. Crude Death Rate (SRS) per thousand 27.4 9.8# 8.9#
18. Natural Growth Rate (SRS) per thousand 12.5 19.7# 18.3#
19. Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)  1946-1950 1991 1997
  No. of deaths per thousand live births 134 80# 71#
20. General Fertility Rate (SRS)     1994
  Rural     128.6
  Urban     89.7
  Total     118.3
21. Total Fertility Rate (SRS)      
  Rural     3.8
  Urban     2.7
  Total     3.5
22. Expectation of life at birth (years) 1947 1986-1991 1996-2001
  Persons 31.7 58.6 63.5
  Male 32.0 58.1 62.8
  Female 31.4 59.1 64.2
23. No. of Medical Colleges 1950-1951 1991-1992 1997-1998
    30 146## 165##
24. No. of Dental Colleges 1950-1951 1991-1992 1996-1997
  BDS 4 57 100
  MDS + 23 35
25. No. of Colleges of ISM & H     1.4.1997
  Ayurved     144
  Unani     31
  Siddha     2
                              Homoeopathy     118
26. No. of Hospitals (as on 1st January) 1952 1982 1998
    2694 6804 15188
27. No. of beds (all types) (as on 1st January) 117178 569495 896767
28. Beds per lakh population (as on 1st January) 32 83 93
29. No. of sub centres ( as on 31st March) 1967 1991 1998
    17521 130958 136794
30. No. of Primary Health Centres (as on 31st March) 4793 20450 22854
31. No. of Community Health Centres ( as on 31st March)   1991 1998
      2070 2712
32. No. of Allopathic Doctors registered with Medical Council of India (00) on 31st December. 1951 1991 1998
    618 3936 5039
33. No. of Doctors per lakh population 17 47 52
34. No. of Registered general nursing midwifery with Nursing Council of India on 31st December. 1951 1991 1997
    16550 340208 607376
35. Gross National Product (Rs. in crores) 1950-1951 1990-1991 1997-1998
  At current prices 8938 470269 1413231$
  At 1980-81 prices 42644 208481 1038692$
36. Per capita Net National Product (Rs.) 1950-1951 1990-1991 1997-1998
  At current prices 238.8 4983.0 13192.6$
  At 1980-81 prices 1126.9 2222.2 9660.3$
37. Plan Outlay  (Rs. in crores) 1951-56 (Ist Plan) 1992-97 (VIIIth Plan)
  Total 76.3 30793.2
  Health 65.2 7602.2@@
  Family Welfare 0.1 6500.0
  Water Supply and Sanitation 11.0 16711.0
38. Per capita expenditure on Health & Family Welfare & Water Supply & Sanitation (Rs.)   1985-1986 1989-1990
      55.06 83.03
       

*

projected

**

includes projected population of J&K, where 1991 census could not be held
# excludes J&K, where 1991 census could not be held
## includes unrecognized medical colleges
+ not available
(a) Assam and J&K population are not taken into consideration
(b) exclude Assam where 1981 census could not be held due to disturbed condition
$ Quick estimates and at 1993-1994 prices
@@ including 108.0 crores outlay of ISM & H
SRS Sample Registration System of Registrar General of India