SELECTED SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS (2003)*

Sl. No.		Item of information	Reference Period and data
1.		Population (lakhs)	1951		1991**			2001***
		Total	3610.9		8464.2			10286.1
		Male	1855.3		4393.6			5321.6
		Female	1755.6		4070.6			4964.6
2.		Decennial growth rate (%)	1941-1951		1981-1991			1991-2001
			13.31		23.87(a)			21.52
3.		Annual Growth rate (%)	1982		1991			2001
			2.19		2.07			1.96
4.		Sex Ratio (females per thousand males)	1951		1991(a)			2001
			946		926			933
5.		Area in 1000 square Kms. @	1991					2001
			3287.3					3287.3
6.		Density of Population (per sq. Kms.)	1951		1991(a)			2001
			117		267			325
7.		Percentage of urban to total population	1951		1991			2001
			17.29		25.70			27.82
8.		No. of districts ( As on 31^st March )	1981		1991			2001
			412		466			593
9.		No. of towns	1961		1991#			2001
			2647		4615			5161
10.		No.of development blocks ( As on 31^st March )	1980-1981		1999			2001
			5011		5488			5564
11.		No. of villages(inhabited)	1981		1991			2001
			557137(b)		580781			593643
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
		Schedule caste	14.67		15.75			16.48 #
		Schedule Tribe	6.86		7.76			8.08 #
14.		Literacy rate (%)		1951		1991			2001
		Persons		18.33		52.20			65.49
		Male		27.16		64.13			75.96
		Female		8.86		39.28			54.28
15.		Population below poverty line (%)		1973-1974		1993-1994			1999-2000
		Combined		54.9		36.0			26.1
		Rural		56.4		37.3			27.1
		Urban		49.0		32.4			23.6
16.		Crude Birth rate (SRS) per thousand		1941-1951		1991			2002# # #
				39.9		29.5#			25.0
17.	Crude Death Rate(SRS) per thousand			27.4		9.8#			8.1
18.	Natural Growth Rate (SRS) per thousand			12.5		19.7#			16.9
19.	Infant Mortality Rate (SRS)			1946-1950		1991			2001# # #
	No. of deaths per thousand live births			134		80#			66
20.	General Fertility Rate (SRS)			1981			1990		1999
	Rural			149.4			132.6		112.8
	Urban			107.2			96.1		77.6
	Total			140.9			123.9		103.2
21.	Total Fertility Rate (SRS)			1981			1990		1999
	Rural			4.8			4.1		3.5
	Urban			3.3			2.8		2.3
	Total			4.5			3.8		3.2
22.	Expectation of life at birth (years)			1947		1986-1991			2001-2006
	Persons			31.7		58.6			64.8
	Male			32.0		58.1			64.1
	Female			31.4		59.1			65.8
23.	No. of medical colleges			1950-1951		1991-1992			2000-2001
				30		146# #			189
24.	No. of dental colleges			1950-51		1991-1992			2003-2004
	BDS			4		57			185
	MDS			+		23			58

25.		No. of colleges of ISM & H	1.4.1997		1.4.1999		1.4.2003
		Ayurved	144		167		209
		Unani	31		37		36
		Siddha	2		2		6
		Homoeopathy	118		116		180
26.		No. of Hospitals (as on 1^st January)	1952		1982		2002
			2694		6804		15393
27.		No. of beds (all types) (as on 1^st January)	117178		569495		914543
28.		Beds per lakh population	32		83		89
29.		No. of sub-centres (as on 31^st March)	1967		1991		2001
			17521		130984		137311
30.		No. of Primary Health Centres (as on 31^st March)	4793		20139		22842
31.		No. of Community Health Centres (as on 31^st March)	-		2070		3043
32.		No. of allopathic Doctors registered with Medical Council of India (00) ( As on 31^st December )	1951		1991		2002
			618		3936		6058
33.		No. of Doctors per lakh population	17		47		59
			1951		1991		2003
34.		No. of Dentist registered with Dental Council of India (As on 31^st December)	3290		10751		47318
			1951		1991		2003
35.		No. of Dentist per million population	9		13		45
36.		No. of Registered general nursing midwifery with Nursing Council of India	1951		1991		2003(As on 31.3.2003 )
		(As on 31^st December)	16550		340208		839862
37.		Gross National Product (Rs. In crores)	1950-1951		1990-1991		2002-2003
		At current prices	9506		503409		2230272
		At 1993-94 prices	139912		683670		1306811
38.		Per capita Net national Product (Rs.)	1950-51		1990-91		2002-2003
		At current prices	255		5365		18912
		At 1993-94 prices	3687		7321		10964
39.		Plan Outlay (Rs. In crores)	1951-56 (Ist Plan)	1997 –2002 (IX Plan)		2002-2007 (X Plan)
		Total	65.3	35204.95		58920.3
		Health	65.2	19818.40		31020.3
		Family Welfare	0.1	15120.20		27125.0
		ISM&H	-	266.35		775.0
40.	Per capita expenditure on health & Family Welfare & Water supply & sanitation (Rs.)			1985-1986		1989-1990
				55.06		83.03

* - provisional

** - includes Interpolated population of J & K based on final population 2001,

where 1991 census could not be held

*** - 2001 census figures are final & exclude those of the three sub divisions viz. Maomaram, Paomata and

Purul of Senapati Distt. Of Marupur as population census 2001 in these three sub division were

cancelled due to technical & Administrative reasons, although a population census was carried out in

these sub divisions also as per schedule.

# - excludes J & K, where 1991 census could not be held

# # - includes unrecognised medical colleges

# # # - Excludes Nagaland Rural

+ - 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

$ - Excludes Nagaland (Rural) and J&K due to Part receipt of returns.

SRS - Sample Registration System of Registrar General of India

@ - Including area under illegal occupation of China & Pakistan