|
Number and percentage of population below poverty
line-1999-2000 |
|
State/Uts |
Rural |
Urban |
Combined |
|
% of persons |
% of persons |
% of persons |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
11.05 |
26.63 |
15.77 |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
40.04 |
7.47 |
33.47 |
|
Assam |
40.04 |
7.47 |
36.09 |
|
Bihar |
44.3 |
32.91 |
42.6 |
|
Goa |
1.35 |
7.52 |
4.4 |
|
Gujrat |
13.17 |
15.59 |
14.07 |
|
Haryana |
8.27 |
9.99 |
8.74 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
7.94 |
4.63 |
7.63 |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
3.97 |
1.98 |
3.48 |
|
Karnataka |
17.38 |
25.25 |
20.04 |
|
Kerala |
9.38 |
20.27 |
12.72 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
37.06 |
38.44 |
37.43 |
|
Maharashtra |
23.72 |
26.81 |
25.02 |
|
Manipur |
40.04 |
7.47 |
28.54 |
|
Meghalaya |
40.04 |
7.41 |
33.87 |
|
Mizoram |
40.04 |
7.41 |
19.47 |
|
Nagaland |
40.04 |
7.41 |
32.67 |
|
Orissa |
48.01 |
42.83 |
47.15 |
|
Punjab |
6.35 |
5.75 |
6.16 |
|
Rajasthan |
13.74 |
19.85 |
15.28 |
|
Sikkim |
40.04 |
7.47 |
36.55 |
|
TamilNadu |
20.55 |
22.11 |
21.12 |
|
Tripura |
40.04 |
7.47 |
34.44 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
31.22 |
30.89 |
31.15 |
|
West Bengal |
31.85 |
14.86 |
27.02 |
|
Andaman & Nicobar |
20.55 |
22.11 |
20.99 |
|
Chandigarh |
5.75 |
5.75 |
5.75 |
|
Dadar & NagarHaveli |
17.57 |
13.52 |
17.14 |
|
Daman & Diu |
1.35 |
7.52 |
4.44 |
|
Delhi |
0.4 |
9.42 |
8.23 |
|
Lakshadweep |
9.38 |
20.27 |
15.6 |
|
Pondicherry |
20.55 |
22.11 |
21.67 |
|
All India |
27.09 |
23.62 |
26.1 |
Source: Planning Commission, Government of India(2002),
National Human Development Report 2001, Planning Commission,
New Delhi. |