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India and Rajasthan Poverty: FACTS AND FIGURES 1. World 1.1 1billion people in the world are below the 1$ a day poverty line - UNDP 1.2 2.7billion people in the world below the 2$ a day poverty line - World Bank 1.3 35% of world population below $1/day - World Bank 2. India 2.1 India population 1027m - 2001 India Census 2.2 India rural population 742m - 2001 India Census 2.3 India Female : Male ratio 940:1000 - 2001 India Census (927:1000 in 1991) 2.4 India Children 0-6 158m - 2001 India Census 2.5 India Rural Child ratio F:M 930:1000 - 2001 India Census 2.6 India Literate people M:64% F46% - 2001 India Census 2.7 India Rural Literate M:59% F39% - 2001 India Census 2.8 1/3rd of the world’s poor live in India - UN Statistics 2.9 35% of people in India below 1£/day - UN Statistics 2001 2.10 Number of undernourished people 221m in India - UN Statistics 2001 2.11 Child (<5) mortality 94/1000 births UNICEF 2000 2.12 1m children pa do not survive more than 1 year - 2001 India Census 3 Rajasthan - Demographics 3.1 56.47m people live in Rajasthan 2001 India Census 3.2 Current pop growth 130,000 pa CPR India Census 3.3 29.38m male 27.09m female (0.92f/m) Rajasthan Gov. website 3.4 43.3m live in rural areas 2001 India Census 3.5 8.5m under 6 years old in rural Rajasthan 2001 India Census 3.6 932 females for 1000 men in rural Rajasthan 2001 India Census 3.7 914 girls (<6) for 1000 boys in rural Rajasthan 2001 India Census 3.8 Age for girls marriage 17.6 cf 19.6 for India 1991 census 3.9 Average age of marriage in rural areas 14.6 4 Rajasthan - Poverty 4.1 14% people in Rajasthan below the poverty line (see footnote) GOR estimate – but disputed 4.2 More realistically c 15 million in Rajasthan are below the UN Poverty Level. 5 Rajasthan - Economy 5.1 67% Households have migrant members CPR Ref 5.2 Percentage of women in workforce 11% cf 12.7 for India Yearbook 1992-3 6 Rajasthan - Health 6.1 Maternal Mortality 558 per 100,000 births - one of the highest maternal mortality rate in the world UNICEF 6.2 Half the children are undernourished CPR Ref 6.3 1 in 12 children die in first year 1 in 9 children die before 5 years CPR Ref 6.4 Infant Mortality Rate under 5 for poor people in rural areas 165/1000 – twice as high as for better off households CPR Ref 6.5 51% children under 3 yrs underweight, 52% stunted and 12% wasted 6.6 Child malnutrition 42% in 1993 rising to 51% in 1999 6.7 Only 14% children vaccinated in rural area CPR Ref 6.8 Half the women are anaemic CPR – NFHS 6.9 Female infant mortality 92 per 1000 cf 80 for India National Family Planning Survey 1993-94 7 Rajasthan - Education 7.1 Only 45% girls enrol for primary education, cf 55% boys 7.2 Only 36% girls enrol for secondary education, cf 66% boys 7.3 Overall Female Literacy Rate 20% cf 39% India 1991 Census 7.4 Female Literacy Rate for Schedule castes 6% cf 28% India 1993-94 NCAER 8. Rajasthan - Water 8.1 5% of primary schools have water and sanitation CPR Ref 8.2 5% of India population, 10% India area, and 1% India water CPR Ref 8.3 Only 28% households have piped water compared with 89% in India 9. Rajasthan -Thar Desert 9.1 Desert Population 22,500,000 Gravis 2004 Annual Report 9.2 Temperature Range 2-45 degrees Gravis 2004 Annual Report 9.3 Area 21m sq kms Gravis 2004 Annual Report 9.4 F:M ratios: Overall 910:1000 Dholpur 795, Jaiselmer 807, Bikaner 885 1991 Census 9.4 Sand and Plains cover 70% (15m sq kms) Gravis 2004 Annual Report 9.5 29 million animals Gravis 2004 Annual Report 9.6 Population growth 6 fold since 1921 Gravis 2004 Annual Report 9.7 Per capita income Rs7200 (£90 pa) Gravis 2004 Annual Report 9.8 Mean rainfall 450mm in eastern areas 100mm in western areas |
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