Steep fall in child sex ratio and population in the 0-6 age-group in Census 2011 has brought back the spotlight on pre-natal sex determination by couples in Orissa. The child sex ratio (0-6 years) fell from 953 to 941, the lowest since 1961. Nayagarh district from where several dead foetus …
Notwithstanding several measures taken by the Government to secure the future of children, particularly the girl child, there has been a decline in the child population in Uttar Pradesh. More importantly, there has been a considerable fall in the child sex ratio over the past decade, according to the final …
LUCKNOW: Raising questions on the efficacy of government intervention to prevent female foeticide in Uttar Pradesh, Census 2011 data has registered a steep decline of 14 point in the state's child sex ratio. Referring to the number of girls between the age of 0 and 6 years for every 1,000 …
Guwahati, May 23: Minority-dominated Dhubri district has recorded the highest population growth rate in Assam while Kokrajhar has recorded the lowest, according to the 2011 census, the final findings of which were released today. Assam ranks 14th in the country in terms of population. While Assam recorded a population growth …
In Assam, where the social status of women is high in comparison to some other states, the female population recorded a growth rate of 19.7 per cent during the last decade compared to 18.2 per cent males against the previous decade’s 18.5 per cent and 15.7 per cent. The growth …
Most districts of South Haryana have fared poorly on the sex ratio, final population figures of Census 2011 for the State released on Wednesday have revealed. The sex ratio has gone up from 861 in 2001 to 879 in 2011, but it is still less than the all-India sex ratio …
The 2011 Census has brought both good and bad news for Gurgaon. The fast developing city, according to census figures, has the highest literacy rate and the worst sex ratio in the state. The data shows that Gurgaon has a literacy rate of 84.7 per cent, followed by Panchkula at …
The final Census data has brought out an overall improvement in sex ratio in the state from 968 to 972 over a decade, but a declining trend in the rural areas is a cause of concern. While the sex ratio in urban areas increased from 795 to 853, it came …
Suicide rates among Indian farmers were a chilling 47 per cent higher than they were for the rest of the population in 2011. In some of the States worst hit by the agrarian crisis, they were well over 100 per cent higher. The new Census 2011 data reveal a shrinking …
The census shows that Kerala has a literacy rate of 94 per cent. The child population in Kerala has shown a declining trend. The final population totals of Census 2011 issued by the Directorate of Census Operations reveal a negative growth rate of the child population in the State (- …
SHILLONG: Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma on Friday expressed serious concern over the decline in the agricultural work force in the State. “The decline of workers in the agricultural sector as indicated in the primary census data of 2011 is a cause of concern in the State,” Dr Sangma said, …
The number of females has increased over the past ten years in Tripura with sex ratio standing at 960 against per thousand males, according to final census report-2011. While the number of women stood at 948 against per thousand males in the 2001 census, it rose to 960 in the …
For a state that always takes pride in being called the “Rice Bowl of India”, this is surely disconcerting news. As per the 2011 census, there has been a significant fall in the number of cultivators in Andhra Pradesh during the last one decade. The percentage of cultivators has declined …
Disinterest of Haryana in the girl child is very pronounced and the Census data, released today, vouches for its ‘notoriety’. The child sex ratio in the age group of 0-6 years has been pegged at 834 girls for 1,000 boys in the state, the lowest in the country despite an …
Slum-dwellers in cities will now be able to avail health facilities Urban poor, especially those living in slums, will now have access to primary healthcare services in cities and towns with the Cabinet recently approving the National Urban Health Mission (NUHM) to function as a sub-mission under the overarching National …
The number has come down by over 12% while the number of farm labourers in the state has soared The number of farmers in Chhattisgarh has come down by more than 12 per cent while the number of farm labourers in the state has soared during the period. The final …
Absolute Number Of Cultivators Has Fallen First Time In Four Decades, Stands At 119m New Delhi: There are now nearly 9 million fewer farmers than there were in 2001, the first time in four decades that the absolute number of cultivators has fallen. Census data released on Tuesday shows that …
Census 2011 has pegged India’s total population at 1.21 billion, 17.7 per cent more than the last decade. According to the final census data released by Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde on Tuesday, the country’s population stands at 1,210,726,932, or 1.21 billion, as on March 1, 2011, showing an increase …
India’s total population stands at 1.21 billion, which is 17.7 per cent more than the last decade, and growth of females was higher than that of males. According to the final census released by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today, India’s total population as on March 1, 2011 is 1,210,726,932 or …
ITANAGAR: Even as the Arunachal Pradesh government has launched the ‘Green Arunachal’ campaign in recent time to protect the State’s greenery, a recent census report revealed that half of the State’s population is still dependent on forest for their livelihood. As many as 68.7 per cent of the total population …
