Educational, Economic and Nutritional Status of Tribals
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Scheduled Castes [1981 b] |
Scheduled Tribes [1981 c] |
General Population [1981 a] |
| 1. |
% Literacy |
M |
27.9 |
22.9 |
40.8 |
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F |
8.5 |
6.8 |
18.0 |
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T |
18.5 |
14.9 |
29.7 |
| 2 |
% below the Poverty line |
India |
53.1 |
58.8 |
40.4 |
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Bihar |
71.1 |
64.9 |
NA |
| 3 |
% Distribution of inadequate Calorie Intake |
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69.9 |
71.3 |
60.0 |
Note: The educational and economic status [No.s, 1&2] relate to the rural
population while nutritional status is in relation to the total population.
Source: 1.1
A.
1. Census of India [1981a] Series I Part II [i],Primary Census Abstract General
Population.
2. Census of India [1981 b] Series I. Part IIB [ii], Primary Census ABSTRACT
Scheduled Castes.
3. Census of India [1981c], Series I, Part IIB [iii], Primary Census Abstract
Scheduled Tribes.
B. Hashim & Sharma (1998). Estimation of poverty. Paper 3.9, Second seminar
on Social Statistics. Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, B-21 Mehrauli
Institutional Area, New Delhi.
C. Rao, P.N., Sastry, G.J. & Rao, N.B.S. of National Institution (1988
February). Nutrition statistics, paper No. 5,2 Second seminar on Social
Statistics. Indian Institution of Foreign Trade B-21, Mehrauli Institutional
Area, New Delhi.
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