- First Economic census since 1934
- Relesed by R.ARUN JAITELY
- National stastical commission chairman — pronab sen
Important points
- 1 IN 3 Rural household are landless
- Total housholds–24.39 crores
- Rural poverty level–25.7%
- census–640 districts covered
- Rural households–17.91 crores
- Deprived household–10.69 crores
- without a salaried jobs–90.3%
- Landless house holds –56%
Parameters considered
- Source of income
- Literacy/education
- Water supply
- power supply
- employement
- women /quality of living
- Households
HIGHLIGHTS
- Women population–48%
- Transgender–0.1%
- Unmarried–41.6%
- Currently married –40%
- Divorced–3.5%
- 5 Members average household size among 12.8% out of them are headed by women
- Illerate –36%
- Literate –64%
- Crossed higher secondary–5.4%
- graduated form colleage –3.4%
