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Achievements
Maharashtra is one of the progressive states & second most largest state
in the country. Important demographic indicators of the state are as below:
Demographic
indicators of Maharashtra as per census 2001
Particular |
Maharashtra |
India |
| Area (Sq.Km.) |
314 |
3287 |
| Proportion of State Area to Total Area |
9.5 |
100 |
| Population (Million) |
96.87 |
1028 |
| Percentage of state Population to total Population |
9.42 |
100 |
| Population Density per Sq.Km. |
314 |
324 |
| Urban Population |
42.43 |
27.82 |
| Sex Ratio |
922 |
933 |
| Literacy Percentage |
77.27 |
65.8 |
| Female Literacy Percentage |
67.51 |
54.16 |
Rural urban comparison of some impotant demographic indicators as per census
2001
Rural urban comparison shows that, state is having highest urban population.
Sex ratio
is favourable for rural area, whereas female literacy is significantly
higher for urban area as compared to rural area.
Indicator |
Rural |
Urban |
Total |
| Percentage of population |
57.60% |
42.4% |
100 |
| Decadal growth rate |
15.16 |
34.31 |
22.57 |
| Sex Ratio |
959 |
874 |
922 |
| Female literacy |
59.12 |
79.25 |
67.51 |
Inter state comparison of vital rates
Inter state comparison is made with Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu & Gujarat, Kerala , & Madhya Pradesh.
It shows that-
- Kerala & Tamil Nadu have low CBR as compared to Maharashtra.
- Crude Death Rate (CDR), Maharashtra is next to Kerala.
- Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) of Maharashtra is more than that of Kerala & Tamil Nadu .
State |
CBR*
|
CDR*
|
IMR
|
Life expectancy#
|
Sex Ratio $
|
Male |
Female |
| Maharashtra |
17.9 |
6.6 |
33 |
67.9 |
71.3 |
922 |
| Karnataka |
19.8 |
7.4 |
45 |
66.5 |
71.1 |
964 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
18.4 |
7.5 |
52 |
65.4 |
69.4 |
978 |
| Tamil Nadu |
16.0 |
7.4 |
31 |
67.6 |
70.6 |
986 |
| Kerla |
14.6 |
6.6 |
12 |
72.2 |
76.8 |
1058 |
| Gujarat |
22.6 |
6.9 |
50 |
67.2 |
71.0 |
920 |
| Madya Pradesh |
28.0 |
8.6 |
70 |
62.5 |
63.3 |
919 |
| India |
22.8 |
7.4 |
53 |
65.8 |
68.1 |
933 |
Source * SRS 2008
(SRS Bulletin Oct 2009)
#
Population projections by RG India (2001 -2026)
$
Census 2001.
# CBR - Crude Birth Rate |
Major achievements in last 20 years
| 1 |
Reduction in birth rate from 31.1 (1984 ) to 17.9 (2008
) |
| 2 |
Reduction in death rate from 9.4 (1984 ) to 6.6 ( 2008 ) |
| 3 |
Reduction in IMR from 76 (1984 ) to 33 ( 2008 ) |
| 4 |
Life expectancy increased from 59.6 years to 67.9 in Male and 71.3 in female (Population Projection by RG India 2001-2026 (Projected for 2006-2010 ). |
| 5 |
Guinea worm /Smallpox / Schistosomiasis eradicated |
| 6 |
Goal of Leprosy Elimination achieved in Sept. 2005 ( Prevalence Rate – 0.99
per 10,000 population). |
Vital Statistics as per Sample Registration Scheme 2008
| 1 |
Improvement in CBR from 26.2 in the year 1991 to 17.9 in
2008 |
| 2 |
Improvement in CDR from 8.2 in the year 1991 to 6.6 in 2008 |
| 3 |
Improvement in IMR from 60 in the year 1991 to 33 in 2008 |
| 4 |
CBR is higher in Rural areas 18.4 as compared to urban area 17.2 in 2008. |
| 5 |
CDR is higher in Rrual areas 7.4 as compared to urban areas 5.6. |
| 6 |
IMR is quite high in the Rural areas 40 as against 23 in urban area.
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Trend from 1991 to 2004 for important indicators
| |
Crude |
Crude |
|
Birth Rate |
Death Rate
|
IMR
|
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
1991 |
26.2 |
28 |
22.9 |
8.2 |
9.3 |
6.2 |
60 |
69 |
38 |
1992 |
25.3 |
27.4 |
21.5 |
7.9 |
9.1 |
5.6 |
59 |
67 |
40 |
1993 |
25.2 |
27.1 |
22.8 |
7.3 |
9.3 |
4.8 |
50 |
63 |
32 |
1994 |
25.1 |
26.9 |
23 |
7.5 |
9.2 |
5.6 |
55 |
34 |
38 |
1995 |
24.5 |
26 |
22.4 |
7.5 |
8.9 |
5.4 |
55 |
31 |
34 |
1996 |
23.4 |
24.9 |
21 |
7.4 |
8.7 |
5.4 |
48 |
31 |
31 |
1997 |
23.1 |
24.4 |
21 |
7.3 |
8.6 |
5.4 |
47 |
32 |
31 |
1998 |
22.5 |
23.6 |
20.8 |
7.7 |
8.9 |
5.8 |
49 |
31 |
32 |
1999 |
21.1 |
21.6 |
20.3 |
7.5 |
8.7 |
5.6 |
48 |
58 |
31 |
2000 |
20.9 |
21.2 |
20.3 |
7.5 |
8.6 |
5.7 |
48 |
57 |
33 |
2001 |
20.6 |
21 |
20.1 |
7.5 |
8.5 |
5.9 |
45 |
55 |
27 |
2002 |
20.3 |
20.6 |
19.8 |
7.3 |
8.3 |
5.6 |
45 |
52 |
34 |
2003 |
19.9 |
20.1 |
19.4 |
7.2 |
8.2 |
5.6 |
42 |
48 |
32 |
2004 |
19.1 |
19.9 |
17.9 |
6.2 |
6.8 |
5.4 |
36 |
42 |
27 |
2005 |
19.0 |
19.6 |
18.2 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
5.7 |
36 |
41 |
27 |
2006 |
18.5 |
19.2 |
17.5 |
6.7 |
7.4 |
5.8 |
35 |
42 |
26 |
2007 |
18.1 |
18.7 |
17.3 |
6.6 |
7.3 |
5.7 |
34 |
41 |
24 |
2008 |
17.9 |
18.4 |
17.2 |
6.6 |
7.4 |
5.6 |
33 |
40 |
23 |
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Important indicators
Mean age at marriage : Although legal age of age at marriage for girls is 18,
significant marriages still take place below this legal age. Mean age at
marriage as per National Family Health Survey I is 16.1 years for Maharashtra,
which has improved to 16.7 years
in 98-99.
No |
Source |
Mean age at marriage |
1 |
N.F.H.S. - 1(1992-93)
|
16.1 years |
2 |
N.F.H.S. - 2 (1998-99)
|
16.7 years |
3 |
R.H.S. - 1 (1998-99) |
19.3 years |
Total Fertility Rate : As per SRS data, TFR of state is showing slow decline
over a period of 10 years. It was 3 during 1991 & reduced to 2.5 in the
year 2000.
Year |
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
Year |
Total |
Rural |
Urban |
1991 |
3.0 |
3.4 |
2.5 |
2001 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1992 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
2002 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
1993 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2003 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1994 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
2004 |
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1995 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
2005 |
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1996 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2006 |
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1997 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
2007 |
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1998 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
2008 |
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1999 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
2009 |
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2000 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
2010 |
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