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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) |
96.75 |
1027.01 |
| Percentage of state Population to total Population |
9.42 |
100 |
| Population Density per Sq.Km. |
314 |
324 |
| Urban Population |
42.4 |
27.79 |
| Sex Ratio |
922 |
933 |
| Literacy Percentage |
77.27 |
65.38 |
| 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 & Kerals.
It shows that, Kerala & Tamil Nadu are having lower CBR than Maharashtra,
whereas for Crude Death Rate (CDR), Maharashtra is next to Kerala. In case
of Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) Maharashtra is having second rank next to Kerala.
State |
CBR*
|
CDR*
|
IMR
|
Life expectancy#
|
Sex Ratio $
|
Male |
Female |
| Maharashtra |
19.1 |
6.2 |
36 |
64.4 |
67.3 |
922 |
| Karnataka |
20.9 |
6.9 |
49 |
61.7 |
65.4 |
964 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
19.0 |
7.0 |
59 |
61.5 |
63.7 |
978 |
| Tamil Nadu |
17.1 |
7.5 |
41 |
65.2 |
67.6 |
986 |
| Kerla |
15.2 |
6.1 |
12 |
70.7 |
75.0 |
1058 |
| India |
24.1 |
7.5 |
58 |
62.4 |
63.4 |
933 |
Source * SRS 2004
#
Population projections by RG India (1996-2001)
$
Census 2001.
# CBR - Crude Birth Rate |
Major achievements in last 20 years
| 1 |
Reduction in birth rate from 31.1 (1984 ) to 19.1 (2004
) |
| 2 |
Reduction in death rate from 9.4 (1984 ) to 6.2 ( 2004 ) |
| 3 |
Reduction in IMR from 76 (1984 ) to 36 ( 2004 ) |
| 4 |
Life expectancy increased from 59.6 years to 69.76 years |
| 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
| 1 |
Improvement in CBR from 26.2 in the year 1991 to 19.1 in
2004 |
| 2 |
Improvement in CDR from 8.2 in the year 1991 to 6.2 in 2004 |
| 3 |
Improvement in IMR from 60 in the year 1991 to 36 in 2004 |
| 4 |
CBR is less by 2.0 for urban area than rural. |
| 5 |
CDR is less by 1.4 for urban area than rural. |
| 6 |
There is vast difference in rural & urban areas for IMR. IMR for
rural area is 42 & for urban area is 27.
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Trend from 1991 to 2004 for important indicators
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|
Crude |
Crude |
|
Birth Rate |
Death Rate
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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 |
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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 |
1998 |
2.7 |
2.9 |
2.3 |
1992 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
2.3 |
1999 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
1993 |
2.9 |
3.2 |
2.7 |
2000 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1994 |
2.9 |
3.0 |
2.6 |
2001 |
2.4 |
2.6 |
2.2 |
1995 |
2.9 |
3.3 |
2.5 |
2002 |
2.3 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
1996 |
2.8 |
3.2 |
3.0 |
2003 |
2.3 |
2.4 |
2.1 |
1997 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
2.3 |
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