Table 1.
Socio demographic indicators of study districts
| Districts | Population | Institutional deliveries | *HDI Rank | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Total |
Urban(%) |
*SC(%) |
*ST (%) |
*BPL(%) |
Rural (%) |
Total (%) |
|
| Satara |
28,08,994 |
14.2 |
9.5 |
34.7 |
43 |
85.6 |
87.4 |
10 |
| Amravati |
26,07,160 |
34.5 |
17.5 |
14.4 |
66 |
50.5 |
63.6 |
15 |
| Nandurbar |
13,11,709 |
15.4 |
3.2 |
65.5 |
54.5 |
16.5 |
25.3 |
32 |
| Maharashtra | 9,68,78,627 | 42.4 | 10.2 | 8.8 | 30.7 | 54 | 63.6 | |
Source: Census 2001, DLHS – 3, Human Development Report Maharashtra 2002.
*SC-Schedule Caste ST- Schedule Tribe BPL- Below Poverty Line HDI- Human Development Index.