Table 2.
Socio–demographic characteristics of the study sites
| Location (City, State) | Population in millions (Census 2011) | Females/1000 Males | Literacy rate (%) | Urban slums (%) | Human Development Index | Social Development Index | Present study sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Northern India |
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| Jammu (Jammu & Kashmir) |
0.51 |
889 |
89.6 |
– |
0.529 |
0.51 |
320 |
| Chandigarh (Chandigarh) |
0.96 |
818 |
86.0 |
13.2 |
0.784 |
0.77 |
502 |
| Bikaner (Rajasthan) |
0.65 |
852 |
66.0 |
18.5 |
0.434 |
0.38 |
499 |
|
Western India |
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| Ahmedabad (Gujarat) |
6.36 |
897 |
89.0 |
13.5 |
0.577 |
0.67 |
490 |
| Jaipur (Rajasthan) |
3.05 |
907 |
76.4 |
15.1 |
0.434 |
0.51 |
1324 |
|
Southern India |
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| Belgaum (Karnataka) |
0.61 |
969 |
78.0 |
11.0 |
0.519 |
0.66 |
50 |
| Nagpur (Maharashtra) |
2.50 |
961 |
93.1 |
35.9 |
0.572 |
0.73 |
264 |
| Madurai (Tamilnadu) |
1.47 |
999 |
81.9 |
23.8 |
0.570 |
0.73 |
923 |
|
Eastern India |
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| Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) |
2.90 |
923 |
84.7 |
8.2 |
0.380 |
0.34 |
835 |
| Patna (Bihar) |
1.68 |
882 |
84.7 |
0.3 |
0.367 |
0.23 |
491 |
| Dibrugarh (Assam) | 0.15 | 952 | 89.5 | – | 0.444 | 0.63 | 500 |