The statistic displays the regions with the lowest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, distributed by states and union territories. With 1.57 percent of its population living under the poverty line, the union territory of Andaman and Nicobar islands had the lowest rural poverty share that year, followed by the union territory of Chandigarh with over 1.6 percent of its rural population living in poverty.
The rural poverty line across India in 2011-12, broken down by state and union territory can be found here.
Distribution of regions with the lowest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories
Note: Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu did not report any rural population living in poverty during that time period.
Poverty line was calculated with the Mixed Reference Period method (MRP) which measures consumption of five low-frequency items (clothing, footwear, durables, education and institutional health expenditure) over a one year period, and all other items over the previous 30 days.
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Reserve Bank of India. (September 16, 2016). Distribution of regions with the lowest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/649979/regions-with-lowest-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India. "Distribution of regions with the lowest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories." Chart. September 16, 2016. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649979/regions-with-lowest-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India. (2016). Distribution of regions with the lowest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/649979/regions-with-lowest-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India. "Distribution of Regions with The Lowest Rural Poverty Population across India in 2011-12, by States and Union Territories." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649979/regions-with-lowest-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India, Distribution of regions with the lowest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/649979/regions-with-lowest-share-of-poverty-india/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Distribution of regions with the lowest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories [Graph], Reserve Bank of India, September 16, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/649979/regions-with-lowest-share-of-poverty-india/
