The statistic shows the regions with the highest urban poverty across India in 2011-12, distributed by states and union territories. With close to 33 percent of its population living under the urban poverty line, the state of Manipur had the highest urban poverty that year, followed by the state of Bihar with over 31 percent of its urban population living in poverty.
The urban poverty line across India in 2011-12, broken down by states and union territories can be found here.
Distribution of regions with the highest urban poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories
Note: Andaman and Nicobar islands did not report any urban 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 highest urban poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/650184/regions-with-highest-urban-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India. "Distribution of regions with the highest urban poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories." Chart. September 16, 2016. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650184/regions-with-highest-urban-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India. (2016). Distribution of regions with the highest urban poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/650184/regions-with-highest-urban-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India. "Distribution of Regions with The Highest Urban Poverty Population across India in 2011-12, by States and Union Territories." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Sep 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650184/regions-with-highest-urban-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India, Distribution of regions with the highest urban poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/650184/regions-with-highest-urban-share-of-poverty-india/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of regions with the highest urban 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/650184/regions-with-highest-urban-share-of-poverty-india/
