Year

State/Union Territory

Rural

Urban

Combined

No. of Persons (Thousands)

% of Persons

Poverty line (`)

No. of Persons (Thousands)

% of Persons

Poverty line (`)

No. of Persons (Thousands)

% of Persons

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2004-05 (Based on MRP Con-sumption)

Andhra Pradesh

18000

32.30

433.43

5500

23.40

563.16

23510

29.60

Arunachal Pradesh

320

33.60

547.14

60

23.50

618.45

380

31.40

Assam

8940

36.40

478.00

830

21.80

600.03

9770

34.40

Bihar

45100

55.70

433.43

4280

43.70

526.18

49380

54.40

Chhattisgarh

9780

55.10

398.92

1370

28.40

513.70

11150

49.40

Goa

180

28.10

608.76

170

22.20

671.15

340

24.90

Gujarat

12850

39.10

501.58

4290

20.10

659.18

17140

31.60

Haryana

3880

24.80

529.42

1590

22.40

626.41

5460

24.10

Himachal Pradesh

1430

25.00

520.40

30

4.60

605.74

1460

22.90

Jammu & Kashmir

1160

14.10

522.30

290

10.40

602.89

1450

13.10

Jharkhand

11620

51.60

404.79

1600

23.80

531.35

13210

45.30

Karnataka

13470

37.50

417.84

5180

25.90

588.06

18650

33.30

Kerala

4220

20.20

537.31

1980

18.40

584.70

6200

19.60

Madhya Pradesh

25440

53.60

408.41

6130

35.10

532.26

31570

48.60

Maharashtra

27780

47.90

484.89

11460

25.60

631.85

39240

38.20

Manipur

670

39.30

578.11

230

34.50

641.13

900

37.90

Meghalaya

290

14.00

503.32

120

24.70

745.73

410

16.10

Mizoram

110

23.00

639.27

40

7.90

699.75

150

15.40

Nagaland

150

10.00

687.30

20

4.30

782.93

170

8.80

Odisha

19880

60.80

407.78

2280

37.60

497.31

22160

57.20

Punjab

3670

22.10

543.51

1690

18.70

642.51

5360

20.90

Rajasthan

16640

35.80

478.00

4350

29.70

568.15

20980

34.40

Sikkim

150

31.80

531.50

20

25.90

741.68

170

30.90

Tamil Nadu

13440

37.50

441.69

5970

19.70

559.77

19410

29.40

Tripura

1190

44.50

450.49

150

22.50

555.79

1340

40.00

Uttar Pradesh

60050

42.70

435.14

13010

34.10

532.12

73070

40.90

Uttarakhand

2310

35.10

486.24

660

26.20

602.39

2970

32.70

West Bengal

22750

38.20

445.38

6080

24.40

572.51

28830

34.20

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

10

4.10

.

0

0.80

.

10

3.00

Chandigarh

20

34.70

.

90

10.10

.

110

11.60

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

110

63.60

.

10

17.80

.

130

49.30

Daman and Diu

0

2.60

.

10

14.40

.

20

8.80

Delhi

110

15.60

541.39

1830

12.90

642.47

1930

13.00

Lakshwadeep

0

0.40

.

0

10.50

.

0

6.40

Puducherry

80

22.90

385.45

70

9.90

506.17

150

14.20

All India

325810

42.00

446.68

81410

25.50

578.80

407220

37.20

(Continued)

TABLE 162 : NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE (Contd.)

Year

State/Union Territory

Rural

Urban

Combined

No. of Persons (Thousands)

% of Persons

Poverty line (`)

No. of Persons (Thousands)

% of Persons

Poverty line (`)

No. of Persons (Thousands)

% of Persons

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2009-10 (Based on MRP Con-sumption)

Andhra Pradesh

12790

22.80

693.80

4870

17.70

926.40

17660

21.10

Arunachal Pradesh

270

26.20

773.70

80

24.90

925.20

350

25.90

Assam

10530

39.90

691.70

1120

26.10

871.00

11640

37.90

Bihar

49870

55.30

655.60

4480

39.40

775.30

54350

53.50

Chhattisgarh

10830

56.10

617.30

1360

23.80

806.70

12190

48.70

Goa

60

11.50

931.00

60

6.90

1025.40

130

8.70

Gujarat

9160

26.70

725.90

4460

17.90

951.40

13620

23.00

Haryana

3040

18.60

791.60

1960

23.00

975.40

5000

20.10

Himachal Pradesh

560

9.10

708.00

90

12.60

888.30

640

9.50

Jammu & Kashmir

730

8.10

722.90

420

12.80

845.40

1150

9.40

Jharkhand

10220

41.60

616.30

2400

31.10

831.20

12620

39.10

Karnataka

9740

26.10

629.40

4490

19.60

908.00

14230

23.60

Kerala

2160

12.00

775.30

1800

12.10

830.70

3960

12.00

Madhya Pradesh

21690

42.00

631.90

4490

22.90

771.70

26180

36.70

Maharashtra

17980

29.50

743.70

9090

18.30

961.10

27080

24.50

Manipur

880

47.40

871.00

370

46.40

955.00

1250

47.10

Meghalaya

350

15.30

686.90

140

24.10

989.80

490

17.10

Mizoram

160

31.10

850.00

60

11.50

939.30

230

21.10

Nagaland

280

19.30

1016.80

140

25.00

1147.60

410

20.90

Odisha

13550

39.20

567.10

1770

25.90

736.00

15320

37.00

Punjab

2510

14.60

830.00

1840

18.10

960.80

4350

15.90

Rajasthan

13380

26.40

755.00

3320

19.90

846.00

16700

24.80

Sikkim

70

15.50

728.90

10

5.00

1035.20

80

13.10

Tamil Nadu

7830

21.20

639.00

4350

12.80

800.80

12180

17.10

Tripura

540

19.80

663.40

90

10.00

782.70

630

17.40

Uttar Pradesh

60060

39.40

663.70

13730

31.70

799.90

73790

37.70

Uttarakhand

1030

14.90

719.50

750

25.20

898.60

1790

18.00

West Bengal

17780

28.80

643.20

6250

22.00

830.60

24030

26.70

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

0

0.40

.

0

0.30

.

0

0.40

Chandigarh

0

10.30

.

90

9.20

.

100

9.20

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

100

55.90

.

30

17.70

.

130

39.10

Daman and Diu

20

34.20

.

50

33.00

.

80

33.30

Delhi

30

7.70

747.80

2290

14.40

1040.30

2330

14.20

Lakshwadeep

0

22.20

.

0

1.70

.

0

6.80

Puducherry

0

0.20

641.00

10

1.60

777.70

10

1.20

All India

278210

33.80

672.80

76470

20.90

859.60

354680

29.80

TABLE 162 : NUMBER AND PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE (Concld.)

Year

State/Union Territory

Rural

Urban

Combined

No. of Persons (Thousands)

% of Persons

Poverty line (`)

No. of Persons (Thousands)

% of Persons

Poverty line (`)

No. of Persons (Thousands)

% of Persons

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

2011-12 (Based on MRP Con-sumption)

Andhra Pradesh

6180

10.96

860.00

1698

5.81

1009.00

7878

9.20

Arunachal Pradesh

425

38.93

930.00

66

20.33

1060.00

491

34.67

Assam

9206

33.89

828.00

921

20.49

1008.00

10127

31.98

Bihar

32040

34.06

778.00

3775

31.23

923.00

35815

33.74

Chhattisgarh

8890

44.61

738.00

1522

24.75

849.00

10411

39.93

Goa

37

6.81

1090.00

38

4.09

1134.00

75

5.09

Gujarat

7535

21.54

932.00

2688

10.14

1152.00

10223

16.63

Haryana

1942

11.64

1015.00

941

10.28

1169.00

2883

11.16

Himachal Pradesh

529

8.48

913.00

30

4.33

1064.00

559

8.06

Jammu & Kashmir

1073

11.54

891.00

253

7.20

988.00

1327

10.35

Jharkhand

10409

40.84

748.00

2024

24.83

974.00

12433

36.96

Karnataka

9280

24.53

902.00

3696

15.25

1089.00

12976

20.91

Kerala

1548

9.14

1018.00

846

4.97

987.00

2395

7.05

Madhya Pradesh

19095

35.74

771.00

4310

21.00

897.00

23406

31.65

Maharashtra

15056

24.22

967.00

4736

9.12

1126.00

19792

17.35

Manipur

745

38.80

1118.00

278

32.59

1170.00

1022

36.89

Meghalaya

304

12.53

888.00

57

9.26

1154.00

361

11.87

Mizoram

191

35.43

1066.00

37

6.36

1155.00

227

20.40

Nagaland

276

19.93

1270.00

100

16.48

1302.00

376

18.88

Odisha

12614

35.69

695.00

1239

17.29

861.00

13853

32.59

Punjab

1335

7.66

1054.00

982

9.24

1155.00

2318

8.26

Rajasthan

8419

16.05

905.00

1873

10.69

1002.00

10292

14.71

Sikkim

45

9.85

930.00

6

3.66

1226.00

51

8.19

Tamil Nadu

5923

15.83

880.00

2340

6.54

937.00

8263

11.28

Tripura

449

16.53

798.00

75

7.42

920.00

524

14.05

Uttar Pradesh

47935

30.40

768.00

11884

26.06

941.00

59819

29.43

Uttarakhand

825

11.62

880.00

335

10.48

1082.00

1160

11.26

West Bengal

14114

22.52

783.00

4383

14.66

981.00

18498

19.98

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

4

1.57

.

0

0.00

.

4

1.00

Chandigarh

0

1.64

.

234

22.31

.

235

21.81

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

115

62.59

.

28

15.38

.

143

39.31

Daman and Diu

0

0.00

.

26

12.62

.

26

9.86

Delhi

50

12.92

1145.00

1646

9.84

1134.00

1696

9.91

Lakshwadeep

0

0.00

.

2

3.44

.

2

2.77

Puducherry

69

17.06

1301.00

55

6.30

1309.00

124

9.69

All India

216658

25.70

816.00

53125

13.70

1000.00

269783

21.92

MRP : Mixed Reference Period.
Also see Notes on Tables.
Source: Planning Commission, Government of India.