All India and Yearly Number and Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line

The dataset contains All India Yearly Number and Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line from Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy.

Rows: 801
Columns: 9
Time period: 1973-74, 1983-84, 1993-94, 1999-00, 2004-05, 2009-10, 2011-12
Last Updated: 25 June 2025

fiscal_year	state/uts	popgrp	num_of_person	percent_of_person	poverty_line	currency	unit	note
2011-12	Andhra Pradesh	Combined	7878	9.199999809265137		INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Andhra Pradesh	Rural	6180	10.960000038146973	860	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Andhra Pradesh	Urban	1698	5.809999942779541	1009	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Arunachal Pradesh	Combined	491	34.66999816894531		INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	425	38.93000030517578	930	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Arunachal Pradesh	Urban	66	20.329999923706055	1060	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Assam	Combined	10127	31.979999542236328		INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Assam	Rural	9206	33.88999938964844	828	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Assam	Urban	921	20.489999771118164	1008	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Bihar	Combined	35815	33.7400016784668		INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
fiscal_year	String	7	801	The fiscal year (e.g., 2011-12) to which the poverty estimates apply.
state/uts	String	35	801	Indian state or union territory for which the below-poverty-line figures are reported.
popgrp	String	3	801	Population group covered by the figures: rural, urban, or combined (rural plus urban).
num_of_person	Float64	640	798	Estimated number of people below the poverty line, expressed in thousands.
percent_of_person	Float64	580	798	Percentage of the population in the group living below the poverty line.
poverty_line	Float64	340	480	Poverty line threshold in Indian rupees used to classify persons as below the poverty line.
currency	String	1	801	Currency in which monetary values such as the poverty line are expressed (INR = Indian Rupee).
unit	String	1	801	Unit of measurement for the row's variable, e.g., persons in thousands, percentage, or rupees.
note	String	4	516	Footnote qualifying the data, such as the consumption basis (e.g., MRP) underlying the poverty estimates.

All India and Yearly Number and Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line

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All India and Yearly Number and Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line

The dataset contains All India Yearly Number and Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line from Handbook of Statistics on Indian Economy.

Rows: 801
Columns: 9
Time period: 1973-74, 1983-84, 1993-94, 1999-00, 2004-05, 2009-10, 2011-12
Last Updated: 25 June 2025

fiscal_year	state/uts	popgrp	num_of_person	percent_of_person	poverty_line	currency	unit	note
2011-12	Andhra Pradesh	Combined	7878	9.199999809265137		INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Andhra Pradesh	Rural	6180	10.960000038146973	860	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Andhra Pradesh	Urban	1698	5.809999942779541	1009	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Arunachal Pradesh	Combined	491	34.66999816894531		INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Arunachal Pradesh	Rural	425	38.93000030517578	930	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Arunachal Pradesh	Urban	66	20.329999923706055	1060	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Assam	Combined	10127	31.979999542236328		INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Assam	Rural	9206	33.88999938964844	828	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Assam	Urban	921	20.489999771118164	1008	INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption
2011-12	Bihar	Combined	35815	33.7400016784668		INR	num_of_person in 1000, percent_of_person in Percentage, poverty_line in Rupee	fiscal_year: Based on MRP Consumption

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