Other Social Characteristics
Years
1950-51
1960-61
1970-71
1980-81
1990-91
'1996-97P
Literates per thousand
Population
Male250 344 395 469+ 641* NA
Female79 130 187 248+ 393* NA
Persons167 240 295 362+ 522* NA
Girls enrolled per 100 Boys in
Primary(I-V)39 48 60 63 71 77
Middle(VI-VIII)18 32 41 49 58 66
Secondary (IX-XII) #16 23 35 44 50 59
College & Universities for general education11 21 27 42 50$ 56$
Family Planning
Couples currently protected by various methods (percent)NA NA 11.5 24.4 49.6 52.2(1995-96)
Couples currently protected by sterlization (percent)NA NA 8 20.1 30.3 29.6(1995-96)
Years
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
1996Women in organised activity
(Percent)NA 10.9 11 12.2 14.1 15.8 Doctors per lakh population @ 17 21 27 39 47 48(1992) Beds per lakhs population $$ 32 52 64 83 95 97(1992)
# Includes enrolment of high/post basic schools, higher secondary (old pattern), 10+2 pattern and Intermediate $ - Excludes professional, technical and special courses @ - relates to allopathic doctors registered with Medical council of India $$ - relates to both government and private hospitals registered with health authorites P - Provisional NA - Not available * - Excludes Jammu & Kashmir + - Excludes Assam