POVERTY LINE - 1973-74
State/Union Territory
Rural
Urban
Combined
No. of
% of
Poverty
persons
line
(Lakh)
(Rs.)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Andhra Pradesh
178.21
48.41
41.71
47.48
50.61
53.96
225.69
48.86
Arunachal Pradesh
2.57
52.67
-
0.09
36.92
2.66
51.93
Assam
76.37
49.82
5.46
50.26
81.83
51.21
Bihar
336.52
62.99
57.68
34.05
52.96
61.27
370.57
61.91
Goa
3.16
46.85
50.47
1.00
37.69
59.48
4.16
44.26
Gujarat
94.61
46.35
47.10
43.81
52.57
62.17
138.42
48.15
Haryana
30.08
34.23
49.95
8.24
40.18
52.42
38.32
35.36
Himachal Pradesh
9.38
27.42
0.35
13.17
9.73
26.39
Jammu & Kashmir
18.41
45.51
46.59
2.07
21.32
37.17
20.48
40.83
Karnataka
128.40
55.14
47.24
42.27
52.53
58.22
170.67
54.47
Kerala
111.36
59.19
51.68
24.16
62.74
62.78
135.52
59.79
Madhya Pradesh
231.21
62.66
50.20
45.09
57.65
63.02
276.30
61.78
Maharashtra
210.84
57.71
76.58
43.87
287.42
53.24
Manipur
5.11
0.75
5.86
49.96
Meghalaya
4.88
0.64
5.52
Mizoram
1.62
0.20
1.82
50.32
Nagaland
2.65
0.25
2.90
50.81
Orissa
142.24
67.28
46.87
12.23
55.62
59.34
154.47
66.18
Punjab
30.47
28.21
10.02
27.96
40.49
28.15
Rajasthan
101.41
44.76
50.96
27.10
52.13
59.99
128.51
46.14
Sikkim
1.09
0.10
1.19
50.86
Tamil Nadu
172.60
57.43
66.92
49.40
51.54
239.52
54.94
Tripura
7.88
0.66
8.54
51.00
Uttar Pradesh
449.99
56.53
48.92
85.74
60.09
57.37
535.73
57.07
West Bengal
257.96
73.16
54.49
41.34
34.67
54.81
299.30
63.43
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0.59
0.15
0.74
55.56
Chandigarh
0.07
0.77
0.84
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
0.37
0.01
0.38
46.55
Daman & Diu
Delhi
1.06
24.44
21.78
52.23
67.95
22.84
49.61
Lakshadweep
0.18
0.03
0.21
59.68
Puducherry
1.61
1.13
2.74
53.82
All India
2612.90
56.44
49.63
600.46
49.01
56.64
3213.36
54.88
(Continued)
POVERTY LINE - 1983-84 (Contd.)
114.34
26.53
72.66
50.24
36.30
106.43
164.58
28.91
2.70
42.60
98.32
0.12
21.73
97.51
2.82
40.88
73.43
4.26
77.69
40.47
417.70
64.37
97.48
44.35
47.33
111.80
462.05
62.22
1.16
14.81
88.24
1.07
27.00
126.47
2.23
18.90
72.88
29.80
83.29
45.04
39.14
123.22
117.92
32.79
22.03
20.56
88.57
7.57
24.15
103.48
29.60
21.37
7.07
17.00
0.34
9.43
102.26
7.41
16.40
13.11
26.04
91.75
2.49
17.76
99.62
15.60
24.24
100.50
36.33
83.31
49.31
42.82
120.19
149.81
38.24
81.62
39.03
99.35
25.15
45.68
122.64
106.77
40.42
215.48
48.90
83.59
62.49
53.06
122.82
277.97
49.78
193.75
45.23
97.14
40.26
290.89
43.44
4.76
0.89
5.65
37.02
5.04
0.57
5.62
38.81
1.58
1.96
36.00
3.19
0.31
3.50
39.25
164.65
67.53
106.28
16.66
49.15
124.81
181.31
65.29
16.79
13.20
11.85
23.79
101.03
28.64
16.18
96.77
33.50
80.24
30.06
37.94
113.55
126.83
34.46
1.24
1.35
39.71
181.61
53.99
96.15
78.46
46.96
120.30
260.07
51.66
8.35
0.60
8.95
40.03
448.03
46.45
83.85
108.71
110.23
556.74
47.07
268.60
63.05
105.55
50.09
32.32
105.91
318.69
54.85
0.26
1.11
1.10
0.16
0.02
15.67
.
0.44
7.66
17.95
27.89
123.29
18.39
26.22
0.19
42.36
1.56
1.72
3.28
50.06
2519.57
45.65
89.50
709.40
40.79
115.65
3228.97
44.48
LINE - 1993-94 (Contd.)
74.49
15.92
163.02
74.47
38.33
278.14
153.97
22.19
3.62
45.01
232.05
0.11
7.73
212.42
3.73
39.35
94.33
2.03
96.36
40.86
450.86
58.21
212.16
42.49
34.50
238.49
493.35
54.96
5.34
194.94
1.53
27.03
328.56
1.91
14.92
62.16
22.18
202.11
43.02
297.22
105.19
24.21
36.56
28.02
233.79
7.31
16.38
258.23
43.88
25.05
15.40
30.34
0.46
9.18
253.61
15.86
28.44
19.05
1.86
20.92
25.17
95.99
29.88
186.63
60.46
40.14
302.89
156.46
33.16
55.95
25.76
243.84
20.46
24.55
280.54
76.41
25.43
216.19
40.64
193.10
82.33
48.38
317.16
298.52
42.52
193.33
37.93
111.90
35.15
305.22
36.86
6.33
0.47
6.80
33.78
7.09
0.29
7.38
37.92
1.64
0.30
1.94
25.66
4.85
5.05
140.90
49.72
194.03
19.70
41.64
298.22
160.60
48.56
11.95
7.35
11.35
25.11
11.77
94.68
26.46
215.89
33.82
30.49
280.85
128.50
27.41
1.81
1.84
41.43
121.70
32.48
196.53
80.40
39.77
296.63
202.10
35.03
11.41
11.79
39.01
496.17
42.28
213.01
108.28
35.39
258.65
604.46
40.85
209.90
40.80
220.74
44.66
22.41
247.53
254.56
35.66
0.73
0.33
34.47
0.80
0.72
51.95
0.06
39.93
50.84
15.80
1.90
15.32
16.03
309.48
15.51
14.69
0.08
0.14
25.04
0.93
2.38
3.31
37.40
2440.31
37.27
205.84
763.37
32.36
281.35
3203.67
35.97
LINE - 1999-2000 (30-day Recall Period) (Contd.)
lin s
58.13
11.05
262.94
60.88
26.63
457.40
119.01
15.77
3.80
40.04
365.43
7.47
343.99
3.98
33.47
92.17
94.55
36.09
376.51
44.30
333.07
49.13
32.91
379.78
425.64
318.63
7.52
539.71
0.70
4.40
39.80
318.94
28.09
15.59
474.41
67.89
14.07
11.94
8.27
362.81
5.39
9.99
420.20
17.34
8.74
4.84
7.94
367.45
4.63
5.12
7.63
2.97
3.97
0.49
1.98
3.46
3.48
59.91
17.38
309.59
44.49
25.25
511.44
104.40
20.04
20.97
374.79
20.07
20.27
477.06
41.04
12.72
217.32
37.06
311.34
81.22
38.44
481.65
298.54
37.43
125.12
23.72
102.87
26.81
227.99
25.02
6.53
7.19
28.54
7.89
8.23
33.87
1.40
0.45
1.85
19.47
5.21
0.28
5.49
32.67
143.69
48.01
323.92
25.40
42.83
473.12
169.09
47.15
10.20
6.35
362.68
4.29
5.75
388.15
14.49
6.16
55.06
13.74
344.03
26.78
19.85
465.92
15.28
2.00
0.04
2.05
36.55
80.51
20.55
307.64
49.97
22.11
475.60
130.48
21.12
12.53
13.02
34.44
412.01
31.22
336.88
117.88
30.89
416.29
529.89
31.15
180.11
31.85
350.17
33.38
14.86
409.22
213.49
27.02
0.58
0.24
0.82
20.99
0.51
17.57
13.52
17.14
0.05
4.44
0.40
11.42
9.42
505.45
11.49
1.77
2.41
21.67
1932.43
27.09
327.56
670.07
23.62
454.11
2602.50
26.10
LINE - 2004-05 (Based on URP$
Consumption) (Contd.)
64.70
11.20
292.95
61.40
28.00
542.89
126.10
22.30
387.64
3.30
378.84
17.60
54.50
1.28
55.77
336.72
42.10
354.36
32.42
34.60
435.00
369.15
41.40
Chhattisgarh
71.50
322.41
41.20
560.00
90.96
40.90
0.36
5.40
362.25
21.30
665.90
2.01
13.80
63.49
19.10
353.93
27.19
13.00
541.16
90.69
16.80
21.49
13.60
414.76
10.60
15.10
504.49
32.10
14.00
6.14
10.70
394.28
0.22
3.40
6.36
10.00
3.66
4.60
391.26
2.19
7.90
553.77
5.85
Jharkhand
103.19
46.30
366.56
20.20
451.24
116.39
40.30
75.05
20.80
324.17
63.83
32.60
599.66
138.89
25.00
32.43
430.12
17.17
559.39
49.60
15.00
175.65
36.90
327.78
74.03
570.15
249.68
38.30
171.13
146.25
32.20
317.38
30.70
3.76
3.95
17.30
4.36
4.52
18.50
1.02
1.18
12.60
3.87
3.99
19.00
151.75
46.80
325.79
26.74
528.49
178.49
46.40
15.12
9.10
410.38
6.50
7.10
466.16
21.63
8.40
87.38
18.70
374.57
47.51
32.90
559.63
134.89
22.10
1.12
1.14
20.10
76.50
22.80
351.86
69.13
22.20
547.42
145.62
22.50
6.18
6.38
473.00
33.40
365.84
117.03
30.60
483.26
590.03
32.80
Uttarakhand
27.11
478.02
8.85
36.50
637.67
35.96
39.60
173.22
28.60
382.82
35.14
14.80
449.32
208.36
24.70
22.90
0.32
0.92
22.60
0.67
0.68
33.20
21.20
10.50
0.63
6.90
15.20
612.91
22.93
14.70
13.30
16.00
0.78
1.59
2.37
22.40
2209.24
28.30
356.30
807.96
25.70
538.60
3017.20
27.50
$ : URP : Uniform Recall Period.
LINE - 2004-05 (Based on MRP$
Consumption) (Concld.)
43.21
7.50
45.50
20.70
88.71
11.10
1.47
2.40
1.54
13.40
41.46
42.39
262.92
28.90
290.01
32.50
54.72
31.20
16.39
34.70
71.11
32.00
0.13
20.90
1.74
12.00
46.25
13.90
21.18
10.10
67.43
12.50
14.57
9.20
7.99
11.30
22.56
9.90
4.10
7.20
0.17
2.60
4.27
6.70
2.20
2.34
8.50
4.54
4.20
89.76
40.20
10.63
16.30
100.39
34.80
43.33
53.28
27.20
96.60
17.40
23.59
9.60
13.92
37.51
11.40
141.99
66.97
39.30
210.97
32.40
128.43
131.40
29.00
259.83
25.20
2.86
3.00
3.32
3.43
14.10
9.50
2.94
3.03
14.50
129.29
24.30
153.59
39.90
9.78
5.90
3.52
5.20
66.69
14.30
40.50
28.10
107.18
17.50
0.85
0.87
56.51
16.90
58.59
18.80
115.10
17.80
4.70
14.40
357.68
25.30
100.47
26.30
458.15
25.50
21.11
31.70
7.75
28.86
31.80
146.59
24.20
26.64
173.23
20.60
0.27
0.71
0.62
19.20
8.00
15.83
10.80
12.30
1.34
1.92
18.20
1702.99
21.80
682.00
21.70
2384.99
$ : MRP: Mixed Recall Period Also see Notes on Tables. Source : Planning Commission, Government of India.