What is the below poverty line (BPL) percentage in India as per the 2011 census?

Question

Question

This question was previously asked in

RRC Group D Previous Paper 44 (Held On: 4 Dec 2018 Shift 2)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 22%.

Key Points

22% is the below poverty line (BPL) percentage in India as per the 2011 census.
Hence, option 2 is correct.

Additional Information

The proportion of people living below the poverty line (BPL) has come down from 37.2 percent in 2004-05 to 22 percent in 2011-12.

Below Poverty Line is a benchmark used by the government of India to indicate economic disadvantage and to identify individuals and households in need of government assistance and aid.
- It is determined using various parameters which vary from state to state and within states.
- The present criteria are based on a survey conducted in 2002.

Important Points

Census of India, 2011:
- Total Population of India was 1,210,193,422.
- The Sex Ratio (females per thousand males) in India was 943.
- The population density was reported at 382 persons per sq. km.
- Total districts covered- 640. Hence, statement 1 is correct.
- Crude Birth Rate- 21.8.
- Crude Death Rate- 7.1 per thousand population
- Infant Mortality Rate was 44 per thousand live births
- Literacy rate of the country- 74.04 per cent. (82.14 for males and 65.46 for females).
- State with the highest literacy- Kerala (94.0%)
- State with the lowest literacy- Bihar (61.8%)
- state with the highest female literacy rate- Kerala (92.1%)

Census:
- In 1872 AD, the first Non-synchronised Census was done in India during the time of Lord Mayo.
- The first synchronised census in India took place in 1881.
- Since 1901, it has been taking place after every decade.
- Census 2011, is the 15th census and 7th after independence.
- The slogan of Census 2011 is “Our Census, Our Future”.