Lok Sabha Question No. 3599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Census 2011
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: RADHESHYAM BISWAS, MANHOR UNTWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3599

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 8 TH  AUGUST, 2017/ SHRAVANA 17, 1939 (SAKA)

CENSUS 2011

3599. SHRI RADHESHYAM BISWAS: SHRI MANOHAR UTAWAL:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has assessed the number of destitutes/widows/ divorced/unmarried single women in the country as per Census 2011; and

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HANSRAJ GANGARAM AHIR)

(a) & (b): Madam, State/UT-wise number of never married for all ages and aged less than 18 years, widowed, separated and divorced females as per Census  2011  is  given  at  Annexure.    Data  related  to  destitutes  are  not collected in Census.

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| Name of States/UTs       | Marital status of females   | Marital status of females   | Marital status of females   | Marital status of females   | Marital status of females   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|                          | Never married               | Never married               |                             |                             |                             |
|                          | All Ages                    | Less than 18                | Widowed                     | Separated                   | Divorced                    |
| INDIA                    | 247963442                   | 206526962                   | 43261478                    | 2372754                     | 909573                      |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR           | 3065424                     | 2315898                     | 283650                      | 9669                        | 11081                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 1323197                     | 1004695                     | 293475                      | 6956                        | 4549                        |
| PUNJAB                   | 5168596                     | 3841668                     | 928158                      | 33021                       | 18471                       |
| CHANDIGARH               | 202524                      | 144725                      | 24496                       | 1084                        | 863                         |
| UTTARAKHAND              | 2216735                     | 1773536                     | 387215                      | 11032                       | 3922                        |
| HARYANA                  | 4856109                     | 4016010                     | 773297                      | 15862                       | 7720                        |
| NCT OF DELHI             | 3352174                     | 2509974                     | 456613                      | 19334                       | 10805                       |
| RAJASTHAN                | 14246814                    | 12726331                    | 1983634                     | 67048                       | 23758                       |
| UTTAR PRADESH            | 46118396                    | 39417706                    | 4856188                     | 115198                      | 56819                       |
| BIHAR                    | 23938338                    | 22090402                    | 2238793                     | 44263                       | 14760                       |
| SIKKIM                   | 137965                      | 98793                       | 13717                       | 2457                        | 676                         |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 355105                      | 285013                      | 31787                       | 2810                        | 1189                        |
| NAGALAND                 | 553003                      | 389873                      | 39496                       | 4914                        | 4150                        |
| MANIPUR                  | 730169                      | 493730                      | 77990                       | 4896                        | 4483                        |
| MIZORAM                  | 281312                      | 204556                      | 28569                       | 6787                        | 11068                       |
| TRIPURA                  | 720610                      | 583378                      | 164969                      | 12309                       | 6308                        |
| MEGHALAYA                | 817355                      | 665936                      | 84825                       | 26203                       | 7017                        |
| ASSAM                    | 7048060                     | 5748315                     | 1156042                     | 43359                       | 45722                       |
| WEST BENGAL              | 17014156                    | 14143969                    | 3792184                     | 225296                      | 125744                      |
| JHARKHAND                | 7466501                     | 6536052                     | 1027878                     | 43208                       | 12672                       |
| ODISHA                   | 8770081                     | 6952779                     | 1612627                     | 102280                      | 29845                       |
| CHHATTISGARH             | 5622231                     | 4734002                     | 973787                      | 101741                      | 30871                       |
| MADHYA PRADESH           | 15417630                    | 13434171                    | 2160609                     | 130892                      | 44272                       |
| GUJARAT                  | 11531169                    | 9477212                     | 2015742                     | 72346                       | 88753                       |
| DAMAN &DIU               | 38320                       | 29799                       | 6816                        | 268                         | 249                         |
| DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI      | 66880                       | 57916                       | 7378                        | 588                         | 348                         |
| MAHARASHTRA              | 20597217                    | 16490966                    | 4520764                     | 291478                      | 154274                      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           | 15417394                    | 12494574                    | 4297481                     | 305046                      | 66691                       |
| KARNATAKA                | 11499811                    | 9114059                     | 2989429                     | 191400                      | 27959                       |
| GOA                      | 272530                      | 179683                      | 77935                       | 1988                        | 858                         |
| LAKSHADWEEP              | 13229                       | 9792                        | 2448                        | 220                         | 296                         |
| KERALA                   | 6010099                     | 4542208                     | 2010984                     | 175522                      | 46856                       |
| TAMIL NADU               | 12785659                    | 9792854                     | 3856398                     | 296654                      | 45185                       |
| PUDUCHERRY               | 237054                      | 172569                      | 73579                       | 5708                        | 1060                        |
| ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS | 71595                       | 53818                       | 12525                       | 917                         | 279                         |

Source: Table C-2, Census 2011.

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