Lok Sabha Question No. 3769 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-17
Subject: Rural Household
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: L.S. Tejasvi Surya

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3769

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020

## RURAL HOUSEHOLD

## 3769.   SHRI L.S. TEJASVI SURYA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the definition of 'rural household' by the Ministry;
- (b) whether it is true that those localities not visited by census collectors are classified as rural households and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of rural households in the country, State-wise and the percentage of such households in terms of the State-wise and overall population of the country; and
- (d) whether the Government is considering a change in the definition of rural household, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (c): The Ministry of Rural Development followed the 'Census-2011' definition of rural household for conducting Socio Economic and Caste Census(SECC), 2011 in rural areas.  A 'Household' is defined under Census-2011' as a group of persons, who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen/common cooking unless the exigencies of work prevent  any  of  them  from  doing  so".  SECC,  2011  for  rural  areas  was  conducted using  the same Enumeration Blocks (EBs) as defined under Census-2011.  The State-wise number and percentage  of  rural  households  in  the  country,  according  to  SECC,  2011  is  given  at Annexure-I .

(d): As on date no change in the definition of rural household is under consideration in the Ministry.

## ANNEXURE I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN STATEMENT IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3769 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2020 REGARDING 'RURAL HOUSEHOLD'

| State Name               |   Total SECC households |   Total SECC rural households | Per cent of rural households w.r.t. total households in State   | Per cent of Rural households w.r.t. total rural households in country   |
|--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLANDS |                   92717 |                         68481 | 73.86%                                                          | 0.04%                                                                   |
| ANDHRA PRADESH           |                12270164 |                       9344180 | 76.15%                                                          | 5.20%                                                                   |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH        |                  260217 |                        201842 | 77.57%                                                          | 0.11%                                                                   |
| ASSAM                    |                 6427614 |                       5743835 | 89.36%                                                          | 3.19%                                                                   |
| BIHAR                    |                20074242 |                      17829066 | 88.82%                                                          | 9.92%                                                                   |
| CHANDIGARH               |                  214233 |                         15657 | 7.31%                                                           | 0.01%                                                                   |
| CHHATTISGARH             |                 5714798 |                       4540999 | 79.46%                                                          | 2.53%                                                                   |
| DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI      |                   66571 |                         45352 | 68.13%                                                          | 0.03%                                                                   |
| DAMAN AND DIU            |                   44968 |                         31795 | 70.71%                                                          | 0.02%                                                                   |
| GOA                      |                  302950 |                        220731 | 72.86%                                                          | 0.12%                                                                   |
| GUJARAT                  |                11629409 |                       6920473 | 59.51%                                                          | 3.85%                                                                   |
| HARYANA                  |                 4630959 |                       2969509 | 64.12%                                                          | 1.65%                                                                   |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH         |                 1427365 |                       1263756 | 88.54%                                                          | 0.70%                                                                   |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR           |                 2094081 |                       1601606 | 76.48%                                                          | 0.89%                                                                   |
| JHARKHAND                |                 6041931 |                       5044234 | 83.49%                                                          | 2.81%                                                                   |
| KARNATAKA                |                13139063 |                       8048664 | 61.26%                                                          | 4.48%                                                                   |
| KERALA                   |                 7698556 |                       6319215 | 82.08%                                                          | 3.51%                                                                   |
| LAKSHADWEEP              |                   10929 |                         10929 | 100.00%                                                         | 0.01%                                                                   |
| MADHYA PRADESH           |                14723864 |                      11288946 | 76.67%                                                          | 6.28%                                                                   |
| MAHARASHTRA              |                22962600 |                      13841960 | 60.28%                                                          | 7.70%                                                                   |
| MANIPUR                  |                  578939 |                        448163 | 77.41%                                                          | 0.25%                                                                   |
| MEGHALAYA                |                  554131 |                        485897 | 87.69%                                                          | 0.27%                                                                   |
| MIZORAM                  |                  226147 |                        111626 | 49.36%                                                          | 0.06%                                                                   |
| NAGALAND                 |                  379164 |                        284310 | 74.98%                                                          | 0.16%                                                                   |
| NCT OF DELHI             |                 3391313 |                       1051097 | 30.99%                                                          | 0.58%                                                                   |
| ODISHA                   |                 9942101 |                       8677615 | 87.28%                                                          | 4.83%                                                                   |
| PUDUCHERRY               |                  279857 |                        115249 | 41.18%                                                          | 0.06%                                                                   |
| PUNJAB                   |                 5032199 |                       3269467 | 64.97%                                                          | 1.82%                                                                   |
| RAJASTHAN                |                13136591 |                      10223073 | 77.82%                                                          | 5.69%                                                                   |
| SIKKIM                   |                  120014 |                         88723 | 73.93%                                                          | 0.05%                                                                   |
| TAMILNADU                |                17521956 |                      10088119 | 57.57%                                                          | 5.61%                                                                   |
| TELANGANA                |                 8244441 |                       5643739 | 68.46%                                                          | 3.14%                                                                   |
| TRIPURA                  |                  875621 |                        697062 | 79.61%                                                          | 0.39%                                                                   |
| UTTARAKHAND              |                 1968773 |                       1479742 | 75.16%                                                          | 0.82%                                                                   |
| UTTAR PRADESH            |                32475784 |                      26015592 | 80.11%                                                          | 14.47%                                                                  |
| WEST BENGAL              |                20367144 |                      15756750 | 77.36%                                                          | 8.76%                                                                   |
| ALL INDIA                |               244921406 |                     179787454 | 73.41%                                                          | 100.00%                                                                 |

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