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Selected Indicators
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General
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Population in 2011(In Crore)
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9.13(P)
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Average Annual Exponential Growth Rate(%) of Population: 2001-2011
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1.31
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Change inPercentage of Growth Rate(%) in last two decades(1991-2001 & 2001-2011)
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-3.84
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Surface Area (In Sq. Km.)
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88752
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Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line*(2004-05)
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20.60
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Average Calorie Intake Per Day and Per Capita in 2009-10
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Rural
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2060
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Urban
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2027
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Percentage Share of Expenditure in Food in 2009-10
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Rural
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63.4
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Urban
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46.2
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Based on Mixed Recall Period consumption in which the consumer expenditure data for five Non-Food items are collected from
365 day recall period and the consumption data for the remaining items are collected from 30 day recall period
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Source :
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1. Census of India, 2001, 2011
2. Planning Commission, Government Of India
3. National Sample Survey Reports 2009-10,66th Round, Government Of India
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Amenities
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Access to Safe Drinking Water
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Percentage of Habitation covered against targetted households in 2010-11
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90.00
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Access to Sanitation
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Percentage of Household covered as on 12-05-2012
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95.14
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Source :
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Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India
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Agriculture and Industry
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2009-10
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2011-12(A)
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Cultivated Area (Current Fallow+Net Sown Area) as percentage of total Land Area
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64.24
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64.09
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Cultivated Area in Hectare per Agricultural Worker*
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0.43
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0.43
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Net Sown Area in hectare per Agricultural Worker*
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0.40
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0.38
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Yield rate of Cereal (Kg./Hectare)
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2573
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2728
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Yield Rate of Tea
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1940(E)
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1984(E)
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Index of Agricultural Production(Base: 1981-82=100)
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267.3(P)
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253.90(P)
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Fertiliser Consumption per unit Gross Cropped Area(Kg./Hectare)
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172.56
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177.98(P)
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Growth Rate(%) of index of Industrial Production (Base: 1999-2000=100)
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4.37
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16.32
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*Agricultural Worker as per 2001 Census
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Source :
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1. Department of Agriculture, Government of West Bengal
2. Census of India, 2001
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Health
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Life Expectancy at Birth (2011-15)
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Male
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69.2
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Female
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72.1
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Total Fertility rate (Data received in December,2011)
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1.9
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Institutional Delivery(RCH - 2010-11)
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68%
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Children 12-23 months fully Immunized(RCH - 2010-11)
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80.9%
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Mothers who had three or more Antenatal Check-Up(RCH 2010-11)
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71%
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Source :
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1. Hope to Reality,Information and Cultural Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal
2. Health on the March, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Government of West Bengal
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Education
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2011
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Gender Gap in Literacy (Male Literacy Rate - Female Literacy Rate)
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11.51
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2011-12
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Gross Enrolment Ratio
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Primary
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110.66
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Upper Primary
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116.70
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Net Enrolment Ratio
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Primary
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88.94
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Upper Primary
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71.98
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Gender Parity Index(Ratio of Girls' Enrolment to Boys' Enrolment)
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Primary
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0.970
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Upper Primary
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1.060
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Source :
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1. DISE Reports,Paschimbanga Sarva Siksha Mission, Government of West Bengal
2. Census of India, 2001
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Abbreviation
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P
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Provisional
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R
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Revised
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E
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Estimated
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A
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Advance
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Q
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Quick
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BE
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Budget Estimate
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MW
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Mega Watt
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MU
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Million Unit
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MKWH
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Million Killo Watt-Hour
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MT
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Metric Tonne
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EM
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Entreprenuer Memorandum
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DLHS
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District Level Household and Facility Survey
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RCH
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Reproductive and Child Health
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GSDP
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Gross State Domestic Product
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NSDP
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Net State Domestic Product
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Not Available
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