Supaul Bihar Annual District Plan 2011-12 - nrcddp

CHAPTER VH
WOMEN COMPONENT OF DISTRICT ANNUAL PLAN: 2011 - 12
WOMEN COMPONENT OF DISTRICT ANNUAL PLAN
INTRODUCTION:
The Women population of the district is 830371
constituting 47.9 % of the total population of the
district. The literacy among women is 16.38 %
• %Male
against the overall literacy rate of 37.3 % as per 2001
• % Female
Census. Lack of awareness among the women folk
about their civil rights and lack of desired economic
development make them vulnerable to social
discrimination. They are counted as socially,
educationally and economically disadvantaged group
of the society. Spread of literacy and education among the women is another positive indication of development.
Besides the regulatory measures, beneficiary oriented programmes are being taken up necessary flow of benefits
to this section of the district, for their socio economic development.
Supaul has sex ratio in favour
of male with total 920 female
per 1000 male. If we look at the
actual number in the total
population of 17,32,578; male
population is 9, 02,207 and
female population is 8,30,371.
In percentage terms it is 52.1 %
and 47.9% respectively.
950
Sex ratio
Females per lOOO males
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The sex ratio in the country as
well as in the district shows a
decreasing trend, which is
1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001
evidently depicted in the given
graph. The only thing of relief is that after the census of 1991 to 2001 it has shown some improvement, but still it is
alarming.