Gender Statistcics - Government of Himachal Pradesh
Gender Statistcics - Government of Himachal Pradesh
Gender Statistcics - Government of Himachal Pradesh
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<strong>Gender</strong> Statistics 21<br />
30.22 percent <strong>of</strong> women and 31.76 per cent men were in the age group <strong>of</strong> 0-14<br />
years. There were 48.24 per cent <strong>of</strong> women in the reproductive age group viz.<br />
15-44 years. The fact that more women live longer as compared to men is<br />
evident as percentage <strong>of</strong> women in the age- group 60 years and above has<br />
always been higher than that for men. According to 2001 census, 9.25 per cent<br />
<strong>of</strong> women in this age-group as compared to 8.77 per cent <strong>of</strong> men (Fig-1).<br />
FIG-1<br />
DESHP