Bellary District, - PRC

Table 37: Pre-school attendancePer cent of children aged 36-59 months attending pre-school by selected background characteristics, BellaryDistrict, Karnataka, MICS, 2002Characteristics Per cent NumberAge36-47 months 60.2 18148-59 months 72.9 170SexMale 65.1 175Female 67.6 176Place of residenceRural 62.6 254Urban 76.3 97ReligionHindu 63.8 315Muslim (88.9) 36Caste/tribeScheduled caste 55.1 107Scheduled tribe 58.8 85Other 78.0 159Type of housePucca 75.7 74Semi-pucca 67.8 205Kachha 52.8 72Household LiteracyNo literate 58.4 113Some literate 69.4 222Education of fatherIlliterate 65.0 183Literate 70.3 138Father not at home (56.7) 30Education of motherIlliterate 60.5 261Literate 92.0 75Total 66.4 351Note: Total includes 16 children from households with all literate members and 15 children whose mother iseither not at staying with the child or information about mother is missing.( ) Based on 25-49 casesTable 38: Type of pre-school attendedPer cent of children aged 36-59 months attending pre-school according to type of facility by sex, Bellary District,Karnataka, MICS, 2002Type of facility Boys Girls TotalAnganwadi centre 67.5 75.6 71.7Balwadi/ECD Centre 1.8 2.5 2.1Other government pre-school 4.4 1.7 3.0Private nursery/ pre-school 26.3 20.2 23.2Total per cent 100.0 100.0 100.0Number of children 114 119 23348