1. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future FEMALE HEADED HOUSEHOLDS

2. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future a.The broad range of domestic situations typically characterized by the absence of a resident male head, viz, widowhood, divorce, separation and desertion. b.Migration of male members for long periods c.Loss of economic function by resident males due to severe unemployment, disability, illness and male reluctance to accept jobs seen as status reducing, etc. d.Households with no mature sons e.Sons residing in independent nuclear units. * - Source: Mayra Buvinic, Nadia H Yousaefet aI, Women-Headed Households: The Ignored Factor in Development Planning, International Centre for Research on Women, Washington, DC, 1978. (Quoted by Lakshmi Lingam ‘Women-Headed Households : Coping with Caste, Class and Gender Hierarchies’, Economic & Political Weekly: Mar 19, 1994 Reasons for emergence of Female Headed Households * Selected tables from the above compilation are now released classified by sex of the Head of the Households for the first time in the history of Census.

3. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future INDIAMADHYA PRADESH Number of female headed households (FHHH) 27 million1.2 million Percent to total Households 10.90%8.00% Proportion of Rural to Total (FHHH) 64.90%66.70% Single Member Female HHs and Proportion to Total (FHHH) 49 lakhs18.30%3 lakhs24.90% Total & Female Headed Household: India & Madhya Pradesh

4. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future IndiaMadhya Pradesh IndicatorTotalRuralUrbanTotalRuralUrban Female Headed HH (Total) 10.910.412.08.07.210.4 Female Headed HH (SC) 11.310.613.48.97.912.0 Female Headed HH (ST) 11.210.614.58.58.014.9 Proportion of Female Headed Households among Total, SC and ST : India & Madhya Pradesh

5. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future State/UTsProportionState/UTsProportion INDIA Top fiveBottom five Chhattisgarh29.9Lakshadweep3.1 Madhya Pradesh24.9Manipur6.3 Tamil Nadu26.1Meghalaya6.8 Andhra Pradesh27.1Punjab6.9 Maharashtra22.2J & K7.3 MADHYA PRADESH DistrictProportionDistrictProportion Top fiveBottom five Panna36.4 Alirajpur8.2 Damoh35.2 Gwalior10.3 Rajgarh34.5 Indore12.6 Shahdol33.9 Bhopal14 Neemuch33.4 Bhind14.6 Proportion of Single Member Female Headed HHs

6. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future IndiaMadhya Pradesh Type of Census Houses Female Headed HH% TotalSCSTTotalSCST Permanent60.555.833.440.737.519.5 Semi permanent 26.226.948.149.151.664.8 Temporary13.317.318.410.210.915.7 TYPE OF CENSUS HOUSES

7. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Material of Roof : Female headed households Tiles Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 49.11 49.45 Rural 60.85 64.69 Urban 15.18 18.92

8. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Stone/Slate Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 12.79 10.76 Rural 11.38 7.75 Urban 16.89 16.81 Material of Roof : Female headed households

9. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Concrete Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 16.86 16.10 Rural 7.29 5.37 Urban 44.55 37.58 Material of Roof : Female headed households

10. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future No exclusive roomOne roomTwo rooms Percentage Share Total Female Headed Total Female Headed Total Female Headed Total2.463.1139.5644.6432.5429.42 Rural2.853.8644.5253.2532.6227.93 Urban1.351.5925.2327.3932.332.41 Availability of Dwelling rooms: Madhya Pradesh

11. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future OneTwoThree Total Female Headed Total Female Headed Total Female Headed Total4.3124.9410.8415.1811.915.52 Rural4.5630.6511.8316.0811.8415.24 Urban3.5913.57.9913.3712.0716.08 Percentage Share of Household Size: Madhya Pradesh

12. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Tap water Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 23.36 29.31 Rural 9.94 11.22 Urban 62.20 65.53 Main source of Drinking Water: Madhya Pradesh

13. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Well Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 19.99 18.11 Rural 25.01 24.49 Urban 5.46 5.34 Percentage share among Female headed households are slightly low compare to Total households. Main source of Drinking Water: Madhya Pradesh

14. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Hand pump Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 47.07 43.91 Rural 58.29 58.68 Urban 14.62 14.32 Main source of Drinking Water: Madhya Pradesh

15. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Within PremisesNear PremisesAway Premises Percentage Share Total Female Headed Total Female Headed Total Female Headed Total23.924.445.5845.330.5230.31 Rural13.0111.3950.9351.0336.0637.58 Urban55.4150.4430.0933.8214.515.73 Availability of Drinking Water: Madhya Pradesh

16. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Electricity Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 67.11 66.45 Rural 58.25 54.34 Urban 92.73 90.71 Main source of Lighting: Madhya Pradesh

17. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Within Premises Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 28.82 31.32 Rural 13.12 11.80 Urban 74.22 70.40 Availability of Latrine: Madhya Pradesh

18. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future OwnedRentedOther Percentage Share Total Female Headed Total Female Headed Total Female Headed Total90.8888.726.77.52.433.78 Rural96.5694.141.712.391.733.47 Urban74.4577.8721.1117.734.444.4 Ownership: Madhya Pradesh

19. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future ASSETS POSSESSED BYHOUSEHOLDS BYHOUSEHOLDS

20. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Availability of Assets & Banking services Use of Banking Service Assets Radio / Transistor Television Computer / Laptop (with internet) Telephone / Mobile Phone Cycle Scooter / Motor Cycle / Moped Car / Jeep / Van No assets

21. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 46.60 43.88 Rural 40.75 35.81 Urban 63.54 60.04 Use of Banking services

22. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Radio/ Transistor Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 14.54 10.11 Rural 12.97 7.43 Urban 19.10 15.47

23. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Television Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 32.14 28.76 Rural 18.61 11.39 Urban 71.30 63.54

24. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Computer/Laptop Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 5.90 5.60 Rural 3.17 2.99 Urban 13.81 10.82

25. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Telephone Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 46.01 35.02 Rural 36.37 21.45 Urban 73.90 62.18

26. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Bicycle Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 39.74 24.85 Rural 36.43 19.03 Urban 49.31 36.50

27. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Scooter/ Motorcycle/ Moped Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 18.81 12.27 Rural 11.96 4.81 Urban 38.63 27.19

28. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Car/ Jeep/ Van Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 2.68 1.84 Rural 1.10 0.52 Urban 7.28 4.49

29. Census of India 2011 Our Census, Our Future Percentage Share TotalFemale Headed Total 32.61 48.68 Rural 40.24 62.87 Urban 10.52 20.27 None of the specified Assets

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