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Table 1 Percentage of the population with select socio-demographic characteristics in study districts in Bihar and Jharkhand, India

From: Woman-centered research on access to safe abortion services and implications for behavioral change communication interventions: a cross-sectional study of women in Bihar and Jharkhand, India

 

BIHAR

JHARKHAND

 

Patna

Saran

Lohardaga

Gumla

Scheduled Caste*

19.6

12.2

3.5

5.0

Scheduled Tribe*

0.7

0.2

60.3

70.2

Literacy- population#

72.5

68.6

68.3

66.9

Literacy- female#

63.7

56.9

57.9

57.0

Non-agricultural activity*

20.9

22.3

46.1

41.3

  1. *: Source - Census of India 2001
  2. #: Source - Census of India 2011
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