Poverty line was calculated with the Mixed Reference Period method (MRP) which measures consumption of five low-frequency items (clothing, footwear, durables, education and institutional health expenditure) over a one year period, and all other items over the previous 30 days.
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Regions with highest rural poverty share in India 2011-12
The statistic represents the regions with the highest rural poverty population across India in **, distributed by states and union territories. With close to ** percent of its population living under the poverty line, the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli had the highest rural poverty share, followed by the state of Chhattisgarh with over ** percent of its rural people living in poverty.
The rural poverty line across India in **, broken down by states and union territories can be found here.
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Reserve Bank of India. (September 16, 2016). Distribution of regions with the highest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 26, 2026, from /statistics/649893/regions-with-highest-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India. "Distribution of regions with the highest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories." Chart. September 16, 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 26, 2026. /statistics/649893/regions-with-highest-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India. (2016). Distribution of regions with the highest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 26, 2026. /statistics/649893/regions-with-highest-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India. "Distribution of Regions with The Highest Rural Poverty Population across India in 2011-12, by States and Union Territories." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Sep 2016, /statistics/649893/regions-with-highest-share-of-poverty-india/
Reserve Bank of India, Distribution of regions with the highest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/649893/regions-with-highest-share-of-poverty-india/ (last visited July 26, 2026)
Distribution of regions with the highest rural poverty population across India in 2011-12, by states and union territories [Graph], Reserve Bank of India, September 16, 2016. [Online]. Available: /statistics/649893/regions-with-highest-share-of-poverty-india/
