The Planning Commission (now NITI Aayog), released the data on poverty estimates in July 2013.
Officially, it is the latest poverty estimates available in India.
The data was based on the Tendulkar Committee methodology.
Urban areas (lakhs)
Officially, it is the latest poverty estimates available in India.
The data was based on the Tendulkar Committee methodology.
Population below poverty line by states – 2011-12 (Tendulkar Methodology)
Urban areas (lakhs)
Andhra Pradesh – 16.98lakhs
Arunachal Pradesh – 0.66lakhs
Assam – 9.21lakhs
Bihar – 37.75lakhs
Chhattisgarh – 15.22lakhs
Delhi – 16.46lakhs
Goa – 0.38lakhs
Gujarat – 26.88lakhs
Haryana – 9.41lakhs
Himachal Pradesh – 0.30lakhs
Jammu & Kashmir – 2.53lakhs
Jharkhand – 20.24lakhs
Karnataka – 36.96lakhs
Kerala – 8.46lakhs
Madhya Pradesh – 43.10lakhs
Maharashtra – 47.36lakhs
Manipur – 2.78lakhs
Meghalaya – 0.57lakhs
Mizoram – 0.37lakhs
Nagaland – 1.00lakhs
Odisha – 12.39lakhs
Punjab – 9.82lakhs
Rajasthan – 18.73lakhs
Sikkim – 0.06lakhs
Tamil Nadu – 23.40lakhs
Tripura – 0.75lakhs
Uttarakhand – 3.35lakhs
Uttar Pradesh – 118.84lakhs
West Bengal – 43.83lakhs
Puducherry – 0.55lakhs
Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 0.00lakhs
Chandigarh – 2.34lakhs
Dadra & Nagar Haveli – 0.28lakhs
Daman & Diu – 0.26lakhs
Lakshadweep – 0.02lakhs
All India – 531.25lakh
2011 Census population extrapolated – Population as on 1st March 2012 used for estimating number of persons below poverty line.
(Ministry of Planning)
