CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

DATA ON DISABILITY

Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh

Historical Perspective• The question on disability was canvassed in all the Censuses since

1872 to 1931

• The question on disability was not canvassed in the Censuses from 1941 to 1971

• In Census 1981, information on three types of disability was collected

• The question was dropped in Census 1991

• In Census 2001, the question was again included and information on five types of disability was collected

• In Census 2011 information on eight types of disability has been collected

Questions Canvassed in Census 2011

Codes

Features of Disability Question, 2011

• Has a filter question to ascertain disability status

• Attempts to collect information on eight types of disabilities as against five in Census 2001.

• Designed to cover most of the disabilities listed in the “Persons with Disabilities Act, 1995” and “The National Trust Act, 1999”.

• The placement of the question on disability in the Census Schedule was changed. The question was brought forward at Q-9 at Census 2011. This was the question No. 15 at the Census 2001.

Special Efforts Made to Improve Coverage-Training

• Wide publicity through electronic and print media undertaken. • Special audio/ video spots prepared in 12 languages for awareness and

were telecast on all popular TV and Radio channels across the country • Every video clip had disability component,• Special E-learning module prepared to show as to how to approach and

extract information on disability from respondents• Leaflet on disability was prepared and distributed among media persons• Seminars and workshops were held at State level to create awareness• Banners and Posters on disability displayed• Events like Auto Rickshaw rally, car rally, Cycle rally etc. were organized• At Census Directorate level many an innovative modes of publicity were

used• Enumerators’ kit included a special flier on disability.

Special Efforts Made to Improve Coverage (Contd.)

Publicity

Special Efforts Made to Improve Coverage (Contd.)

Cycle rickshaw rally at New Delhi by the disabled

Special Efforts Made to Improve Coverage (Contd.)

Posters and Banners

Leaflet on disability for Media Kit

Definitional Changes 2001-11Type of disability Change in definition

In Seeing 1. One eyed persons were treated as disabled at Census 2001. At the Census 2011 such persons have not been treated as disabled in seeing.

2. At the Census 2011 enumerators were asked to apply a simple test to ascertain blurred vision. At Census 2001 no such instructions were given.

In Hearing 1. Persons using hearing aid have been treated as disabled at Census 2011. They were not treated as disabled at the Census 2001.

2. Persons having problem in hearing through one ear although the other ear is functioning normally was considered having hearing disability in Census 2001. But in Census 2011, such persons were not considered as disabled.

In Speech Definition was made clearer in Census 2011 to record persons with speech disability. For instance, “persons who speak in single words and are not able to speak in sentences” was specifically mentioned to be treated as disabled.

Definitional Changes (Contd.)

Type of disability Change in definition

In Movement Specific mention of the following was made in the definition for Census 2011:1.Paralytic persons2.Those who crawl3.Those who are able to walk with the help of aid4.Have acute and permanent problems of joints/muscles5.Have stiffness or tightness in movement or have loose, involuntary movements or tremours of the body or have fragile bones6.Have difficulty balancing and coordinating body movement7.Have loss of sensation in body due to paralysis, Leprosy etc.8.Have deformity of body like hunch back or are dwarf.

Definitional Changes (Contd.)

Type of disability Change in definition

Mental Retardation

New category introduced at Census 2011. Mental Retardation was covered under the category of Mental disability at Census 2001.

Mental Illness New category introduced at Census 2011. Mental Illness was covered under the category of Mental disability at Census 2001.

Any Other New category introduced at Census 2011 to ensure complete coverage. This option enabled respondents to report those disabilities which are not listed in the question. In such cases, where informant was not sure about the type of disability this option of reporting disability as ‘Any Other’ was available to her/him.

Multiple Disability New category introduced at Census 2011. The question has been designed to record as many as three types of disabilities from which the individual was reported to be suffering.

Total disabled population and percentage to total population Total disabled population Percentage to total population

INDIA2,68,10,557 2.21 (2011)

2,19,06,769 2.13(2001)

MADHYA PRADESH15,51,931 2.14 (2011)

14,08,528 2.33(2001)

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Type of disability (% of total disabled)

In seeing In Hearing In Speech In Movement

Mental Retardation

Mental Illness Any Other Multiple

Disability

INDIA 18.77 18.91 7.45 20.28 5.62 2.70 18.38 7.89MADHYA PRADESH 17.45 17.23 4.47 26.08 5.01 2.55 19.01 8.21

Total Rural Urban

Persons Males Females Persons Males Females Persons Males Females

India

1210569573 623121843 587447730 833463448 427632643 405830805 377106125 195489200 181616925

26,810,557 14,986,202 11,824,355 18,631,921 10,408,168 8,223,753 8,178,636 4,578,034 3,600,602

2.21 2.41 2.01 2.24 2.43 2.03 2.17 2.34 1.98

MP

72626809 37612306 35014503 52557404 27149388 25408016 20069405 10462918 9606487

1551931 888751 663180 1105704 631523 474181 446227 257228 188999

2.14 2.36 1.89 2.10 2.33 1.87 2.22 2.46 1.97

Total disabled population and percentage to total population

Total disabled population and percentage to total population - India, Madhya Pradesh and other EAG states 2011

Sl. No. State Total disabled population

Percentage to total population

1. INDIA 2,68,10,557 2.21

2. MADHYA PRADESH 15,51,931 2.14

3. UTTARAKHAND 1,85,272 1.84

4. RAJASTHAN 15,63,694 2.28

5. UTTAR PRADESH 41,57,514 2.08

6. BIHAR 23,31,009 2.24

7. JHARKHAND 7,69,980 2.33

8. ODISHA 12,44,402 2.96

9. CHHATTISGARH 6,24,937 2.45

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Type of disability - India, Madhya Pradesh and other EAG states 2011 (% of total disabled)

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In seeing In Hearing In Speech In Movement

Mental Retardation

Mental Illness Any Other Multiple

Disability

INDIA 18.77 18.91 7.45 20.28 5.62 2.70 18.38 7.89MADHYA PRADESH 17.45 17.23 4.47 26.08 5.01 2.55 19.01 8.21

UTTARAKHAND 15.71 20.34 6.66 19.97 6.18 3.48 16.58 11.08

RAJASTHAN 20.12 14.00 4.44 27.33 5.20 2.63 12.77 13.51UTTAR PRADESH 18.38 24.72 6.41 16.30 4.36 1.84 22.76 5.22

BIHAR 23.56 24.55 7.33 15.85 3.83 1.61 18.52 4.76

JHARKHAND 23.47 21.54 6.06 19.21 4.86 2.62 14.59 7.64

ODISHA 21.20 19.11 5.51 20.89 5.82 3.44 13.89 10.14

CHHATTISGARH 17.79 14.77 4.52 30.46 5.31 3.33 12.31 11.51

Total disabled population and percentage to total population - India, Madhya Pradesh and its neighbouring states 2011

Sl. No. State Total disabled population

Percentage to total population

1. INDIA 2,68,10,557 2.21

2. MADHYA PRADESH 15,51,931 2.14

3. RAJASTHAN 15,63,694 2.28

4. UTTAR PRADESH 41,57,514 2.08

5. CHHATTISGARH 6,24,937 2.45

6. GUJARAT 10,92,302 1.81

7. MAHARASHTRA 29,63,392 2.64

Type of disability - India, Madhya Pradesh and its neighbouring states 2011(% of total disabled)

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In seeing In Hearing In Speech In Movement

Mental Retardation

Mental Illness Any Other Multiple

Disability

INDIA 18.77 18.91 7.45 20.28 5.62 2.70 18.38 7.89MADHYA PRADESH 17.45 17.23 4.47 26.08 5.01 2.55 19.01 8.21

RAJASTHAN 20.12 14.00 4.44 27.33 5.20 2.63 12.77 13.51UTTAR PRADESH 15.71 20.34 6.66 19.97 6.18 3.48 16.58 11.08

CHHATTISGARH 17.79 14.77 4.52 30.46 5.31 3.33 12.31 11.51

GUJARAT 19.61 17.46 5.52 22.51 6.08 3.85 18.10 6.88

MAHARASHTRA 19.37 15.97 15.98 18.51 5.41 1.98 17.23 5.55

TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF TOTAL DISABLED PERSONS - DISTRICTS OF MADHYA PRADESH 2011

MADHYA PRADESH 15,51,931TOP

Bhopal 84,502Indore 78,761Jabalpur 59,074Rewa 57,889Sagar 52,576

BOTTOMAlirajpur 10,869Datia 12,379Harda 12,568Burhanpur 13,032Sheopur 13,435

TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS DISABLED IN SEEING - DISTRICTS OF MADHYA PRADESH 2011

MADHYA PRADESH 2,70,751TOP

Bhopal 21,346Indore 16,839Sagar 9,342Satna 9,151Jabalpur 8,802

BOTTOMDatia 1,843Alirajpur 1,884Umaria 2,041Jhabua 2,069Neemuch 2,507

TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS DISABLED IN HEARING - DISTRICTS OF MADHYA PRADESH 2011

MADHYA PRADESH 2,67,361TOP

Bhopal 21,843Indore 18,915Jabalpur 11,394Rewa 11,096Sagar 8,610

BOTTOMSheopur 1,748Harda 1,802Alirajpur 1,962Neemuch 2,051Burhanpur 2,265

TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS DISABLED IN SPEECH - DISTRICTS OF MADHYA PRADESH 2011

MADHYA PRADESH 69,324TOP

Bhopal 4,553Indore 3,764Jabalpur 3,027Rewa 2,921Satna 2,502

BOTTOMAlirajpur 339Sheopur 490Datia 517Harda 550Jhabua 588

TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS DISABLED IN MOVEMENT - DISTRICTS OF MADHYA PRADESH 2011

MADHYA PRADESH 4,04,738TOP

Satna 13,692Sagar 13,676Chhindwara 13,456Jabalpur 13,238Rewa 12,671

BOTTOMHarda 2,957Alirajpur 3,331Umaria 3,342Burhanpur 3,552Datia 3,941

TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS DISABLED IN MENTAL RETARDATION - DISTRICTS OF MADHYA PRADESH 2011

MADHYA PRADESH 77,803TOP

Bhopal 3,917Indore 3,823Jabalpur 3,671Satna 2,976Rewa 2,703

BOTTOMAlirajpur 403Datia 530Ashoknagar 635Umaria 643Sheopur 646

TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS DISABLED IN MENTAL ILLNESS - DISTRICTS OF MADHYA PRADESH 2011

MADHYA PRADESH 39,513TOP

Indore 1,701Jabalpur 1,622Satna 1,590Rewa 1,565Sagar 1,444

BOTTOMAlirajpur 224Datia 262Harda 290Burhanpur 331Ashoknagar 359

TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS DISABLED IN ANY OTHER DISABILITY - DISTRICTS OF MADHYA PRADESH 2011

MADHYA PRADESH 2,95,035TOP

Bhopal 17,936Indore 17,063Rewa 13,513Jabalpur 13,361Sagar 10,141

BOTTOMBurhanpur 1,692Sheopur 1,883Datia 1,918Alirajpur 1,962Harda 2,252

TOP AND BOTTOM FIVE DISTRICTS BY NUMBER OF PERSONS DISABLED IN MULTIPLE DISABILITY - DISTRICTS OF MADHYA PRADESH 2011

MADHYA PRADESH 1,27,406TOP

Rewa 4,821Satna 4,665Sagar 4,522Indore 4,451Chhindwara 4,253

BOTTOMAlirajpur 764Datia 1,049Umaria 1,059Ashoknagar 1,175Harda 1,227

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