HIGHLIGHTS FROM CENSUS 2011
D
R.
C. CHANDRAMOULI
Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India

Tables on Houses, Household Amenities
& Assets
• After the conclusion of Census of India 2011, Tables on Houses, Household Amenities and Assets have been released in March 2012
• 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 .
• These tables will help to provide an insight into the living conditions of the Female Headed Households in the country.

Today’s Release
Tables on Houses, Household Amenities & Assets for Female Headed Households (FHHs)
1. Predominant materials of roof and wall
2. Predominant material of floor
3. Type of structure of the census house occupied
4. Ownership status, Household size and number of dwelling room
5. Source and location of drinking water and availability of electricity & latrine
6. Availability of bathing facility and type of drainage connectivity for waste water outlet
7. Availability of separate kitchen and fuel used for cooking
8. Availability of type of latrine facility
9. Availing banking services and households having each of the specified assets

Today’s Release
Tables on Houses, Household Amenities & Assets for Female Headed Households (FHHs)
• All these tables are available for
• Total population, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes
• Total, Rural and Urban residence
• Level: Country, State, District, Sub-district, Town
• Up to District level for SC/ST Tables

Definition of a ‘Household’
• A 'household' is usually a group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevent any of them from doing so.
• The persons in a household may be related or unrelated or a mix of both.

Definition of a ‘Head of the Household’
• The head of the household for Census purposes is a person who is recognized as such in the household.
• She or he is generally the person who bears the chief responsibility for the maintenance of the household and takes decisions on behalf of the household.
• The head of the household need not necessarily be the eldest male member.

SUMMARY FINDINGS

Summary of Findings - 1
• There are about 27 million female headed households in the country. They constitute
10.9% of the total households in the country.
27 million female headed HH
10.9 % of total
HHs of India

Summary of Findings - 2
• 43.7% of households in Lakshadweep and 23% households in Kerala have a female as head
Female Headed households
23 %
Kerala
43.7%
Lakshadweep

Summary of Findings - 3
• About 49 lakh Single Member Female HHs are there in the country. Three-fourth of them live in rural country.
49 lakh
India
75% in rural area

Summary of Findings - 4
• In seven major States, the proportion of Single
Member Female Headed HH is more than 20%:
1.
Chhattisgarh
2.
Madhya Pradesh
3.
Tamil Nadu
4.
Andhra Pradesh
5.
Maharashtra
6.
Odisha
7.
Gujarat
29.9%
24.9%
26.1%
27.1%
22.2%
22.1%
20.4%

Summary of Findings -5
• Larger proportion of Female Headed Households live in ‘No exclusive room’ and in ‘One room’ dwelling units compared to Male Headed Households.
• The household sizes in case of Female Headed
Households tend to be smaller than the Male Headed
Households.
• The proportions of households possessing different assets is lower in case of Female Headed HHs in comparison to Male Headed HH.

Classification of Households by Sex of the
Head of the Households
Total Rural Urban Indicator
C e n s u s 2 0 1 1
Number of Households (in lakh)
Total
Male Headed
Female Headed
Number of Households (in %)
Total
Male Headed
Female Headed
2,467
2,198
269
89.1
10.9
1,678
1,504
174
789
694
94
89.6
88.0
10.4
12.0

Classification of Households by Sex of the
Head of the Households
100
80
60
40
20
0
89,1
10,9
Total
Male Headed
89,6
10,4
Rural
Female Headed
88
12
Urban
2011
INDIA
(HH in %)

Less than 10.00% Female
Headed HHs in:
• Haryana (9.5%)
• Gujarat (9%)
• Chandigarh (8.9%)
• Jharkhand (8.6%)
• UP (8.3%)
• MP (8%)
• J&K (7.9%)
• Bihar (7.4%)
• DNH (5%)
• Rajasthan (4.0%)

Proportion of Female Headed Households among Total, SC and ST
India
Indicator
C e n s u s 2 0 1 1
HH (in %)
Female Headed HH (Total)
Female Headed HH (SC)
Female Headed HH (ST)
Total Rural Urban
10.9
10.4
12.0
11.3
10.6
13.4
11.2
10.6
14.5

Classification of Households by Sex of the
Head of the Households
Indicator 2011 2001* Change
(% pts)
INDIA
Proportion of Male Headed HH (in %)
Total
Rural
Urban
Proportion of Female Headed HH (in %)
Total
Rural
Urban
89.1
89.6
88.0
10.9
10.4
12.0
89.7
89.9
89.0
10.4
10.1
11.0
-0.6
-0.3
-1.0
+0.5
+0.3
+1.0
Note: The Census 2001 data relates to Population Enumeration phase as similar data from
Houselisting phase is not available (see Table HH4 India)

Proportion of Female Headed Households
States, 2011, 2001 – All Areas
Area (State/UT)
ALL AREAS
1. Lakshadweep
2. Kerala
3. Meghalaya
4. Goa
5. Himachal Pradesh
1. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
2011
40.2
22.7
21.7
20.3
18.3
5.0
2001* Change
(% pts)
34.4
22.6
23.0
21.1
17.9
6.3
+5.8
+0.1
- 1.3
-0.8
+0.4
-1.3
2. Rajasthan
3. Bihar
4. Jammu & Kashmir
7.0
7.4
7.9
6.9
7.4
6.7
+0.1
+1.2
5. Madhya Pradesh 8.0
7.5
+0.5
Note: The Census 2001 data relate to Population Enumeration phase as similar data from Houselisting phase is not available
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Proportion of Female Headed Households
States, Total
2001 2011

Proportion of Female Headed Households
States, 2011, 2001 - Rural
Area (State/UT)
RURAL AREAS
1. Lakshadweep
2. Goa
3. Kerala
4. Meghalaya
5. Himachal Pradesh
1. Chandigarh
2011
29.1
22.7
22.0
20.9
18.7
5.1
2001* Change
(% pts)
33.4
23.5
22.5
22.6
18.5
3.6
-4.3
-0.8
-0.5
-1.7
+0.2
+1.5
2. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
3. Rajasthan
4. Bihar
5.9
6.5
7.2
6.8
6.7
7.3
-0.9
-0.2
-0.1
5. Madhya Pradesh 7.2
6.7
0.5
Note: The Census 2001 data relate to Population Enumeration phase as similar data from Houselisting phase is not available

Proportion of Female Headed Households
States, 2011, 2001 - Rural
2001 2011

Proportion of Female Headed Households
States, 2011, 2001 - Urban
Area (State/UT)
URBAN AREAS
1. Lakshadweep
2. Meghalaya
3. Kerala
4. Goa
5. Mizoram
1. Dadra & Nagar Haveli
2011
43.7
24.5
23.4
18.8
18.5
4.2
2001* Change
(% pts)
35.7
24.5
22.8
23.4
15.1
4.9
+8.0
0.0
+0.6
-4.6
+3.4
-0.7
2. Rajasthan
3. Chandigarh UT
4. Jammu & Kashmir
8.6
9.0
9.0
7.8
7.6
7.7
+0.8
+1.4
+1.3
5. Bihar 9.1
8.4
+0.7
Note: The Census 2001 data relate to Population Enumeration phase as similar data from Houselisting phase is not available

Reasons for emergence of Female
Headed Households * 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

Type of HH
Census 2001 - INDIA
HOUSEHOLD COMPOSITION
Total
Single person
Nuclear
Sub nuclear
Supplemented nuclear
Broken extended
Joint
Other
HHs (in %)
Total Rural Urban
M-HH F-HH M-HH F-HH M-HH F-HH
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
2.6
19.0
2.2
21.5
3.6
13.4
57.1
5.3
2.3
36.3
14.5
22.0
1.7
20.5
1.3
4.2
6.8
6.3
55.8
2.2
37.0
15.0
1.9
21.8
1.1
4.8
21.5
3.7
5.3
6.2
60.2
2.5
13.4
1.4
17.3
1.6
6.4
34.7
23.2
5.6
10.1
6.5

Data on Houses,
Household
Amenities &
Assets – Census
2011

Housing Condition – India, 2011
TYPE OF CENSUS HOUSES
Type of Census Houses
Female Headed
HH%
Male Headed
HH%
Permanent 60.5
62.1
Semi permanent
Temporary
Serviceable
Non serviceable
Any other
26.2
12.4
7.6
4.8
0.9
25.0
12.0
7.2
4.8
1.0

Housing Condition – India, 2011
TYPE OF CENSUS HOUSES
Type of Census Houses
Permanent
Female Headed HH%
Total SC ST
60.5
55.8
33.4
Semi permanent
Temporary
Serviceable
Non serviceable
Any other
26.2
12.4
7.6
4.8
0.9
26.9
16.3
10.3
6.0
1.0
48.1
17.7
11.3
6.4
0.7

45,0
40,0
35,0
30,0
25,0
20,0
15,0
10,0
5,0
-
Housing Condition – India, 2011
Temporary Census House
(FHH in %)
Temporary: Houses with wall and roof made of temporary material. For example, Wall can be made of Grass, Thatch, Bamboo etc., Plastic, Unburnt brick or Wood and Roof can be made of Grass, Thatch, Bamboo, Wood, Mud, Plastic or Polythene.

Availability of Amenities–
Source of Drinking Water, India
Source of Drinking Water
Female Headed
HH%
Male Headed
HH%
Source:
48.5
42.9
Tap water
Well
Hand-pump
Tube well/ Bore hole
Other sources
12.6
27.7
7.7
3.6
10.8
34.2
8.6
3.5
Location:
Within premises
Near the premises
Away
45.0
37.2
17.8
46.8
35.7
17.5

Availability of Amenities–
Source of Drinking Water, India
Source of drinking water
Female Headed HH%
Total SC ST
Source:
Tap water
Well
Hand-pump
Tube well/ Bore hole
Other sources
Location:
Within premises
Near the premises
Away
48.5
12.6
27.7
7.7
3.6
45.0
37.2
17.8
48.5
8.7
32.2
7.4
3.3
34.3
44.7
20.9
20.5
47.2
32.3
29.6
19.5
35.8
7.9
7.3

Availability of Amenities –
Number of Dwelling Rooms India
Total
No exclusive room
One room
Two rooms
Three rooms
Four rooms
Five rooms
Six rooms and above
100.0
5.2
39.3
29.6
13.7
Male Headed
HH%
100.0
3.8
36.8
31.9
14.6
7.1
2.5
2.6
7.5
2.6
2.8

Availability of Amenities –
Number of Dwelling Rooms India
Number of dwelling rooms
Female Headed HH%
Total SC ST
Total:
No exclusive room
One room
Two rooms
Three rooms
Four rooms
Five rooms
Six rooms and above
5.2
39.3
29.6
13.7
7.1
2.5
2.6
6.2
48.1
29.7
9.7
4.0
1.2
1.1
5.2
46.9
30.1
10.4
4.4
1.5
1.5

Number of Dwelling Rooms
(No Exclusive Room)
Scheduled
Castes
Scheduled
Tribes
TOTAL

Number of Dwelling Rooms
(One Room)
Scheduled
Castes
Scheduled
Tribes
TOTAL

Availability of Amenities – INDIA
No Latrine Within Premises (HH %)
90,0
80,0
70,0
60,0
50,0
40,0
30,0
20,0
10,0
-
INDIA – 51.7%
Female
Headed
HH

Availability of Amenities – INDIA
Having Bathing Facility Within Premises (HH %)
120,0
100,0
80,0
60,0
40,0
20,0
-
INDIA – 59.4%
Female
Headed
HH

HEALTH
ISSUES
Availability of Amenities – INDIA
Fuel Used For Cooking
Fuel used for cooking
(Cooking inside premises/Has kitchen)
Total
Fire-wood
Crop residue
Cow dung cake
Coal, Lignite, Charcoal
Kerosene
LPG/PNG
Electricity
Biogas
Any other
Female
Headed HH
(in ‘000)
15,615
6,995
575
494
162
620
6,643
16
73
38
Female
Headed
HH%
100.0
44.8
3.7
3.2
1.0
4.0
42.5
0.1
0.5
0.2

Household Size - INDIA
Household Size
Total
One member
Two members
Three members
Four members
Five members
Six to eight members
Nine or more members
Female
Headed
HH%
100.0
18.3
15.4
17.0
15.2
12.8
16.2
5.2
Male
Headed
HH%
100.0
1.9
9.0
13.2
23.6
19.5
26.0
6.8

Household Size - INDIA
Household Size
Total:
One member
Two members
Three members
Four members
Five members
Six to eight members
Nine or more members
Female Headed HH%
Total SC ST
18.3
15.4
17.0
15.2
12.8
16.2
5.2
18.2
15.2
16.5
15.3
12.9
17.3
4.6
18.8
16.1
17.0
15.5
12.4
16.5
3.6

Household Size
(One Person)
Scheduled
Castes
Scheduled
Tribes
TOTAL

Availing Banking Services- INDIA
(Female Headed HH in %)
100,00
90,00
80,00
70,00
60,00
50,00
40,00
30,00
20,00
10,00
-
INDIA – 53.4%
Female
Headed
HH

Possession of Assets - INDIA
Assets
Radio/ Transistor
Television
Computer/Laptop - With Internet
Computer/Laptop - Without
Internet
Telephone (Land line only)
Mobile phone
Bicycle
Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped
Car/ Jeep/ Van
None of the specified assets
Female
Headed HH%
16.1
45.3
2.5
Male Headed
HH%
20.3
47.5
3.2
6.0
6.4
4.3
44.3
28.9
13.7
3.2
28.7
4.0
54.3
46.8
21.9
4.8
16.5

Possession of Assets - INDIA
Assets
Radio/ Transistor
Television
Computer/Laptop - With Internet
Computer/Laptop - Without Internet
Telephone (Land line only)
Mobile phone
Bicycle
Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped
Car/ Jeep/ Van
None of the specified assets
Female Headed HH%
Total
16.1
45.3
2.5
6.0
10.3
44.3
28.9
13.7
3.2
28.7
SC
12.4
38.7
1.0
4.9
5.2
40.2
28.7
8.4
1.2
33.8
3.6
27.2
24.0
5.9
1.3
48.5
ST
11.2
21.8
0.8
4.5

Possession of Assets
(Television)
Scheduled
Castes
Scheduled
Tribes
TOTAL

Possession of Assets
(No Asset)
Scheduled
Castes
Scheduled
Tribes
TOTAL

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