Slum Dwellers as % of Urban Population

Choropleth map of India by state: Slum Dwellers as % of Urban Population. Maharashtra's 40%+ urban population lives in slums; in many NE states it's near zero.
Maharashtra's 40%+ urban population lives in slums; in many NE states it's near zero.
Policy implication
Slum populations are invisible in GDP figures but visible in disease burden, fire deaths, and flood vulnerability.
Census 2011 2011Demographyslumsurbanisationdemography
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Source: Census 2011 (2011). See the methodology for notes and limitations.

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