Disabled Population in India as per census 2011 (2016 updated) – In India out of the 121 Cr population, 2.68 Cr persons are disabled which is 2.21% of the total population. Among the disabled population 56% (1.5 Cr) are males and 44% (1.18 Cr ) are females. In the total population, the male and female population are 51% and 49% respectively.
Majority (69%) of the disabled population resided in rural areas (1.86 Cr disabled persons in rural areas and 0.81 Cr in urban areas). In the case of total population also, 69% are from rural areas while the remaining 31% resided in urban areas.
Disabled population – Census 2011
| Number of Disabled | Total Population |
|---|---|
| 26814994 | 1210854977 |
Educational level of disabled persons – Census 2011
Educational level | Population |
|---|---|
| Illiterate | 12196641 |
| Literate | 14618353 |
| Literate but below primary | 2840345 |
| Primary but below middle | 3554858 |
| Middle but below matric/secondary | 2448070 |
| Matric/Secondary but below graduate | 3448650 |
| Graduate and above | 1246857 |
Comparison of Literacy status of disabled persons by sex and by residence in India – Census, 2011
The educational level of disabled persons is better in urban areas compared to rural areas, both for males and females.
In urban areas, 67% of the total disabled persons are literate vis –a –vis 49% in rural areas. In urban areas 20% has matric/ secondary level education but below graduate and 10% are graduate and above, while in rural areas, the corresponding figures are 10% and 2% respectively.
In urban areas, among the disabled who are literates, 15% of them are graduates, while in rural areas only 5% of them are graduates.
Disabled population by age group in India- Census, 2011
The number of disabled persons is highest in the age group 10-19 years (46.2 lakhs). 17% of the disabled population is in the age group 10-19 years and 16% of them are in the age group 20-29 years. Elderly (60+ years) disabled constituted 21% of the total disabled at all India level.
| Age-group | Persons | Males | Femals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 26810557 | 14986202 | 11824355 |
| 0-4 | 1291332 | 690351 | 600981 |
| 5-9 | 1955539 | 1081598 | 873941 |
| 10-19 | 4616050 | 2610174 | 2005876 |
| 20-29 | 4189839 | 2418974 | 1770865 |
| 30-39 | 3635722 | 2112791 | 1522931 |
| 40-49 | 3115651 | 1851640 | 1264011 |
| 50-59 | 2492429 | 1430762 | 1061667 |
| 60-69 | 2657679 | 1394306 | 1263373 |
| 70-79 | 1769370 | 884872 | 884498 |
| 80-89 | 723585 | 337170 | 386415 |
| 90+ | 225571 | 97409 | 128162 |
| Age Not Stated | 137790 | 76155 | 61635 |
Disabled Population by Marital Status – Census 2011
(marital status above 15+)
Male Total population – 11915379
FeMale Total population – 9327279
| Gender | Married | unMarried | Widowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Males | 8266748 | 3648631 | 706626 |
| Females | 7289492 | 2037787 | 2047553 |
Disabled Persons by Type of disability and Sex – Census 2011
In India, 20% of the disabled persons are having disability in movement, 19% are with disability in seeing, and another 19 % are with disability in hearing. 8% has multiple disabilities.
Among the male disabled, 22% are having disability in movement, 18% each has disability in seeing/ in hearing while 8% of them suffered from multiple disability. In the case of the female disabled, 20% each has disability in seeing / in hearing, 18% has disability in movement and 8% of them are having multiple disability.
| Disabled Type | Males | Femals | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Seeing | 2639028 | 2394403 | 5033431 |
| In Hearing | 2678584 | 2394330 | 5072914 |
| In Speech | 1122987 | 875705 | 1998692 |
| In Movement | 3370501 | 2066325 | 5436826 |
| Mental retardation | 870898 | 635066 | 1505964 |
| Mental Illness | 415758 | 307122 | 722880 |
| Multiple Disability | 1162712 | 953986 | 2116698 |
| Others | 2728125 | 2199464 | 4927589 |
Disabled non – workers by type of disability and by major non- economic activity in India – Census, 2011
Among the disabled non –workers with disability in seeing, 42.7% are dependents and 28% are students; among those with disability in hearing 38.7% are dependents and 32.5% are students.
In the case of disabled non –workers, with disability in speech, 33.5% are dependents while 37.2% are students, while among those with disability in movement 49.8% are dependents and 19.7% are students.
Download : Disabled Persons in a statistical profile 2016 (6MB, PDF)
Ref : Disabled Persons in a statistical profile 2016 (mospi.nic.in).
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