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Share of people who are multidimensionally poor, how deprived they are and the MPI for every state, union territory and India, in rural and urban areas
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| geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | survey_period | area | headcount_ratio | intensity | mpi | state_as_printed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| state | 1 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2015-16 | all | 12.56 | 44.17 | 0.055 | Jammu & Kashmir |
| state | 1 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2019-21 | all | 4.8 | 42.11 | 0.02 | Jammu & Kashmir |
| state | 1 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2015-16 | rural | 16.37 | 44.34 | 0.073 | Jammu & Kashmir |
| state | 1 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2019-21 | rural | 6.1 | 42.29 | 0.026 | Jammu & Kashmir |
| state | 1 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2015-16 | urban | 3.51 | 42.3 | 0.015 | Jammu & Kashmir |
The headline numbers of India's National Multidimensional Poverty Index for each state and union territory and India as a whole, for the two survey rounds the NITI Aayog Progress Review 2023 compares, 2015-16 and 2019-21. For the whole population, the rural part and the urban part of each state there are three measures: the headcount ratio (the percentage of people who are multidimensionally poor), the intensity (the average share of weighted deprivations those people suffer) and the MPI itself, the headcount ratio multiplied by the intensity. Use it to place Kerala against other states, and the rural against the urban population, on the single measure the Government of India uses for multidimensional poverty. The 12 indicators behind the score are in the companion indicator dataset.
| Column | Label | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
geo_level | Geography level | state for a state or union territory, country for the India row | |
geo_code | LGD code | Local Government Directory code of the state or union territory; IN for India | |
geo_name | Area | State, union territory or India, in LGD spelling | |
survey_period | Survey round | Survey round the figures come from: 2015-16 (National Family Health Survey 4) or 2019-21 (National Family Health Survey 5) |
Please cite this dataset when you use it:
Policy and Research Initiative (2026). State-wise multidimensional poverty headcount ratio, intensity and MPI, 2015-16 and 2019-21 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Original data: NITI Aayog. /data/mpi-summary-states-india
area | Area type | all for the whole population of the state, rural for its rural part, urban for its urban part |
headcount_ratio | Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%) | Percentage of the population that is multidimensionally poor, that is deprived in at least a third of the weighted indicators | percent |
intensity | Intensity of poverty (%) | Average share of the weighted indicators in which the multidimensionally poor are deprived | percent |
mpi | Multidimensional Poverty Index | Headcount ratio multiplied by intensity, a score from 0 (no poverty) to 1 | score |
state_as_printed | State as printed | The state or union territory name exactly as the report prints it |
