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Which state amongst the following has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste population?
Which state amongst the following has the highest percentage of the Scheduled Caste population?
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The correct option is C Punjab
Punjab accounts for 2.3% of the total population and 4.3%
Scheduled Caste population of India. As per Census 2011, the State of Punjab,
has the highest percentage of Scheduled Caste population amongst all the States
of the Country. The Scheduled Caste population in Punjab is 88.60 lac which is 31.94%
of the total population i.e. 277.43 lac of the State. The decennial growth rate
of SC population in the State was 26.06% as compared to 13.89 % for the State
as a whole. However, a sizeable number of SC families still live below the
poverty line.
Punjab accounts for 2.3% of the total population and 4.3% Scheduled Caste population of India. As per Census 2011, the State of Punjab, has the highest percentage of Scheduled Caste population amongst all the States of the Country. The Scheduled Caste population in Punjab is 88.60 lac which is 31.94% of the total population i.e. 277.43 lac of the State. The decennial growth rate of SC population in the State was 26.06% as compared to 13.89 % for the State as a whole. However, a sizeable number of SC families still live below the poverty line.
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