25 pc of Maharashtra's population is SC/ST: Census

May 18, 2012 21:54

Scheduled Castes (SC) comprise 13.9 per cent, while Scheduled Tribes (ST) account for 10.3 per cent of the total 2,38,30,580 households in Maharashtra, latest census statistics reveals.

Out of the total number of households, 33,11,405 (13.9 percent) households are of Scheduled Castes and 24,45,645 (10.3 per cent) households are of Scheduled Tribes.

Among all the Scheduled Castes households, 53.7 per cent are in rural and 46.3 per cent are in urban. In case of Scheduled Tribes, 76.5 per cent of households are in rural and 23.5 per cent are in urban.

According to the census statistics, as against the 30.2 per cent for all households at state level, 22.8 per cent of Scheduled Castes and 12.2 per cent of Scheduled Tribes households live in houses with concrete roof.

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