The document summarizes demographic and socioeconomic data from various sources about populations in Kerala, India disaggregated by caste and other social categories. It shows that while Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up around 10-12% of Kerala's population, they lag behind other social groups in some development indicators like nutritional status of children, economic status, and awareness of issues like HIV/AIDS. The data is from censuses and national surveys conducted by the government of India and is meant to inform more inclusive policymaking and programming.

1. Disaggregated Data for Inclusive Programming Kerala

2. Population composition, decadal growth rate and proportion to total population, Kerala: 1991 and 2001 Census NFHS 3: OBC: 32%; Other: 55% Social and religious category Population (in millions) Decadal growth rate (%) Proportion to total population (%) 1991 2001 1991-2001 1991 2001 Scheduled Caste 2.89 3.12 8.2 9.9 9.8 Scheduled Tribe 0.32 0.36 13.5 1.1 1.1 Muslim 6.79 7.86 15.8 23.3 24.7 Total (State) 29.10 31.84 9.4

3. Rural-urban distribution of population Kerala Census 2001 Total SC

4. Kerala - Districts

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6. Sex ratio of children age 0-6 Kerala Census

7. Son – daughter preference of women age 15-49 Kerala NFHS 3: 2005-2006 % who want more sons than daughters % who want more daughters than son Scheduled Caste 11.5 3.7 Other 11.1 6.0

8. Percentage of population by wealth quintile Kerala NFHS 3: 2005-2006

9. Average Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE in Rs.) Kerala: Rural and Urban Source: NSSO Report 514, 2004-05 Kerala Rural Urban MPCE SC Other SC Other MPCE (cereals) 109 119 98 119 MPCE (food) 392 518 384 628 MPCE (non-food) 361 674 372 1043 MPCE (Total) 753 1191 756 1672

10. Percentage of population having MPCE below the average MPCE in Kerala and India : Rural/Urban Source: NSSO Report 514, 2004-05 State / India Sector SC Other Kerala Rural 86.1 58.8 Urban 93.4 49.1 India Rural 77.4 53.3 Urban 84.0 54.5

11. Nutritional status of children by social category Kerala: 2005-2006 NFHS 3: 2005-2006

12. Children (under five) underweight Scheduled Caste and Other Kerala and India : 2005-2006 NFHS 3: 2005-2006

13. Coverage along the continuum of care Scheduled Castes vs Other Kerala : 2005-2006 NFHS 3: 2005-2006 * * Estimates not shown since they are based on less than 25 un-weighted cases

14. NFHS 3: 2005-2006 Early childbearing, Anaemia and BMI level among women Kerala

15. Quality of maternal care Kerala NFHS 3: 2005-2006 % ANC visit in first trimester % with two TT injections % who took IFA for at least 90 days % of institutional deliveries % who had postnatal check up within two days Scheduled Caste 85.2 93.2 73.0 99.0 86.5 Other 91.8 87.7 77.0 99.6 84.4

16. Child-feeding practices Kerala NFHS 3: 2005-2006 * Estimates not shown since they are based on less than 25 un-weighted cases Median duration (in months) of exclusive breastfeeding % of children given something other than breast milk during first 3 days of life % of Children age 6-23 months fed with 3 IYCF practices Scheduled Caste * 9.5 60.6 Other Backward Classes 3.1 10.1 60.6

17. Micro-nutrient intake among children age 6-59 months Kerala NFHS 3: 2005-2006

18. Awareness and Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Kerala NFHS 3: 2005-2006

19. Source: NSSO Report 516, 2004-05 Attendance Rate (%) in educational Institutions (5-14 yrs) Kerala Kerala Sex Scheduled Caste Other Rural Male 93.6 95.6 Female 95.6 99.6 All 94.5 97.2 Urban Male 98.6 100.0 Female 97.1 100.0 All 97.9 100.0 All Male 94.5 96.5 Female 95.9 99.7 All 95.2 97.9

20. Child Development Indices Ranking within the State/India Districts Kerala Composite Child Development Index Health and Nutrition Index Cognitive Development and Education Index Safety and Overall Environment Index Value India (593) State (30) Palakkad 100 14 14 12 11 Kasaragod 69 13 12 5 14 Malappuram 55 12 13 8 10 Kannur 38 11 11 2 9

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