Actual survey data · NFHS-5

Children under 5 underweight

Chhattisgarh is ahead of India on this measure — number 12 of 17 counting from the widest gap.

Chhattisgarh · 2019-21

31.3%

latest survey

India

32.1%

+2.5% better than India

Chhattisgarh · 2015-16

37.7%

improved by 6.4

Urban · Rural

25.8 · 32.7

within the state

Break it down

Then, now, town and village

84. Children under 5 years who are underweight (weight-for-age) — NFHS state fact sheets.

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By district: Child stunting (under 5) ›
closest district-level measure · sample
Department: Women & Child Development ›
Laxmi Rajwade
Children under 5 stunted ›
34.6% · India 35.5%
Women married before 18 ›
12.1% · India 23.3%
Women with their own bank account ›
80.3% · India 78.6%
Girls born per 1,000 boys ›
960.0 · India 929.0

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Schemes that move this

Mahtari Vandan Yojana
~70 lakh women; ₹655 crore per monthly instalment

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