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Department of Women and Child
Development
General Statistics of Women in Karnataka
| 1 |
Population 2001 (in
lakhs) |
Male |
Female |
Total |
| 268.56 |
258.77 |
527.33 |
| 2 |
Sex ratio |
964 |
| 3 |
Mean age at Marriage |
20.14 |
| 4 |
Maternal Mortality rate |
195/one lakh live births |
| 5 |
Female literacy rate |
57.45% |
| 6 |
Fertility rate |
2.13 |
| 7 |
Life Expectancy at birth |
63.61 yrs |
| Male - 61.7 yrs
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| Female
- 65.5
yrs |
| 8 |
No. of seats reserved for
women |
a)
Grama Panchayats
- 35922 |
| b)
Taluk Panchayats
-1375
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| c)
Zilla Panchayats -
339 |
| 9 |
Total
Number of members elected in
Karnataka
|
Legislative Assembly - 223 |
| Legislative Council - 72 |
| 10 |
Number of women members elected in
Karnataka |
Legislative Assembly - 6 |
| Legislative Council - 8 |
| 11 |
Total
Number of members
elected in Parliament
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Lok
Sabha
- 28 |
| Rajya
Sabha
-
12 |
| 12 |
Number of women members elected from
Karnataka |
Lok
Sabha
- 1
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| Rajya
Sabha
-
1 |
Friday, February 22,
2008
Courtesy: http://www.dwcd.kar.nic.in/dwcd_english/statistics.html
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