India abortions and live births by district, 1988-2008

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 28 March 2010

Reported abortions by selected districts, 1977-2008

district1977-781978-791979-801980-811981-821991-921992-931993-941994-951995-961996-971997-981998-991999-002000-012001-022002-032003-042004-052005-062006-072007-082008-2009district
North Goa                 1,189 1,633   North Goa
South Goa                 452 412   South Goa
GOA                 1,641 2,045   GOA
Bilaspur        318209338415396505475317464387239127100108 Bilaspur
Chamba        30911361192522402862581862811967697 Chamba
Hamirpur        6165836905336295767747105846405071093154 Hamirpur
Kangra        710876875704744578574596478619558534557532 Kangra
Kinnaur        0008975851157196605010518112 Kinnaur
Kullu        329276249274309291269324330297213264125132 Kullu
Lahul and Spiti        2330312816363626344349283217 Lahul and Spiti
Mandi        636530668856689817951874699503285369241139 Mandi
Shimla        2303585904278908817761,0839309211,3491,375923904 Shimla
Sirmaur        1906701302228363374346228249128157325 Sirmaur
Solan        400326266345357373379373348301259232132159 Solan
Una        8379061,2243690222742710664556405540304367 Una
unknown        7217449169988609931,031931859811683568480378 unknown
HIMACHAL PRADESH        5,0134,9055,9385,3045,0865,8376,7256,6756,0905,5525,1274,5753,1763,324 HIMACHAL PRADESH
Doda                    766  Doda
JAMMU AND KASHMIR                    766  JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Amritsar                  1,759    Amritsar
Bathinda                  1,057    Bathinda
Faridkot                  551    Faridkot
Fatehgarh Sahib       142148119139136112     158    Fatehgarh Sahib
Firozpur                  394    Firozpur
Gurdaspur                  457    Gurdaspur
Hoshiarpur                  836    Hoshiarpur
Jalandhar                  1,149    Jalandhar
Kapurthala5237285326921,315             591    Kapurthala
Ludhiana                  1,915    Ludhiana
Mansa      7011611489281225157142    114    Mansa
Moga                  148    Moga
Mukatsar                  627    Mukatsar
Nawashahr         158187242385383526   590    Nawashahr
Patiala                  1,668    Patiala
Rupnagar                  2,381    Rupnagar
Sangrur                  393    Sangrur
PUNJAB5237285326921,31515,43618,53719,43619,84917,51016,89515,78115,43216,59816,348        PUNJAB
Chennai                      12,135Chennai
Coimbatore                      1,016Coimbatore
Cuddalore                      2,698Cuddalore
Dharmapuri                      1,567Dharmapuri
Dindigul                      2,642Dindigul
Erode                      1,615Erode
Kancheepuram                      1,171Kancheepuram
Kanyakumari                      907Kanyakumari
Karur                      1,710Karur
Krishnagiri                      1,677Krishnagiri
Madurai                      2,809Madurai
Nagapattinam                      187Nagapattinam
Namakkal                      2,032Namakkal
Perambalur                      232Perambalur
Pudukottai                      571Pudukottai
Ramanthapuram                      1,351Ramanthapuram
Salem                      6,641Salem
Sivaganga                      1,112Sivaganga
Thanjavur                      1,215Thanjavur
The Nilgiris                      778The Nilgiris
Theni                      656Theni
Thiruchirapalli                      3,225Thiruchirapalli
Thiruvallur                      1,733Thiruvallur
Thiruvannamalai                      395Thiruvannamalai
Thiruvarur                      382Thiruvarur
Thuthukudi                      1,172Thuthukudi
Tirunelveli                      2,474Tirunelveli
Vellore                      2,420Vellore
Villupuram                      1,405Villupuram
Virudhunagar                      1,831Virudhunagar
TAMIL NADU                      59,759TAMIL NADU
Dhalai                    1,1261,162 Dhalai
North Tripura                    1,9182,046 North Tripura
South Tripura                    1,3791,379 South Tripura
West Tripura                    2,1262,013 West Tripura
TRIPURA                    6,5496,895 TRIPURA
Bankura                 149155157123103 Bankura
Barddhaman                 7991,0071,5719744,636 Barddhaman
Birbhum                 10429816715045 Birbhum
Dakshin Dinajpur                 1,0161,121890832945 Dakshin Dinajpur
Darjiling                 6211,030535482664 Darjiling
Haora                 9449325091,2954,379 Haora
Hugli                 5711,7801,4931,0421,109 Hugli
Jalpaiguri                 1,1381,6621,2723,4085,127 Jalpaiguri
Koch Bihar                 5167317471,053960 Koch Bihar
Kolkata                 23,95421,29522,00519,41114,099 Kolkata
Malda                 8059551,5061,7621,363 Malda
Murshidabad                 13102372875592 Murshidabad
Nadia                 2,2134,6335,2196,4824,994 Nadia
North 24-Parganas                 6,1833,3802,3592,0121,958 North 24-Parganas
Paschim Medinipur                 9761,6411,5622,3121,186 Paschim Medinipur
Purba Medinipur                 1,7826031,776927629 Purba Medinipur
Puruliya                 6997052,3311,9682,173 Puruliya
South 24-Parganas                 1,2149065639321,039 South 24-Parganas
Uttar Dinajpur                 613699598965752 Uttar Dinajpur
WEST BENGAL     55,67336,80364,27350,68751,92648,63541,22940,80036,35432,47942,94142,15444,31043,63545,63247,00546,753 WEST BENGAL


Estimated live births by selected districts, 1977-2008

Note: live births are estimated from reported birth rates and estimated populations

district19771978197919801981199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008district
North Goa               11,700 13,000 14,50015,202  North Goa
South Goa               9,780 10,000 9,5009,599  South Goa
GOA               21,400 23,000 24,00024,801  GOA
Bilaspur        7,4007,2006,7006,7006,8007,3006,9006,7206,7006,8006,4006,8006,5006,500 Bilaspur
Chamba        12,00012,00011,00011,00011,00012,00011,00011,20011,00011,00011,00011,00011,00011,000 Chamba
Hamirpur        8,6008,4007,8007,8007,9008,4007,9007,7607,7007,8007,4007,9007,5007,500 Hamirpur
Kangra        28,00027,00025,00025,00026,00027,00026,00025,20025,00025,00024,00026,00024,00024,000 Kangra
Kinnaur                       Kinnaur
Kullu        9,5009,2008,6008,6008,7009,3008,7008,5508,5008,6008,2008,7008,3008,300 Kullu
Lahul and Spiti        600600600600600600600570600600500600600600 Lahul and Spiti
Mandi        21,00020,00019,00019,00019,00021,00019,00018,90019,00019,00018,00019,00018,00018,000 Mandi
Shimla        15,00015,00014,00014,00014,00015,00014,00013,70014,00014,00013,00014,00013,00013,000 Shimla
Sirmaur        12,00012,00011,00011,00011,00012,00011,00011,20011,00011,00011,00011,00011,00011,000 Sirmaur
Solan        12,00012,00011,00011,00011,00012,00011,00011,10011,00011,00011,00011,00011,00011,000 Solan
Una        10,50010,2009,5009,5009,60010,3009,7009,4609,4009,5009,0009,6009,2009,200 Una
unknown                       unknown
HIMACHAL PRADESH        143,000139,000129,000129,000131,000140,000132,000129,000128,000130,000123,000131,000125,000125,000 HIMACHAL PRADESH
Doda               20,100    20,000  Doda
JAMMU AND KASHMIR               249,000       JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Amritsar               39,900  44,000    Amritsar
Bathinda               16,300  18,000    Bathinda
Faridkot               6,970  8,000    Faridkot
Fatehgarh Sahib      11,70011,00010,3009,6008,9908,6508,5008,0207,5607,270  8,000    Fatehgarh Sahib
Firozpur               30,200  33,000    Firozpur
Gurdaspur               32,300  36,000    Gurdaspur
Hoshiarpur               22,800  25,000    Hoshiarpur
Jalandhar               18,300  20,000    Jalandhar
Kapurthala               9,600  11,000    Kapurthala
Ludhiana               25,600  28,000    Ludhiana
Mansa      17,60017,00016,20015,20015,30013,90013,40012,80012,20012,000  13,000    Mansa
Moga               14,000  15,000    Moga
Mukatsar               12,000  13,000    Mukatsar
Nawashahr         12,50012,30012,00011,50011,20011,00010,700  12,000    Nawashahr
Patiala               23,500  26,000    Patiala
Rupnagar               15,100  17,000    Rupnagar
Sangrur               29,200  32,000    Sangrur
PUNJAB            521,000509,000518,000515,000514,000516,000500,000    PUNJAB
Chennai                      84,222Chennai
Coimbatore                      72,893Coimbatore
Cuddalore                      38,884Cuddalore
Dharmapuri                      27,330Dharmapuri
Dindigul                      33,194Dindigul
Erode                      30,443Erode
Kancheepuram                      52,771Kancheepuram
Kanyakumari                      23,703Kanyakumari
Karur                      15,597Karur
Krishnagiri                      30,769Krishnagiri
Madurai                      55,568Madurai
Nagapattinam                      23,878Nagapattinam
Namakkal                      27,556Namakkal
Perambalur                      20,103Perambalur
Pudukottai                      27,565Pudukottai
Ramanthapuram                      21,663Ramanthapuram
Salem                      56,921Salem
Sivaganga                      22,784Sivaganga
Thanjavur                      41,308Thanjavur
The Nilgiris                      9,200The Nilgiris
Theni                      19,058Theni
Thiruchirapalli                      39,074Thiruchirapalli
Thiruvallur                      50,759Thiruvallur
Thiruvannamalai                      40,268Thiruvannamalai
Thiruvarur                      18,498Thiruvarur
Thuthukudi                      22,594Thuthukudi
Tirunelveli                      47,051Tirunelveli
Vellore                      60,016Vellore
Villupuram                      55,669Villupuram
Virudhunagar                      30,309Virudhunagar
TAMIL NADU                      1,099,648TAMIL NADU
Dhalai               7,390    7,0007,000 Dhalai
North Tripura               13,800    14,00014,000 North Tripura
South Tripura               16,700    17,00017,000 South Tripura
West Tripura               30,000    30,00030,000 West Tripura
TRIPURA               67,800    68,00068,000 TRIPURA
Bankura               70,900 73,00073,00073,00073,00073,000 Bankura
Barddhaman               138,000 142,000142,000142,000142,000142,000 Barddhaman
Birbhum               78,700 81,00081,00081,00081,00081,000 Birbhum
Dakshin Dinajpur               40,400 42,00042,00042,00042,00042,000 Dakshin Dinajpur
Darjiling               31,500 32,00032,00032,00032,00032,000 Darjiling
Haora               76,900 79,00079,00079,00079,00079,000 Haora
Hugli               91,300 94,00094,00094,00094,00094,000 Hugli
Jalpaiguri               84,700 87,00087,00087,00087,00087,000 Jalpaiguri
Koch Bihar               63,200 65,00065,00065,00065,00065,000 Koch Bihar
Kolkata               54,000 56,00056,00056,00056,00056,000 Kolkata
Malda               109,000 112,000112,000112,000112,000112,000 Malda
Murshidabad               172,000 177,000177,000177,000177,000177,000 Murshidabad
Nadia               97,200 100,000100,000100,000100,000100,000 Nadia
North 24-Parganas               168,000 173,000173,000173,000173,000173,000 North 24-Parganas
Paschim Medinipur               117,000 120,000120,000120,000120,000120,000 Paschim Medinipur
Purba Medinipur               99,800 103,000103,000103,000103,000103,000 Purba Medinipur
Puruliya               63,200 65,00065,00065,00065,00065,000 Puruliya
South 24-Parganas               171,000 176,000176,000176,000176,000176,000 South 24-Parganas
Uttar Dinajpur               85,700 88,00088,00088,00088,00088,000 Uttar Dinajpur
WEST BENGAL      1,740,0001,840,0001,840,0001,750,0001,720,0001,720,0001,660,0001,630,0001,650,0001,650,0001,670,0001,697,3611,610,0001,590,0001,570,0001,550,000 WEST BENGAL


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Last modified 28 March 2010.
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