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Authors: McKinsey,Company Inc.
POPULATION GROWTH RATE, 2001–11 (%)
| 20.1−25 |
| 16−20 |
| 11−15 |
| 0−10 |
National average: 17.6
Meanwhile, foreign investment has gone almost entirely to the western and southern states. That’s helped produce a clear divide between a wealthier west and south and a poorer north and east. At its most extreme, that divide means that the average income for a resident of the eastern state of Bihar is only 12% of that of a resident of Delhi.
STATE PER CAPITA GDP, 2012
| Below the national average |
| Above the national average |
| Regional share of India’s total FDI inflows, 2000–13 |
The economic differences between the regions are reflected in the everyday lives of India’s citizens.
ADULT LITERACY RATES, 2011 (%)
| 61−70 |
| 71−80 |
| 81−90 |
| 91−100 |
National average: 74
HOUSEHOLDS WITH TOILETS, 2011 (%)
| < 50 |
| > 50 |
HOUSEHOLDS USING ELECTRICITY FOR LIGHTING, 2011 (%)
| < 50 |
| > 50 |
