Slum Population in india

India has a total slum population of approximately 65.5 million, which constitutes about 5.41% of its overall populace. The male-female distribution within these slums is fairly even with a sex-ratio of 929 females per 1000 males. The overall literacy rate in these areas is 77.72%.

The state with the largest slum population is Maharashtra, housing over 11.8 million people (10.54% of its total population). Its literacy rate is 84.55%, but it shows a notable gender disparity with a sex-ratio of 873. Andhra Pradesh follows, with nearly 10.2 million people living in slums, constituting 12.04% of its state population, and an impressive sex-ratio close to parity at 997.

West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh are next in line with 6.4 million and 6.2 million slum populations respectively, followed by Tamil Nadu and Madhya Pradesh, both having around 5.8 million people residing in slums.

States like Kerala, Mizoram, and Puducherry have significantly high literacy rates in slums, touching 93.11%, 98.11%, and 81.39% respectively. Despite its high overall literacy rate, Kerala has a smaller slum population in terms of absolute numbers.

n terms of sex-ratio in the slum areas, Mizoram stands out with 1022 females per 1000 males, showcasing a unique female dominance.On the other end, the union territory of Chandigarh has a lower sex-ratio of 784, highlighting a gender disparity.

Rank	State	Population	%	Male	Female	Sex ratio	Literacy
-	India	6,54,94,604	5.41%	3,39,68,203	3,15,26,401	929	77.72
1	MAHARASHTRA	1,18,48,423	10.54%	63,28,217	55,20,206	873	84.55
2	ANDHRA PRADESH	1,01,86,934	12.04%	51,03,377	50,83,557	997	75.32
3	WEST BENGAL	64,18,594	7.03%	33,21,700	30,96,894	933	81.38
4	UTTAR PRADESH	62,39,965	3.12%	32,98,339	29,41,626	892	68.98
5	TAMIL NADU	57,98,459	8.04%	28,86,993	29,11,466	1009	82.06
6	MADHYA PRADESH	56,88,993	7.83%	29,57,524	27,31,469	924	77.25
7	KARNATAKA	32,91,434	5.39%	16,50,724	16,40,710	994	75.63
8	RAJASTHAN	20,68,000	3.02%	10,78,991	9,89,009	917	69.79
9	CHHATTISGARH	18,98,931	7.43%	9,66,623	9,32,308	965	80.36
10	NCT OF DELHI	17,85,390	10.64%	9,74,329	8,11,061	833	75.16
11	GUJARAT	16,80,095	2.78%	9,12,571	7,67,524	842	70.49
12	HARYANA	16,62,305	6.56%	8,87,947	7,74,358	873	75.87
13	ODISHA	15,60,303	3.72%	8,00,963	7,59,340	949	78.95
14	PUNJAB	14,60,518	5.26%	7,76,388	6,84,130	882	74.18
15	BIHAR	12,37,682	1.19%	6,49,475	5,88,207	906	68.15
16	JAMMU & KASHMIR	6,62,062	5.28%	3,42,422	3,19,640	934	68.02
17	UTTARAKHAND	4,87,741	4.84%	2,57,624	2,30,117	894	76.88
18	JHARKHAND	3,72,999	1.13%	1,92,908	1,80,091	934	75.51
19	KERALA	2,02,048	0.6%	97,429	1,04,619	1074	93.11
20	ASSAM	1,97,266	0.63%	1,01,424	95,842	945	81.57
21	PUDUCHERRY	1,44,573	11.58%	70,491	74,082	1051	81.39
22	TRIPURA	1,39,780	3.8%	70,143	69,637	993	90.71
23	CHANDIGARH	95,135	9.01%	53,340	41,795	784	66.38
24	NAGALAND	82,324	4.16%	42,651	39,673	931	88.85
25	MIZORAM	78,561	7.16%	38,861	39,700	1022	98.11
26	HIMACHAL PRADESH	61,312	0.89%	32,555	28,757	884	87.74
27	MEGHALAYA	57,418	1.94%	28,737	28,681	999	89.02
28	SIKKIM	31,378	5.14%	16,216	15,162	936	88.13
29	GOA	26,247	1.8%	13,826	12,421	899	82.44
30	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	15,562	1.12%	8,029	7,533	939	69.39
31	ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS	14,172	3.72%	7,386	6,786	919	82.8