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Chandigarh
182 indicators tracked · RBI Handbook 2024-25
What the numbers say
Are fewer babies dying?
21 (2004) to 7 (2023) — -66.7%
Chandigarh: 7 (2023) · India: 25 (2023)
Higher than 5 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2023.
Chhattisgarh 37 · Manipur 3
How many babies are born each year?
16.1 (2004) to 11.1 (2023) — -31.1%
Chandigarh: 11.1 (2023) · India: 18.4 (2023)
Higher than 2 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.
Bihar 25.8 · Andaman & Nicobar Islands 10.1
Is the population still growing?
11% (2011) to 7.1% (2023) — -35.5%
Chandigarh: 7.1% (2023) · India: 12% (2023)
Higher than 6 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.
Bihar 19.7 · Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3.8
How many people are out of work in the villages?
29 Per 1,000 (1994) to 32 Per 1,000 (2023) — +10.3%
Chandigarh: 32 Per 1,000 (2023) · India: 25 Per 1,000 (2024)
Chandigarh reports this for 2023, not 2024 — the year the other 34 states are ranked on — so it isn't included in that ranking.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 106 · Gujarat 4
How many people are out of work in the towns?
72 Per 1,000 (1994) to 71 Per 1,000 (2024) — -1.4%
Chandigarh: 71 Per 1,000 (2024) · India: 51 Per 1,000 (2024)
Higher than 19 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2024.
Meghalaya 140 · Delhi 20
How much does the average person earn here?
₹1,58,967 (2012) to ₹4,53,457 (2024) — +185.3%
Chandigarh reports this for 2024, not 2025 — the year the other 25 states are ranked on — so it isn't included in that ranking.
Delhi ₹4,93,024 · Bihar ₹69,321
How is the state doing on the Sustainable Development Goals?
68 (2018) to 77 (2023) — +13.2%
Chandigarh: 77 (2023) · India: 71 (2023)
Higher than 31 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2023.
Keralam 79 · Bihar 57
Is the groundwater running out?
89% (2017) to 66.1% (2024) — -25.7%
Chandigarh: 66.1% (2024) · India: 60.5% (2024)
Higher than 26 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2024.
Punjab 157% · Arunachal Pradesh 0.39%
How much forest is there?
2 (1987) to 25 (2023)
The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.
Do government schools have working computers?
98.4% (2019) to 100% (2025) — +1.6%
Chandigarh: 100% (2025) · India: 52.7% (2025)
Higher than 34 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.
Chandigarh 100% · Meghalaya 10.3%
Do children stay in school to Class XII?
116% (2023) to 109% (2025) — -5.9%
Chandigarh: 109% (2025) · India: 68.5% (2025)
Higher than 34 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.
Chandigarh 109% · Bihar 44.7%
Do as many girls reach secondary school as boys?
1.2 (2023) to 1.2 (2025) — +4.3%
Chandigarh: 1.2 (2025) · India: 1.1 (2025)
Higher than 31 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.
Meghalaya 1.4 · Uttar Pradesh 1
Do banks lend back what they take in?
105% (2004) to 71.9% (2025) — -31.7%
Chandigarh: 71.9% (2025) · India: 80.1% (2025)
Higher than 23 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2025.
Andhra Pradesh 151% · Lakshadweep 12.7%
How much milk does the state produce?
43 Thousand Tonnes (2005) to 59 Thousand Tonnes (2024) — +37.2%
How many crimes are recorded here?
⚠ NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.
Chandigarh: 326 per lakh (2024) · India: 419 per lakh (2024)
Higher than 23 of the other 35 states reporting it for 2024.
Keralam 1,389 · Dadra & N.H. and Daman & Diu 42.7
How many crimes against women are recorded?
⚠ NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.
Chandigarh: 78.6 per lakh women (2024) · India: 64.6 per lakh women (2024)
Higher than 28 of the other 35 states reporting it for 2024.
Delhi 131 · Nagaland 5.1
How many crimes against children are recorded?
⚠ NCRB figures count cases registered (FIRs), not actual incidence — differences between states reflect reporting and policing as much as real crime, and NCRB itself cautions against direct state-to-state rate comparison. 2024 was the first full year under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; some year-on-year changes reflect offences being reclassified into new BNS heads rather than genuine change.
224 (2022) to 255 (2024) — +13.8%
⚠ Year-on-year change partly reflects the IPC→Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita transition (2024 is the first full BNS year) and registered-case reporting, not only real change.
How much electricity does each person get?
1,275 (2005) to 1,569 (2025) — +23.1%
Chandigarh: 1,569 (2025) · India: 1,208 (2025)
Higher than 23 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.
Goa 3,418 · Manipur 329
How much road is there?
2,118 (2005) to 2,592 (2020) — +22.4%
How many people work in factories?
6,341 (2005) to 5,489 (2024) — -13.4%
How many people visit?
0.91 (2011) to 1 (2024) — +9.9%
How many rural clinic doctor posts sit vacant?
0 (2005) to 0 (2015)
The opening value is too close to zero for a percentage to mean much here — shown as absolute values, no comparable trend %.
How many people live in poverty?
6% (2016) to 3.5% (2021) — -41.0%
Chandigarh: 3.5% (2021) · India: 15% (2021)
Higher than 8 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2021.
Bihar 33.8% · Keralam 0.55%
How fast are prices rising?
6.4% (2015) to 4.3% (2025) — -32.8%
Chandigarh: 4.3% (2025) · India: 4.6% (2025)
Higher than 16 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.
Manipur 6.5% · Delhi 2.4%
How fast is urban housing getting more expensive?
6.4% (2015) to 4.2% (2025) — -34.4%
Chandigarh: 4.2% (2025) · India: 2.8% (2025)
Higher than 26 of the other 33 states reporting it for 2025.
Uttarakhand 8.1% · Delhi 0.20%
How many young children are anaemic?
73.1% (2016) to 54.6% (2021) — -25.3%
Chandigarh: 54.6% (2021) · India: 67.1% (2021)
Higher than 8 of the other 34 states reporting it for 2021.
Ladakh 93.9% · Keralam 39.4%
How much electricity leaks away before it is billed?
30.4% (2005) to 16% (2023) — -47.4%
Chandigarh: 16% (2023) · India: 17.7% (2023)
Higher than 12 of the other 32 states reporting it for 2023.
Arunachal Pradesh 43% · Goa 7.1%
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