Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of the two study districts with state and national comparison data [36,37,38]
Indicator | India national | Uttarakhand state | Tehri Gharwal district | Dehradun district |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total population | 1200 million | 10.1 million | 618,931 | 1,696,694 |
% population rural | 72.2 | 69.5 | 88.8 | 44.5 |
% Households with access to improved sanitation (toilet) | 44.9 | 64.5 | 65.8 | 75.6 |
% Prevalence of disability | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
% Prevalence of psychosocial disability | 15.1 | 14.15 | NA | NA |
% Prevalence of widowhood | 4.6 | 4.6 | NA | NA |
% Population residing in informal settlements | 5.5 | 5.0 | NA | NA |