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Table 1 Baseline characteristics (pre-JGY) of Gujarat and Maharashtra

From: Effect of reliable electricity on health facilities, health information, and child and maternal health services utilization: evidence from rural Gujarat, India

 

Gujarat

Maharashtra

Reference period

Source

Rural population as a percentage of total population

63

58

2001

Census 2001

Percentage of electrified rural households

72

65

2001

Census 2001

Average rural population covered per primary health center (PHC)

31,666

31,523

As of Mar. 30, 2001

Institute of Applied Manpower Research Yearbook

Population served per government hospital bed

1564

1325

Gujarat: as of Jan. 1, 2004

Maharashtra: as of Sept. 1, 2004

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

Percentage of infants immunized under 20-point program

84

89

As of Sept. 1, 2003

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Percentage of pregnant women receiving at least one antenatal check-up

88

93

2002–2004

District Level Household Survey (DLHS)–II

  1. All statistics were sourced from https://www.indiastat.com/ [39]. The column “Source” refers to original data source as per https://www.indiastat.com/