Introduction

Topic: State-wise ST Child Population (Age Group 0-6 Years) by Residence and Sex in India (2011
Census)
The data given provides information regarding the male-female child (0-6 years) population for ST
category across different states.

SECTION 1 (The first 4 sub questions of this exercise are being answered in this Section as
they are related)
Before proceeding further with data analysis, the first task is to identify parameters from the data
provided which will make sense to look at. The following are key parameters I think we should
focus on
Sex Ratio
Its one of the key parameters reflective of inclusivity/development in a state/country
Can be measured and compared between rural and urban areas across states to observe the
difference so as to understand the pattern
Sex ratios across states can be compared to see what states with a better sex ratio are doing right
so that practices/cultures can be changed in states with poor ratios.
Analysing sex ratios is a better way to handle the given data compared to taking the male and
female % population in the state and comparing it since effectively, the same thing is being done
through sex ratios, but in a better representable manner.
States with highest % of ST children as part of the total national ST child population
Looking at the numbers in absolute sense makes relatively less sense when you look at it as a
population %
States with higher population % for each area can be given more focus.

Important summary statistics to focus on include Mean, Median, IQR, Standard
Deviation, Kurtosis and Skewness for the above parameters. Before that, as part of
summarizing the table, the following can be inferred

Area Top 3 states/UTs in
terms of sex ratio
Bottom 3 states/UTs in
terms of sex ratio
All Top 10 states
better than national
average
Rural
Chattisgarh, Odisha
and Arunachal
Pradesh.
Lakshwadeep, J&K and TN Yes

Urban
Nagaland, Goa and
Mizoram
Andamans, Uttarakhand and
Himachal Pradesh
Yes
All
Areas
Chattisgarh, Odisha
and Arunachal Pradesh

Lakshwadeep, J&K and TN Yes

If the table above is observed, it can be noted that the top 3 states/UTs as well as bottom 3
states for the rural areas as well ALL areas combined are the same. Moreover, the data
analysis shows that the trend of Rural+Urban across the states is similar to Rural alone.
This means that the population contribution from the Rural areas is way more than the
Urban areas.
The two bar charts given below show the top 10 states for both Rural and Urban. The
position of India as a whole has also been shown. The combined bar chart can be seen in the
attached excel file.