Prevalence (per 1,000 live births) and Headcount for Aspirational Districts Distribution of Districts across States Per 1,000 Per 1,000 Postneonatal Mortality District, State live births Headcount District, State live births Headcount Postneonatal Mortality Prevalence-Headcount Metric Deciles State Headcount Headcount Bahraich, UP 15.20 1,591 Hailakandi, AS 12.40 171 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Vidisha, MP 22.50 819 Nabarangpur, OD 10.70 280 Uttar Pradesh 2 22 47 90,046 Balrampur, UP 17.90 1,082 Bastar, CG 10.50 288 Chhatarpur, MP 18.20 816 D. B. Dantewada, CG 12.60 131 3 3 8 8 11 5 28,831 Bihar Shrawasti, UP 21.90 544 Baramula, JK 11.40 182 Madhya Pradesh 1 7 10 20 7 5 22,784 Purnia, BR 12.10 1,107 Narmada, GJ 11.40 178 Siddharth Nagar, UP 15.10 893 Barwani, MP 9.20 320 Rajasthan 1 5 3 9 8 5 2 17,920 Fatehpur, UP 12.90 956 Jamui, BR 8.00 399 Maharashtra 7 9 6 5 2 1 2 2 1 11,911 Chandauli, UP 15.00 803 Garhwa, JH 9.10 312 Chitrakoot, UP 19.00 527 Kandhamal, OD 11.30 163 Gujarat 1 8 5 2 5 3 1 1 9,429 100 Priority Districts Gaya, BR 9.30 1,144 Purbi Singhbhum, JH 6.70 467 West Bengal 1 1 5 3 2 3 2 2 9,166 Malkangiri, OD 21.50 283 Godda, JH 8.90 307 117,660 Hardwar, UK 13.50 742 Chamba, HP 11.80 111 Karnataka 1 2 10 7 4 2 1 2 1 8,708 43.93% Singrauli, MP 17.20 495 Balangir, OD 8.80 284 15.50 604 11.60 85 Odisha 1 2 4 10 5 3 2 3 8,169 Pashchimi Singhbhum, JH Dhalai, TR Sitamarhi, BR 9.30 995 Vizianagaram, AP 8.20 292 Assam 4 5 5 2 7 4 7,702 Rajgarh, MP 14.70 573 Baran, RJ 8.40 272 267,852 Aurangabad, BR 11.10 810 Warangal, TS 6.90 370 Jharkhand 2 1 3 6 6 3 2 1 7,553 Muzaffarpur, BR 7.70 990 Sheikhpura, BR 9.70 180 Andhra Pradesh 2 2 2 5 2 6,326 Other 540 Districts Damoh, MP 15.30 482 Hazaribagh, JH 8.90 232 Mamit, MZ 21.10 49 Darrang, AS 9.80 169 Tamil Nadu 17 6 6 2 1 6,175 150,192 56.07% Karauli, RJ 13.70 510 Chatra, JH 8.60 247 Chhattisgarh 2 3 2 2 5 2 1 1 5,304 Dhaulpur, RJ 13.60 442 Latehar, JH 9.60 180 Begusarai, BR 9.20 728 Koraput, OD 8.60 246 3 3 3 4 5 1 2 5,049 Haryana Mewat, HR 14.90 337 Adilabad, TS 7.40 325 Telangana 5 2 1 1 1 3,945 Bardhaman, WB 6.50 888 Raichur, KA 8.00 279 Guna, MP 13.20 414 Y.s.r., AP 7.30 321 Punjab 2 5 7 2 2 2 3,492 Araria, BR 8.60 688 West District, SK 11.60 28 NCT of Delhi 3 2 3 1 3,254 Katihar, BR 8.50 672 Birbhum, WB 5.80 411 Baksa, AS 13.00 364 Maldah, WB 5.50 422 Uttarakhand 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 2,397 Banka, BR 9.70 577 Khunti, JH 9.30 166 Kerala 14 2,233 Kalahandi, OD 12.40 388 Simdega, JH 9.30 135 Dhubri, AS 11.40 423 Lohit, AR 11.00 19 Jammu & Kashmir 2 10 4 2 2 1 1 2,060 100 Priority Districts Giridih, JH 8.90 585 Dhenkanal, OD 8.20 193 10.00 497 8.30 187 Himachal Pradesh 1 6 3 1 1 952 Sonbhadra, UP Mahasamund, CG Sitapur Allahabad Jaunpur Agra Ghaziabad Bareilly Aligarh Purba Champaran Saharanpur Rayagada, OD 13.60 252 Khammam, TS 6.70 283 Meghalaya 2 1 2 2 946 Barpeta, AS 12.30 338 Gajapati, OD 9.30 87 Sultanpur Moradabad Saiha Bara Banki Farrukhabad Rae Bareli Shahjahanpur Gorakhpur Sahibganj, JH 12.20 343 Firozpur, PB 7.00 237 Mizoram 4 4 800 Kheri Ghazipur Azamgarh Faizabad Kushinagar Kannauj Pratapgarh Bahraich Lucknow Ri Bhoi, ML 15.50 116 Moga, PB 8.20 135 Tripura 1 1 1 1 775 Ranchi, JH 9.40 516 Yadgir, KA 7.80 160 Palamu, JH 9.60 495 Gumla, JH 7.20 189 Nagaland 2 3 1 2 3 727 Kanshiram Nagar Jaipur Hardoi Unnao Bijnor Meerut Bulandshahr Lunglei Vidisha Budaun Visakhapatnam, AP 8.60 559 Uttar Bastar Kanker, CG 7.80 119 Manipur 8 1 383 Ballia Kanpur Nagar Rampur Mahamaya Nagar Balrampur Kolasib Gonda Mathura Rewa Kiphire, NL 16.00 51 Kupwara, JK 7.90 99 Dumka, JH 10.90 376 Nuapada, OD 7.70 106 2 1 1 174 Saran Mirzapur Kaushambi Muzaffarnagar Surguja Gwalior Madhubani Chhatarpur Basti Puducherry Udham Singh Nagar, UK 10.70 385 Dakshin Dinajpur, WB 6.00 203 Arunachal Pradesh 1 9 2 3 1 124 Shrawasti Etah Chhindwara Mainpuri Patna Dausa Lawngtlai Purnia Pilibhit Siddharth Nagar Jaisalmer, RJ 12.80 229 Ramgarh, JH 7.60 97 Sirohi, RJ 11.60 306 Washim, MH 6.50 147 Goa 2 122 Firozabad Deoria Banda Morena Bhagalpur Gautam Buddha Nagar Jyotiba Phule Nagar Dohad, GJ 10.60 369 Narayanpur, CG 8.00 44 Chandigarh 1 120 Vaishali Jhansi Samastipur Fatehpur Morigaon Mau Aizawl Chandauli Thane Katni Korba, CG 11.70 295 Lohardaga, JH 7.20 89 Nadia, WB 6.50 613 Bijapur, CG 7.70 50 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 94 Chitrakoot Sant Kabir Nagar Gaya Bangalore Sant Ravidas Nagar (Bhadohi) Cachar Etawah Khandwa, MP 10.80 324 Nandurbar, MH 5.30 167 Sikkim 1 2 1 94 Udalguri, AS 12.10 228 Osmanabad, MH 5.10 159 Jalaun Varanasi Malkangiri Jodhpur Nalanda Lalitpur Mahrajganj Pashchim Champaran Khagaria, BR 9.50 398 Chandel, MN 7.00 26 Daman & Diu 1 1 50 Hardwar Singrauli Pashchimi Singhbhum Sitamarhi Nawada, BR 7.90 499 Virudhunagar, TN 4.80 153 5.00 685 5.30 107 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 3 34 Murshidabad, WB Ramanathapuram, TN Pakur, JH 11.40 255 Gadchiroli, MH 5.20 100 Lakshadweep 1 3 Rajnandgaon, CG 10.20 324 Wayanad, KL 5.10 72 Goalpara, AS 11.40 242 Citation: Kumar A, Wang W, Kim S, Zhang W, Kim R, Subramanian S V. 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