Question

According to 2011, census, which of the following Indian State has the highest slum population?
1. Andhra Pradesh
2. Maharashtra
3. Bihar
4. Uttar Pradesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Maharashtra

The correct answer is Maharashtra.

• The 21st century has witnessed a rapid growth of urban population coupled with incommensurate development of social facilities which has resulted in the creation of slums and associated problems of an alarming magnitude. 

• Maharashtra accounted for 11.8 million slum population which is 18.1% of the total slum population of the country. It was followed by Andhra Pradesh (10.2 million), West Bengal (6.4 million) and Uttar Pradesh (6.2 million). Hence option 2 is the correct answer.
• Nine states namely; Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim, Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana had shown high percentage of slum population than the national average.
• Ten larger states enumerated more than 100 slums towns including Tamil Nadu (507), Madhya Pradesh (303), Uttar Pradesh (293), Karnataka (206), Maharashtra (189), Andhra Pradesh (125), West Bengal (122), Rajasthan (107) and Gujarat (103).
• These larger nine states include 1955 slum towns which accommodate more than 81% of the total slum population. 
• On the other hand, 9 small states and union territories include Nagaland, Sikkim, Pondicherry, Meghalaya Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram, Chandigarh, Andaman and Nicobar had reported only 47 slum towns which share only 0.6% of the total slum population.