Consumption inequality, rural (Gini)

Gini coefficient of monthly per-capita consumption expenditure in rural areas (HCES, without imputed free items).

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Latest values

36 of 36 states and UTs have data

State / UT	Value	Period
Puducherry	0.162 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Telangana	0.164 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Chandigarh	0.181 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Manipur	0.181 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Assam	0.183 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Haryana	0.187 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Tripura	0.187 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Meghalaya	0.189 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Goa	0.190 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Punjab	0.190 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Bihar	0.191 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Uttar Pradesh	0.191 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Andhra Pradesh	0.196 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
West Bengal	0.196 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Nagaland	0.203 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Delhi	0.205 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Madhya Pradesh	0.208 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Gujarat	0.210 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Tamil Nadu	0.210 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Chhattisgarh	0.211 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	0.215 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Uttarakhand	0.218 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Jammu and Kashmir	0.220 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Jharkhand	0.220 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Mizoram	0.220 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Odisha	0.221 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Himachal Pradesh	0.226 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Karnataka	0.227 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Maharashtra	0.229 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Arunachal Pradesh	0.232 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Ladakh	0.238 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Rajasthan	0.241 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Lakshadweep	0.249 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Sikkim	0.249 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Keralam	0.255 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	0.265 index (0–1)	HCES 2023-24

India: Over time

HCES 2023-24	0.237 index (0–1)
HCES 2022-23	0.266 index (0–1)

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