India: share of affluent population by caste 2016

This statistic displays the results of a survey about the share of affluent population across India in fiscal year 2016, based on caste. During the measured time period, approximately 27 percent of the Muslim population across the country were considered affluent.

Share of affluent population across India in FY 2016, by caste

Characteristic	Share of affluent population
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Release date

October 2018

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Region

India

Survey time period

FY 2016

Number of respondents

approx. 600,000 households

Special properties

India's fiscal year starts in April and ends in March.

Supplementary notes

The categorization is as follows:
Affluent households - the households which have at least six of the following: a) pucca house b) electricity connection c) phone (landline/mobile) d) TV e) AC/cooler f) refrigerator g) washing machine h) motorized vehicle (car/motorcycles/tractors).

Middle income households - those households which have at least two and not more than five of the above.

Poor households - those households which have none or only one of the above.

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