Table 3 Estimated headcount of women with Unmet Need for India and 36 States/Union Territories, 2021

India

24,194,428

100

States/Union Territories

 Uttar Pradesh

5,140,642

21.25

 Bihar

3,093,138

12.78

 Maharashtra

2,335,020

9.65

 West Bengal

1,626,715

6.72

 Gujarat

1,236,773

5.11

 Rajasthan

1,181,798

4.88

 Madhya Pradesh

1,153,615

4.77

 Tamil Nadu

1,146,885

4.74

 Karnataka

865,203

3.58

 Kerala

826,378

3.42

 Jharkhand

773,040

3.20

 Assam

757,727

3.13

 Odisha

615,106

2.54

 Punjab

537,114

2.22

 Andhra Pradesh

500,544

2.07

 Chhattisgarh

467,139

1.93

 Telangana

446,552

1.85

 Haryana

378,162

1.56

 NCT Delhi

220,630

0.91

 Uttarakhand

181,843

0.75

 Jammu & Kashmir

153,825

0.64

 Meghalaya

147,219

0.61

 Himachal Pradesh

110,108

0.46

 Tripura

71,228

0.29

 Manipur

49,599

0.21

 Mizoram

30,161

0.12

 Goa

28,092

0.12

 Arunachal Pradesh

25,175

0.10

 Puducherry

23,760

0.10

 Nagaland

19,699

0.08

 Chandigarh

13,486

0.06

 Sikkim

12,848

0.05

 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

11,274

0.05

 Andaman & Nicobar Islands

9,417

0.04

 Ladakh

2,720

0.01

 Lakshadweep

1,793

0.01