TNPSC Thervupettagam

Levels of urban segregation in India

June 23 , 2023 521 days 391 0
  • The level of segregation for Muslim and Scheduled Caste residents of Indian cities was as much as the current levels of segregation between Black and White Americans.
  • Group of international academics and economists released a paper titled, ‘Residential Segregation and Unequal Access to Local Public Services in India: Evidence from 1.5m Neighbourhoods’.
  • It used data from the Socioeconomic and Caste Census 2012 and the Economic Census.
  • It found that 26% of the Muslim population lives in neighbourhoods with over 80% Muslim population.
  • 17% of the SCs live in neighbourhoods with over 80% SC population.

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