| Sl. No, | India / States / Union Territories | 1981-1991 | 1991-2001 |
| INDIA | 23.86 | 21.34 | |
| 1 | Jammu and Kashmir | 30.34 | 29.04 |
| 2 | Himachal Pradesh | 20.79 | 17.53 |
| 3 | Punjab | 20.81 | 19.76 |
| 4 | Chandigarh | 42.16 | 40.33 |
| 5 | Uttaranchal | 24.23 | 19.20 |
| 6 | Haryana | 27.41 | 28.06 |
| 7 | Delhi | 51.45 | 46.31 |
| 8 | Rajasthan | 28.44 | 28.33 |
| 9 | Uttar Pradesh | 25.55 | 25.80 |
| 10 | Bihar | 23.38 | 28.43 |
| 11 | Sikkim | 28.47 | 32.98 |
| 12 | Arunachal Pradesh | 36.83 | 26.21 |
| 13 | Nagaland | 56.08 | 64.41 |
| 14 | Manipur | 29.29 | 30.02 |
| 15 | Mizoram | 39.70 | 29.18 |
| 16 | Tripura | 34.30 | 15.74 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 32.86 | 29.94 |
| 18 | Assam | 24.24 | 18.85 |
| 19 | West Bengal | 24.73 | 17.84 |
| 20 | Jharkhand | 24.03 | 23.19 |
| 21 | Orissa | 20.06 | 15.94 |
| 22 | Chhatisgarh | 25.73 | 18.06 |
| 23 | Madhya Pradesh | 27.24 | 24.34 |
| 24 | Gujarat | 21.19 | 22.48 |
| 25 | Daman & Diu | 28.62 | 55.59 |
| 26 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 33.57 | 59.20 |
| 27 | Maharashtra | 25.73 | 22.57 |
| 28 | Andhra Pradesh | 24.20 | 13.86 |
| 29 | Karnataka | 21.12 | 17.25 |
| 30 | Goa | 16.08 | 14.89 |
| 31 | Lakshadweep | 28.47 | 17.19 |
| 32 | Kerala | 14.32 | 9.42 |
| 33 | Tamil Nadu | 15.39 | 11.19 |
| 34 | Pondicherry | 33.64 | 20.56 |
| 35 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands* | 48.70 | 26.94 |