UP BEGGars Statistics: Kanpur is the city in UP where the most beggars live. More than 4 lakh people in India live by begging. Know which states and cities have the highest number of beggars and what effect it has on society.
Beggars in uttar pradesh: The biggest struggle of life is to raise bread for two times. But when there is no means of hard work, then what is the option left with the person begging? Millions of people in India sit with a bowl outside the roads and temples due to this compulsion. Interestingly, some people have made it their permanent profession, not compulsion. In such a situation, the question arises, which city in Uttar Pradesh where the number of beggars is the highest?
How many people in India are living by begging?
According to government data, there are about 4 lakh 13 thousand beggars across the country. More than half of them are men, while about two lakh women are also included in this list. The worrying thing is that even young children are forced to beg. Statistics show that West Bengal is at the top of this case, where there are about 89 thousand beggars. This number is far more than the rest of the states.
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Which district of UP is number one?
If we look at Uttar Pradesh, then the picture is very serious here too. There are about 65 thousand beggars present in the state. Most of these beggars have been found in Kanpur district. About 460 beggars in urban areas are dependent on begging for livelihood. After Kanpur, the names of Agra and Saharanpur are named, where more than a hundred beggars have been recorded. At the same time, in the religious city Mathura and Vrindavan, you will find a large number of beggars outside every street and temple.
Which state has the least beggars?
According to the data, after West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan are also among the large number of beggars. On the other hand, Lakshadweep, the country’s smallest union territory, is at the bottom of this case, where only 2 beggars have been recorded. There are only 121 beggars in Chandigarh.
How old are the figures?
It is worth noting here that all these figures are based on the 2011 census. That is, since then the picture will have changed even more. Experts believe that the actual number may be much higher than this.
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