In 2011, there were around 175 thousand female beggars and 200 thousand male beggars across the south Asian country of India. West Bengal had the highest amount of female beggars in the country.
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Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (June 30, 2021). Number of beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/705886/india-number-of-beggars-by-gender/?session=395e99a735da070d28b70229c4437e30
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Number of beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender (in 1,000s)." Chart. June 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705886/india-number-of-beggars-by-gender/?session=395e99a735da070d28b70229c4437e30
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). (2021). Number of beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/705886/india-number-of-beggars-by-gender/?session=395e99a735da070d28b70229c4437e30
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India). "Number of Beggars and Vagrants in India in 2011, by Gender (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705886/india-number-of-beggars-by-gender/?session=395e99a735da070d28b70229c4437e30
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), Number of beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/705886/india-number-of-beggars-by-gender/?session=395e99a735da070d28b70229c4437e30 (last visited August 30, 2024)
Number of beggars and vagrants in India in 2011, by gender (in 1,000s) [Graph], Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (India), June 30, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/705886/india-number-of-beggars-by-gender/?session=395e99a735da070d28b70229c4437e30