State-Wise Data of under-Weight Children, below Five Years

As per the National Family Health Survey-3 (NFHS-3), 2005-06 42.5% children under five years in India are underweight.

The State-wise details are as follows-

S.No	State	% Underweight Children
	India	42.5
1	Madhya Pradesh	60.0
2	Jharkhand	56.5
3	Bihar	55.9
4	Meghalaya	48.8
5	Chhattisgarh	47.1
6	Gujarat	44.6
7	Uttar Pradesh	42.4
8	Orissa	40.7
9	Rajasthan	39.9
10	Haryana	39.6
11	Tripura	39.6
12	West Bengal	38.7
13	Uttrakhand	38.0
14	Maharashtra	37.0
15	Karnataka	37.6
16	Himachal Pradesh	36.5
17	Assam	36.4
18	Andhra Pradesh	32.5
19	Arunachal Pradesh	32.5
20	Tamil Nadu	29.8
21	Delhi	26.1
22	J&K	25.6
23	Nagaland	25.2
24	Goa	25.0
25	Punjab	24.9
26	Kerala	22.9
27	Manipur	22.1
28	Mizoram	19.9
29	Sikkim	19.7

This was stated by the Minister for Women and Child Development, Smt. Krishna Tirath, in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today