Aalok Ranjan Chaurasia
Biographic Data
| ID | 4098805 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aalok Ranjan Chaurasia |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aalok Ranjan |
| FAMILY NAME | Chaurasia |
| SIGNATURE | CHAURASIA A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delhi |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1725-1338 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 26 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 26 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Beyond HDI
In this article, we develop a framework for characterising human development in the three-dimensional space of individual capacity, individual knowledge and individual standard of living. The framework is based on the profiling of human development in the three-dimensional space and the inequality or the disparity in progress in the three core dimensions of human development. The framework can be used to understand the dynamics of human developme…
Male–female imbalance in the Indian population
A Composite Index of Child Nutrition with Application to India
Decomposition of the Change in Child Mortality by Income Groups in India, 2005-2021
This paper analyses how change in child mortality in different income sub-groups has contributed to change in child mortality in India during 2005-2021. The poorest and poor populations have primarily contributed to the decrease in child mortality while the contribution of the richest population has been negative. The contribution of the change in child mortality in different income sub-groups has been different in different states. In many state…
Progress in Human Development in the World, 1990–2022
This paper analyses the progress in human development across countries during the period 1990–2022 based on a surface measure of human development that has been developed for the purpose. The surface measure of human development addresses (HDS) the problems associated with aggregating the indexes of health, education and income by either arithmetic mean or geometric mean. The level of human development across countries based on the (HDS) is found…
Human Development in Districts of India, 2019–2021
This study measures, for the first time, the level of human development across 707 districts of India as they existed at the time of National Family Health Survey 2019–2021 using an alternative index of human development which uses proportions rather than averages to measure progress in the three core dimensions of human development and employs the concept of human development surface to combine the progress in the three dimensions into a single …
An Index to Measure Progress Towards Universal Social Protection with Application to India
This article develops an index to measure the progress towards universal social protection which is based on the three core dimensions of social protection—household income security; household resilience to external shocks; and social inclusion. The index is based on the concept of social protection space. Application of the index to India suggests that the country will have to go a long way to achieve the goal of universal social protection. The…
Family Planning Performance in India
This article analyses family planning performance in India based on a composite performance index which is newly developed for this purpose. The analysis suggests that there has been an improvement in family planning performance in the country over time. However, the performance remains poor, and there is substantial scope for further improvement. The analysis also reveals significant variation in family planning performance across India’s states…
Contraceptive Method Skew in India 1992–2016
This paper analyses method skew in India over more than two decades using a new method skew index. The analysis reveals clear regional pattern in method skew in the country. In north and east regions of the country, method skew is average and below average, but it is high or very high in the south region. We investigate roles of such factors as poverty, education, social class, and religion in deciding the method skew at the district level using …
Population and Sustainable Development in India
Long-Term Trend in Infant Mortality in India
Infant mortality rate (IMR) in India remains high by international standards. India accounts for the largest number of global infant deaths. This study analyses the trend in IMR in India over almost four decades beginning 1971 through 2018. The analysis is based on annual estimates of IMR available through India’s official sample registration system and follows the joinpoint regression analysis approach. The analysis reveals that the trend in IMR…
Empirics of Human Development in India,1990–2015
This article uses the annual estimates of the human development index (HDI) prepared by the Global Data Lab of the Radboud University of The Netherlands to analyse the progress of human development in India during 1990–2015. The analysis reveals that human development in the country remains comparatively low by global standards and there are considerable variations in human development across states/union territories, although there is evidence o…
The State of Development in Villages of India
The present article uses data available through the 2011 population census to analyze the state of development in the villages of India on the basis of a village development index that has been constructed for the purpose following the capabilities expansion as development approach. The analysis reveals that the state of development in the villages of the country varies widely and there is only a small proportion of the villages where the state o…
Human Development in Gujarat
This article uses the data available from the 2011 population census to construct the human development index (HDI) right up to the village and municipal ward level in Gujarat. The analysis reveals that the human progress in the state and in its constituent districts, sub-districts, towns and villages has largely been average to low, and strong residence and social class inequalities in human development continue to persist. The human development…
Fertility, Mortality and Age Composition Effects of Population Transition in China and India
This paper compares the population transition in China and India during 1950-2015 by decomposing population growth into the growth attributed to the changes in fertility and mortality (intrinsic growth), and the growth attributed to the change in population age composition (momentum growth). The analysis reveals similarities and differences in the population transition path followed by the two countries and suggests that India lags behind China b…
Child Deprivation in India
This article uses the latest data available through the Rapid Survey of Children 2013–2014 to measure and analyze child deprivation in India through a multidimensional perspective. The analysis reveals that child deprivation in India and in its constituent states remains quite pervasive despite all policy-level commitments to promote child well-being and there is substantial variation in child deprivation across states. Moreover, child deprivatio…
Child Deprivation in Gujarat
This article analyses the deprivation faced by children below five years of age in Gujarat, one of the most economically developed states of India, on the basis of a child deprivation index that has been constructed for the purpose. The analysis reveals that the deprivation faced by the children of the state is quite pervasive and there are significant within state variation with the situation appearing alarming in some districts. The analysis ca…
Human Development in Gujarat
Social Class and Residence Disparities in Human Development in Madhya Pradesh, India
Spatial and Social Class Variations in Child Deprivation in Madhya Pradesh, India
Response to Comment by Faujdar Ram, Abhishek Singh and Nandita Saikia
RESPONSE TO COMMENT BY FAUJDAR RAM, ABHISHEK SINGH AND NANDITA SAIKIA." Asian Population Studies, 6(3), p. 352
Mortality Transition in India 1970–2005
Using life tables, this paper analyses mortality transition in India from 1970 through 2005. The analysis reveals that the rise in the life expectancy in India has at best been slow by global standards despite the fact that mortality levels in India are still high. Improvements in the life expectancy has been particularly slow in the urban areas. The analysis also reveals that the rate of improvement in the probability of survival in the first fi…
Progress towards Child Survival in Madhya Pradesh during 1981–2001
Using the estimates of child survival probability obtained on the basis of “children ever born” and “children surviving” data collected at different population census, this article analyzes progress towards child survival in Madhya Pradesh during the two decades between 1981 and 2001. The analysis reveals that the probability of survival in the age group 1–4 years has decreased in the state and in many of the districts during the 1990s. It appear…
Women's Reproductive Morbidity and Treatment-Seeking Behaviour in India
The study highlights net effects of selected socio-economic, demographic and cultural factors on the prevalence and treatment-seeking behaviour for reproductive morbidity in India on the basis of self-reported reproductive health problems elicited from 84,862 currently married women aged 15–49 in the second National Family Health Survey, 1998–1999 (NFHS-2). Information was elicited on treatment sought, if any, from private or public health servic…
Obstetric risk and obstetric care in central India
This paper focuses on the obstetric risk and obstetric care in the Hindi-speaking belt of the country, i.e. central India. Central India accounts for nearly half the population of the Republic of India. In terms of social and economic development, Central India lags far behind the rest of India. The health and development scenario in central India is not only associated with the prevailing poverty conditions of the population but also with an ort…
Mortality Transition in India 1970–2005
Using life tables, this paper analyses mortality transition in India from 1970 through 2005. The analysis reveals that the rise in the life expectancy in India has at best been slow by global standards despite the fact that mortality levels in India are still high. Improvements in the life expectancy has been particularly slow in the urban areas. The analysis also reveals that the rate of improvement in the probability of survival in the first fi…
A Composite Index of Child Nutrition with Application to India
Fertility in the development blocks of Madhya Pradesh
Estimates of fertility and contraceptive prevalence for the development blocks of Madhya Pradesh, based on Madhya Pradesh Target Couple Survey, 1996, indicates that contraceptive use was found to explain only one fifth of the variation in the levels of fertility at the development block level. This observed poor correlation between the fertility level and contraceptive use may be due to two reasons : (i) existing family planning services througho…
Obstetric risk and obstetric care in central India
This paper focuses on the obstetric risk and obstetric care in the Hindi-speaking belt of the country, i.e. central India. Central India accounts for nearly half the population of the Republic of India. In terms of social and economic development, Central India lags far behind the rest of India. The health and development scenario in central India is not only associated with the prevailing poverty conditions of the population but also with an ort…
Women's Reproductive Morbidity and Treatment-Seeking Behaviour in India
The study highlights net effects of selected socio-economic, demographic and cultural factors on the prevalence and treatment-seeking behaviour for reproductive morbidity in India on the basis of self-reported reproductive health problems elicited from 84,862 currently married women aged 15–49 in the second National Family Health Survey, 1998–1999 (NFHS-2). Information was elicited on treatment sought, if any, from private or public health servic…
Spatial and Social Class Variations in Child Deprivation in Madhya Pradesh, India
Response to Comment by Faujdar Ram, Abhishek Singh and Nandita Saikia
RESPONSE TO COMMENT BY FAUJDAR RAM, ABHISHEK SINGH AND NANDITA SAIKIA." Asian Population Studies, 6(3), p. 352
Mortality Transition in India 1970–2005
Using life tables, this paper analyses mortality transition in India from 1970 through 2005. The analysis reveals that the rise in the life expectancy in India has at best been slow by global standards despite the fact that mortality levels in India are still high. Improvements in the life expectancy has been particularly slow in the urban areas. The analysis also reveals that the rate of improvement in the probability of survival in the first fi…
Progress towards Child Survival in Madhya Pradesh during 1981–2001
Using the estimates of child survival probability obtained on the basis of “children ever born” and “children surviving” data collected at different population census, this article analyzes progress towards child survival in Madhya Pradesh during the two decades between 1981 and 2001. The analysis reveals that the probability of survival in the age group 1–4 years has decreased in the state and in many of the districts during the 1990s. It appear…
Social Class and Residence Disparities in Human Development in Madhya Pradesh, India
Human Development in Gujarat
Child Deprivation in India
This article uses the latest data available through the Rapid Survey of Children 2013–2014 to measure and analyze child deprivation in India through a multidimensional perspective. The analysis reveals that child deprivation in India and in its constituent states remains quite pervasive despite all policy-level commitments to promote child well-being and there is substantial variation in child deprivation across states. Moreover, child deprivatio…
Child Deprivation in Gujarat
This article analyses the deprivation faced by children below five years of age in Gujarat, one of the most economically developed states of India, on the basis of a child deprivation index that has been constructed for the purpose. The analysis reveals that the deprivation faced by the children of the state is quite pervasive and there are significant within state variation with the situation appearing alarming in some districts. The analysis ca…
Human Development in Gujarat
This article uses the data available from the 2011 population census to construct the human development index (HDI) right up to the village and municipal ward level in Gujarat. The analysis reveals that the human progress in the state and in its constituent districts, sub-districts, towns and villages has largely been average to low, and strong residence and social class inequalities in human development continue to persist. The human development…
Fertility, Mortality and Age Composition Effects of Population Transition in China and India
This paper compares the population transition in China and India during 1950-2015 by decomposing population growth into the growth attributed to the changes in fertility and mortality (intrinsic growth), and the growth attributed to the change in population age composition (momentum growth). The analysis reveals similarities and differences in the population transition path followed by the two countries and suggests that India lags behind China b…
The State of Development in Villages of India
The present article uses data available through the 2011 population census to analyze the state of development in the villages of India on the basis of a village development index that has been constructed for the purpose following the capabilities expansion as development approach. The analysis reveals that the state of development in the villages of the country varies widely and there is only a small proportion of the villages where the state o…
Empirics of Human Development in India,1990–2015
This article uses the annual estimates of the human development index (HDI) prepared by the Global Data Lab of the Radboud University of The Netherlands to analyse the progress of human development in India during 1990–2015. The analysis reveals that human development in the country remains comparatively low by global standards and there are considerable variations in human development across states/union territories, although there is evidence o…
Population and Sustainable Development in India
Long-Term Trend in Infant Mortality in India
Infant mortality rate (IMR) in India remains high by international standards. India accounts for the largest number of global infant deaths. This study analyses the trend in IMR in India over almost four decades beginning 1971 through 2018. The analysis is based on annual estimates of IMR available through India’s official sample registration system and follows the joinpoint regression analysis approach. The analysis reveals that the trend in IMR…
Family Planning Performance in India
This article analyses family planning performance in India based on a composite performance index which is newly developed for this purpose. The analysis suggests that there has been an improvement in family planning performance in the country over time. However, the performance remains poor, and there is substantial scope for further improvement. The analysis also reveals significant variation in family planning performance across India’s states…
Contraceptive Method Skew in India 1992–2016
This paper analyses method skew in India over more than two decades using a new method skew index. The analysis reveals clear regional pattern in method skew in the country. In north and east regions of the country, method skew is average and below average, but it is high or very high in the south region. We investigate roles of such factors as poverty, education, social class, and religion in deciding the method skew at the district level using …
An Index to Measure Progress Towards Universal Social Protection with Application to India
This article develops an index to measure the progress towards universal social protection which is based on the three core dimensions of social protection—household income security; household resilience to external shocks; and social inclusion. The index is based on the concept of social protection space. Application of the index to India suggests that the country will have to go a long way to achieve the goal of universal social protection. The…
Human Development in Districts of India, 2019–2021
This study measures, for the first time, the level of human development across 707 districts of India as they existed at the time of National Family Health Survey 2019–2021 using an alternative index of human development which uses proportions rather than averages to measure progress in the three core dimensions of human development and employs the concept of human development surface to combine the progress in the three dimensions into a single …
Progress in Human Development in the World, 1990–2022
This paper analyses the progress in human development across countries during the period 1990–2022 based on a surface measure of human development that has been developed for the purpose. The surface measure of human development addresses (HDS) the problems associated with aggregating the indexes of health, education and income by either arithmetic mean or geometric mean. The level of human development across countries based on the (HDS) is found…
Beyond HDI
In this article, we develop a framework for characterising human development in the three-dimensional space of individual capacity, individual knowledge and individual standard of living. The framework is based on the profiling of human development in the three-dimensional space and the inequality or the disparity in progress in the three core dimensions of human development. The framework can be used to understand the dynamics of human developme…
Male–female imbalance in the Indian population
A Composite Index of Child Nutrition with Application to India
Economics (19 works) · Economic growth (15 works) · Geography (14 works) · Computer Science (13 works) · Demography (12 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Demography (11 works) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (11 works) · Political science (11 works) · Population (10 works)