{
 "meta": {
  "dossier": "states-hbs",
  "frequency": "annual",
  "base": "as published",
  "source": "Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (via DBIE)",
  "vintage": "2026-10-09",
  "mock": false,
  "geo": "IND",
  "releaseDate": null,
  "latestPeriod": "2022-04",
  "unit": "births_per_woman",
  "periodKind": "fy",
  "sparse": false,
  "hbs": {
   "table": "6",
   "report": "1562",
   "section": "SOCIAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS",
   "title": "State-wise Total Fertility Rate",
   "duplicates": []
  },
  "coverage": "State-wise Total Fertility Rate: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States, Table 6",
  "note": "DBIE report 1562, data provider \"Query 1\". Values exactly as DBIE serves them; each series carries its unit (scripts/lib/products/states.mjs HBS_UNITS, read from the table's unit column and divisor); DBIE's unit column says: ACTUAL. Periods: fiscal years, dated at April. Dimensions: none; measures: value. Jammu & Kashmir to 2018-19 (with Ladakh) and from 2019-20 (the UT) are separate series; 2019-20 straddles the change of 31 October 2019."
 },
 "dates": [
  "2002-04-01",
  "2003-04-01",
  "2004-04-01",
  "2005-04-01",
  "2006-04-01",
  "2007-04-01",
  "2008-04-01",
  "2009-04-01",
  "2010-04-01",
  "2011-04-01",
  "2012-04-01",
  "2013-04-01",
  "2014-04-01",
  "2015-04-01",
  "2016-04-01",
  "2017-04-01",
  "2018-04-01",
  "2019-04-01",
  "2020-04-01",
  "2021-04-01",
  "2022-04-01"
 ],
 "series": {
  "all_india": {
   "name": "all_india",
   "label": "All India: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    3,
    2.9,
    2.9,
    2.8,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.6,
    2.5,
    2.4,
    2.4,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2,
    2,
    2,
    1.9
   ]
  },
  "andhra_pradesh": {
   "name": "andhra_pradesh",
   "label": "Andhra Pradesh: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.6,
    1.5
   ]
  },
  "assam": {
   "name": "assam",
   "label": "Assam: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.9,
    2.9,
    2.9,
    2.7,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.6,
    2.5,
    2.4,
    2.4,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2
   ]
  },
  "bihar": {
   "name": "bihar",
   "label": "Bihar: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    4.2,
    4.3,
    4.3,
    4.2,
    3.9,
    3.9,
    3.9,
    3.7,
    3.6,
    3.5,
    3.4,
    3.2,
    3.2,
    3.3,
    3.2,
    3.2,
    3.1,
    3,
    3,
    3,
    2.8
   ]
  },
  "chhattisgarh": {
   "name": "chhattisgarh",
   "label": "Chhattisgarh: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    3.3,
    3.4,
    3.3,
    3.1,
    3,
    3,
    2.8,
    2.7,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.6,
    2.5,
    2.5,
    2.4,
    2.4,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.2,
    2.3,
    2.2
   ]
  },
  "delhi": {
   "name": "delhi",
   "label": "Delhi: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.4,
    1.4,
    1.3,
    1.2
   ]
  },
  "gujarat": {
   "name": "gujarat",
   "label": "Gujarat: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.8,
    2.8,
    2.8,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.5,
    2.5,
    2.5,
    2.4,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.2,
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.8
   ]
  },
  "haryana": {
   "name": "haryana",
   "label": "Haryana: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    3,
    3,
    2.8,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.5,
    2.5,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2,
    2,
    2,
    1.9
   ]
  },
  "himachal_pradesh": {
   "name": "himachal_pradesh",
   "label": "Himachal Pradesh: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2.2,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.6
   ]
  },
  "jammu_and_kashmir_state": {
   "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_state",
   "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (state, with Ladakh, to 2018-19): Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    2.4,
    2.4,
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.2,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "jammu_and_kashmir_ut": {
   "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_ut",
   "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (UT, from 2019-20): Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.6,
    1.5
   ]
  },
  "jharkhand": {
   "name": "jharkhand",
   "label": "Jharkhand: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    3.5,
    3.5,
    3.4,
    3.2,
    3.2,
    3.2,
    3,
    2.9,
    2.8,
    2.7,
    2.8,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.5,
    2.5,
    2.4,
    2.4,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.1
   ]
  },
  "karnataka": {
   "name": "karnataka",
   "label": "Karnataka: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.3,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2,
    2,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.5
   ]
  },
  "kerala": {
   "name": "kerala",
   "label": "Keralam: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.5
   ]
  },
  "madhya_pradesh": {
   "name": "madhya_pradesh",
   "label": "Madhya Pradesh: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    3.8,
    3.7,
    3.6,
    3.5,
    3.4,
    3.3,
    3.3,
    3.2,
    3.1,
    2.9,
    2.9,
    2.8,
    2.8,
    2.8,
    2.7,
    2.7,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.6,
    2.5,
    2.4
   ]
  },
  "maharashtra": {
   "name": "maharashtra",
   "label": "Maharashtra: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.4
   ]
  },
  "odisha": {
   "name": "odisha",
   "label": "Odisha: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.6,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.5,
    2.4,
    2.4,
    2.4,
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7
   ]
  },
  "punjab": {
   "name": "punjab",
   "label": "Punjab: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2.1,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.5
   ]
  },
  "rajasthan": {
   "name": "rajasthan",
   "label": "Rajasthan: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    3.8,
    3.7,
    3.7,
    3.5,
    3.4,
    3.3,
    3.3,
    3.1,
    3,
    2.9,
    2.8,
    2.8,
    2.7,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.5,
    2.5,
    2.4,
    2.4,
    2.5,
    2.3
   ]
  },
  "tamil_nadu": {
   "name": "tamil_nadu",
   "label": "Tamil Nadu: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.4,
    1.5,
    1.3,
    1.3
   ]
  },
  "telangana": {
   "name": "telangana",
   "label": "Telangana: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.5
   ]
  },
  "uttarakhand": {
   "name": "uttarakhand",
   "label": "Uttarakhand: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    2,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.8,
    1.7
   ]
  },
  "uttar_pradesh": {
   "name": "uttar_pradesh",
   "label": "Uttar Pradesh: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    4.4,
    4.4,
    4.2,
    4.2,
    3.9,
    3.8,
    3.7,
    3.5,
    3.4,
    3.3,
    3.1,
    3.2,
    3.1,
    3.1,
    3,
    2.9,
    2.9,
    2.7,
    2.7,
    2.6,
    2.6
   ]
  },
  "west_bengal": {
   "name": "west_bengal",
   "label": "West Bengal: Total Fertility Rate",
   "unit": "births_per_woman",
   "group": "Social and demographic indicators",
   "data": [
    2.3,
    2.2,
    2.1,
    2,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.9,
    1.8,
    1.7,
    1.7,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.6,
    1.5,
    1.5,
    1.4,
    1.4,
    1.4,
    1.3
   ]
  }
 }
}