Chandigarh

CHANDIGARH

April 26, 2019

Chandigarh was constituted as a Union Territory on 1 November 1966. It serves as the joint capital of both Punjab and Haryana states. It is bound on north and west by Punjab and on the east and south by Haryana. Picturesquely located at the foothills of Shivalik hills, it is known as one of the best experiments in urban planning and modern architecture in the twentieth century in India (Chandigarh Administration 2019). As per 2011 Census the total population of Chandigarh is 1,054,686.

Our knowledge products related to Chandigarh include the following:

  • 2022: Read our State Nutrition Profile for Chandigarh (NFHS-3 (2005-2006), 4(2015-16) & 5 (2019-2020), a that describes the trends for a set of key nutrition and health outcomes, determinants, and coverage of interventions from 2006 to 2020. The findings are based on estimates from unit-level data and/or data from national and state reports for NFHS-3 (2005-2006) and NFHS-4 (2015-2016), and data from state factsheets and reports for NFHS-5 (2019-2021). In addition to standard prevalence-based analyses, this State Nutrition Profile includes headcount-based analyses aligned to POSHAN Abhiyaan’s goals.

To get a snapshot of the condition of nutrition and its multiple determinants in Chandigarh, please access our District Nutrition Profile (DNP) for NFHS-4 & NFHS-4&5.