Poshan Statistics
This dataset compiles administrative statistics reported through the Poshan Tracker on service delivery and beneficiary coverage under the Integrated Child Development Services. It records the number of Anganwadi centres, workforce availability, beneficiary groups, nutrition services, and infrastructure conditions across states and districts in India. The data is organised by reporting date and reflects programme operations and beneficiary coverage under the national nutrition monitoring system.
Data Dictionary
- ID
- id
- Type
- int4
- Label
- index
- ID
- date
- Type
- date
- Label
- Date
- ID
- state_name
- Type
- text
- Label
- State Name
- ID
- state_code
- Type
- text
- Label
- State Code
- ID
- district_name
- Type
- text
- Label
- District Name
- ID
- district_code
- Type
- text
- Label
- District Code
- ID
- project
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Name of ICDS project
- ID
- sector
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Sectors within ICDS project
- ID
- anganwadi_centers
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Number of Anganwadi Centers
- ID
- anganwadi_workers
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Number of Anganwadi Workers
- ID
- anganwadi_helpers
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Number of Anganwadi Helpers
- ID
- aadhar_verified_beneficiaries
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Aadhaar verified Beneficiaries
- ID
- eligible_beneficiaries
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Eligible Beneficiaries
- ID
- health_id_created
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries with created digital health IDs
- ID
- awc_infra_drink_water_src
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs with drinking water facility
- ID
- awc_infra_func_toilets
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs with functional toilets
- ID
- awc_infra_own_building
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs operating in their own building
- ID
- awc_did_not_open
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs that did not open during period
- ID
- awc_open_atleast_1_day
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs open at least 1 day
- ID
- awc_opened_less_than_15_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs open less than 15 days
- ID
- awc_open_atleast_15_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs open at least 15 days
- ID
- awc_open_atleast_21_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs open at least 21 days
- ID
- awc_open_atleast_25_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs open at least 25 days
- ID
- adolescent_girls
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Adolescent girl beneficiaries
- ID
- children_0_6_months
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children aged 0–6 months
- ID
- children_0_2_years
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children aged 0–2 years
- ID
- children_3_6_years
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children aged 3–6 years
- ID
- children_6_months_3_years
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children aged 6 months–3 years
- ID
- children_measured_0_5_years
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children aged 0–5 years measured for growth monitoring
- ID
- children_measured_0_6_years
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children aged 0–6 years measured for growth monitoring
- ID
- children_attend_awc_atleast_21_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children attending AWC at least 21 days
- ID
- children_attend_awc_atleast_25_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children attending AWC at least 25 days
- ID
- children_3_6_years_non_school_going
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children aged 3–6 years not attending school
- ID
- children_3_6_years_school_going
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children aged 3–6 years attending school
- ID
- hcm_given_1_6_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving hot cooked meals for 1–6 days
- ID
- hcm_given_7_14_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving hot cooked meals for 7–14 days
- ID
- hcm_given_15_20_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving hot cooked meals for 15–20 days
- ID
- hcm_given_atleast_1_day
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving hot cooked meals at least once
- ID
- hcm_given_atleast_15_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving hot cooked meals ≥15 days
- ID
- hcm_given_atleast_21_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving hot cooked meals ≥21 days
- ID
- hcm_given_atleast_25_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving hot cooked meals ≥25 days
- ID
- lactating_mothers
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Registered lactating mothers
- ID
- pregnant_women
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Registered pregnant women
- ID
- pregnant_women_and_lactating_mother
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Pregnant and lactating women
- ID
- obese_or_overweight
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries classified as obese or overweight
- ID
- severely_moderately_underweight
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children classified as severely or moderately underweight
- ID
- severely_or_moderately_stunted
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children classified as severely or moderately stunted
- ID
- wasting_sam_or_mam
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Children with Severe or Moderate Acute Malnutrition
- ID
- thr_given_atleast_1_day
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving Take Home Ration at least once
- ID
- thr_given_atleast_21_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving Take Home Ration ≥21 days
- ID
- thr_given_atleast_25_days
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Beneficiaries receiving Take Home Ration ≥25 days
- ID
- awc_mini
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Number of Mini Anganwadi Centers
- ID
- awc_regular
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Number of Regular Anganwadi Centers
- ID
- awc_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs located in rural areas
- ID
- awc_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs located in urban areas
- ID
- awc_total
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Total number of Anganwadi Centers
- ID
- awc_tribal
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs located in tribal areas
- ID
- awc_tribal_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Tribal AWCs located in rural areas
- ID
- awc_tribal_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Tribal AWCs located in urban areas
- ID
- janman_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs in rural areas covered under Janman initiative
- ID
- janman_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- AWCs in urban areas covered under Janman initiative
- ID
- awc_rural_pvtg
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Rural AWCs serving Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)
- ID
- awc_urban_pvtg
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Urban AWCs serving Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups (PVTG)
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | March 10, 2026 |
| Metadata last updated | March 10, 2026 |
| Created | September 14, 2023 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | Open Data Commons Attribution License |
| Data extraction page | https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics |
| Data insights | Shows the scale and distribution of Anganwadi service infrastructure across districts and states. Helps assess beneficiary coverage of nutrition and early childhood services for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. Supports evaluation of nutrition service delivery, including hot cooked meals and take-home rations. Allows tracking of child nutrition outcomes such as underweight, stunting, and wasting across programme areas. Helps analyse operational performance of Anganwadi centres through indicators on opening days, staffing, and infrastructure availability. |
| Data last updated | Updated Monthly |
| Data retreival date | 2023-07-31 00:00:00 |
| Datastore active | True |
| District no | 780 |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Geo columns | ['state_code', 'district_code'] |
| Granularity | District |
| Has views | True |
| Id | 80edcc64-bd6c-42fa-9913-3d40d9582ffe |
| Idp ready | True |
| Lgd mapping | yes |
| Methodology | The data in this dataset is collected by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India through various sources, including surveys, program reports, and administrative records. The data is compiled into a comprehensive dataset that is regularly updated. |
| Mimetype | text/csv |
| No indicators | 57 |
| Package id | 19f04a02-c0ae-4d63-9b23-0fcc3c5efa63 |
| Position | 0 |
| Size | 9.8 MiB |
| Sku | mowcd-poshan_statistics-dt-mn-aaa |
| State | active |
| States uts no | 36 |
| Tags | ['Poshan Tracker', 'ICDS Programme Monitoring', 'Anganwadi Centre Statistics', 'Child Nutrition Programme Data', 'Maternal and Child Health Beneficiaries', 'Public Nutrition Service Delivery', 'District-Level Administrative Data', 'India Nutrition Monitoring'] |
| Url type | upload |
| Years covered | 2023-2026 |
| Methodology | The data in this dataset is collected by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India through various sources, including surveys, program reports, and administrative records. The data is compiled into a comprehensive dataset that is regularly updated. |
| Indicators | |
| Similar Resources | |
| Granularity Level | District |
| Data Extraction Page | https://www.poshantracker.in/statistics |
| Data Retreival Date | 2023-07-31 00:00:00 |
| Data Last Updated | Updated Monthly |
| Sku | mowcd-poshan_statistics-dt-mn-aaa |
| Dataset Frequency | Monthly |
| Years Covered | 2023-2026 |
| No of States/UT(s) | 36 |
| No of Districts | 780 |
| No of Tehsils/blocks | |
| No of Gram Panchayats | |
| Additional Information | |
| Number of Indicators | 57 |
| Insights from the dataset | Shows the scale and distribution of Anganwadi service infrastructure across districts and states. Helps assess beneficiary coverage of nutrition and early childhood services for children, pregnant women, and lactating mothers. Supports evaluation of nutrition service delivery, including hot cooked meals and take-home rations. Allows tracking of child nutrition outcomes such as underweight, stunting, and wasting across programme areas. Helps analyse operational performance of Anganwadi centres through indicators on opening days, staffing, and infrastructure availability. |
| IDP Ready | Yes |
| LGD Mapping | Yes |
| Mapping Status % | |
| Geo Columns | ['state_code', 'district_code'] |