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Child malnutrition in Kolar

31%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Kolar ranks 19th of 30 districts in Karnataka for child stunting, highest first, below Karnataka's 35%. It fell 0.9 points since NFHS-4.

16%children under 5 wasted
16%children under 5 underweight
58%children 6-59 months anaemic
22%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Kolar against Karnataka and India

MeasureKolarNFHS-4KarnatakaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)31.1%32%35.4%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)15.5%18.4%19.5%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted5.8%4.6%8.4%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight15.7%27.7%32.9%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight5.3%1.8%3.2%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic57.9%57.3%65.5%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic43.6%44.9%47.8%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)17.8%23.5%17.2%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet21.7%6.1%12.8%11.3%

Child stunting in Karnataka's districts

  1. 1Yadgir58%
  2. 2Koppal49%
  3. 3Bagalkot48%
  4. 4Bijapur46%
  5. 5Dharwad45%
  6. 6Gadag45%
  7. 7Tumkur40%
  8. 8Raichur40%
  9. 9Davanagere38%
  10. 10Bidar37%
  11. 11Bangalore Rural37%
  12. 12Bellary36%
  13. 13Chitradurga36%
  14. 14Gulbarga35%
  15. 15Belgaum33%
  16. 16Chamarajanagar32%
  17. 17Bangalore31%
  18. 18Chikkaballapura31%
  19. 19Kolar31%
  20. 20Kodagu30%
  21. 21Haveri30%
  22. 22Uttara Kannada30%
  23. 23Shimoga29%
  24. 24Mysore28%
  25. 25Chikmagalur27%
  26. 26Hassan27%
  27. 27Dakshina Kannada25%
  28. 28Mandya24%
  29. 29Udupi23%
  30. 30Ramanagara16%

Water in Kolar

Groundwater, rain and the water table shape what farms in Kolar can grow and what families can drink.

Groundwater in KolarRainfall in KolarWater table in Kolar

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Kolar?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 31% of children under five in Kolar district were stunted, 16% wasted and 16% underweight. Stunting is below Karnataka's 35% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Kolar?

Stunting in Kolar fell from 32% in NFHS-4 (2015-16) to 31% in NFHS-5 (2019-21), 0.9 points. District estimates come from a few hundred children each, so a change of a few points can be chance.

How many children are anaemic in Kolar?

58% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Kolar were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 44% of women aged 15 to 49.

Is there malnutrition data for my town or neighbourhood in Kolar?

No survey publishes child nutrition below the district, so every town, village and neighbourhood in Kolar shares these figures. The local anganwadi keeps growth records for the children it serves.

Source: National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21, IIPS and Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, district factsheet, tabulated by pratapvardhan/NFHS-5 (CC BY 4.0). All of Karnataka.