Skip to content
Hunger · Telangana

Child malnutrition in Nagarkurnool

35%of children under five stunted (NFHS-5, 2019-21)Very high

Nagarkurnool ranks 10th of 31 districts in Telangana for child stunting, highest first, above Telangana's 33%.

27%children under 5 wasted
31%children under 5 underweight
75%children 6-59 months anaemic
5.4%children 6-23 months with an adequate diet

Nagarkurnool against Telangana and India

MeasureNagarkurnoolNFHS-4TelanganaIndia
Children under 5 stunted (too short for age)35.1%–33.1%35.5%
Children under 5 wasted (too thin for height)27.3%–21.7%19.3%
Children under 5 severely wasted7%–8.5%7.7%
Children under 5 underweight30.9%–31.8%32.1%
Children under 5 overweight2.5%–3.4%3.4%
Children 6-59 months anaemic75.1%–70%67.1%
Women 15-49 anaemic54%–57.6%57%
Women 15-49 underweight (BMI under 18.5)19.1%–18.8%18.7%
Children 6-23 months with an adequate diet5.4%–9.2%11.3%
Babies under 6 months only breastfed75%–68.2%63.7%

Child stunting in Telangana's districts

  1. 1Jogulamba Gadwal50%
  2. 2Adilabad46%
  3. 3Mahabubnagar43%
  4. 4Wanaparthy40%
  5. 5Yadadri Bhuvanagiri38%
  6. 6Komaram Bheem Asifabad38%
  7. 7Ranga Reddy38%
  8. 8Medak36%
  9. 9Warangal Rural36%
  10. 10Nagarkurnool35%
  11. 11Jangoan33%
  12. 12Kamareddy33%
  13. 13Medchal-Malkajgiri33%
  14. 14Mahabubabad33%
  15. 15Sangareddy33%
  16. 16Jayashankar Bhupalapally33%
  17. 17Vikarabad32%
  18. 18Nalgonda32%
  19. 19Nirmal32%
  20. 20Nizamabad31%
  21. 21Hyderabad30%
  22. 22Karimnagar30%
  23. 23Jagitial30%
  24. 24Warangal Urban30%
  25. 25Suryapet29%
  26. 26Bhadradri Kothagudem28%
  27. 27Siddipet28%
  28. 28Peddapalli28%
  29. 29Mancherial26%
  30. 30Rajanna Sircilla22%
  31. 31Khammam22%

Water in Nagarkurnool

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

Groundwater in NagarkurnoolRainfall in Nagarkurnool

Frequently asked questions

What is the malnutrition rate in Nagarkurnool?

In NFHS-5 (2019-21), 35% of children under five in Nagarkurnool district were stunted, 27% wasted and 31% underweight. Stunting is above Telangana's 33% and India's 36%.

Is child malnutrition falling in Nagarkurnool?

NFHS-4 did not report Nagarkurnool in the same form, so there is no like-for-like change.

How many children are anaemic in Nagarkurnool?

75% of children aged 6 to 59 months in Nagarkurnool were anaemic in NFHS-5, which WHO counts as a severe public health problem. So were 54% of women aged 15 to 49.

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

No survey publishes child nutrition below the district, so every town, village and neighbourhood in Nagarkurnool 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 Telangana.