• Rojin Jeba E
• Dr. D. Hylin Reba

The study focusses on absolute poverty among rural and urban households by using multidimensional poverty index (MPI). Head count ratio for rural households is 56.92 per cent and intensity of poverty is 47.19 per cent. MPI for rural households is 0.27. Head count ratio for urban households is 39.72 per cent and intensity of poverty is 61.11 per cent. MPI for urban households is 0.24 per cent. The study reveals that rural households are higher per cent of head count ratio than urban and it indicates that below poverty rural households are higher than urban households. In the case of uncensored head count ratio, nutrition and cooking fuel are big problem to rural households and cooking fuel, assets and housing are big problem to urban households. Absolute poverty is a big concern nowadays. The government schemes should reach really needed households and remove them from out of poverty.

Head count ratio, Intensity of poverty, Absolute poverty, Urban and rural households

"Prevalence of Absolute Poverty among Rural and Urban Households in Kanyakumari District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no.10-14, June-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806946.pdf

"Prevalence of Absolute Poverty among Rural and Urban Households in Kanyakumari District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 6, page no. pp10-14, June-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1806946.pdf