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IZA Journal of Labor & Development

Table 7 Share of female and para-teachers in government primary schools in Uttarakhand by school remoteness, year 2008–09

From: Preferences and skills of Indian public sector teachers

 

No. of

Teachers

Female

Para

No source

Grade 1

Remoteness

schools

per school

share

share

Electricity

of water

enrollment

Urban

387

3.166

.735

.031

.407

.059

10215

Rural:

       

Distance to HQ 0–10 km

2820

2.628

.604

.095

.245

.079

41760

Distance to HQ 11–20 km

2968

2.296

.496

.147

.168

.114

31447

Distance to HQ 21–40 km

3843

2.106

.467

.198

.111

.122

33709

Distance to HQ 40+ km

1908

1.966

.393

.252

.070

.136

15027

  1. Notes: Source: DISE 2008–09. ‘Distance to HQ’ is the distance to the block headquarters (Block is an administrative sub-unit of a district). A ‘source of water’ is either a tap, hand pump or a well. ‘Para’ share refers to the share of teachers, who are para-teachers.
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