World Bank Group2014-10-092014-10-092014-06https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20406Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and West Bengal, with their high concentration of population, agricultural productivity, and growing manufacturing activities are economically important for India. The construction of the corridor has the potential to increase inter-state connectivity as well as regional linkages with Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the port of Mumbai, which can in turn spur economic activity and regional integration. The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of demographic trends, human development indicators, and economic structure in the six states, as a preliminary repository of data and analysis. This report is intended to help identify detailed technical assistance, better inform policy priorities, and well-targeted investment decisions that leverage planned and ongoing infrastructure projects such as the corridor. The report is structured as follows: (1) introduction; (2) overview of the six corridor states encompassing urbanization, poverty, human development performance, and economic profiles; (3) state-level overview of demographic and economic development performance, disaggregated economic structure, and commodity movements; and (4) conclusion.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOAGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIESAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONAGRICULTUREAIRPORTAUTOMOBILESBEVERAGESBUFFER ZONECOKECOMMODITIESCOMMODITYCONCENTRATION OF POPULATIONCONNECTIVITYCONTAINERSCORPORATIONDELTADEMOGRAPHICDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDSDEPOSITSDISSEMINATIONDRIVERSDRIVINGECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIC PERFORMANCEECONOMIC PRODUCTIVITYECONOMIC STRUCTUREESTATESFAMILY HEALTHFAMILY WELFAREFEMALE LITERACYFOOD GRAINSFOOD PROCESSINGFOOD PRODUCTSFOREST COVERFREIGHTFREIGHT MOVEMENTGAGENDER DISCRIMINATIONGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUITYGENDER INEQUALITIESGENDER INEQUALITYGENDER PARITYGENDER PARITY INDEXGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOGROWTH TRUSTGROWTH TRUST FUNDHEALTHY LIFEHIGH POPULATION GROWTHHIGH POPULATION GROWTH RATESHIGHWAYHUMAN DEVELOPMENTINCIDENCE OF POVERTYINCOMEINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTINDUSTRIAL POLICYINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATEINFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTSINSURANCEINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONINVESTMENT DECISIONSLARGE CITIESLEGAL STATUSLIFE EXPECTANCYLIMITEDLITERACY RATESLIVE BIRTHSLOW POPULATION GROWTH RATESLTD.MARRIED WOMENMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMEANS OF TRANSPORTMICANATIONAL POPULATIONNATURAL GASNOISEPARTNERSHIPPASSENGER SERVICESPERSONSPLASTIC PRODUCTSPLASTICSPOPULATION DENSITYPOPULATION GROWTH RATEPOPULATION GROWTH RATESPOPULATION GROWTH TRENDSPOPULATION SIZEPOVERTY ALLEVIATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPROGRESSPUBLIC SERVICESRAILRAIL CORRIDORRAIL CORRIDORSRAIL FREIGHTRAIL SECTORRAIL TRAFFICRAILWAYRAILWAY NETWORKRAILWAYSRAPID POPULATION GROWTHREAL ESTATEREDUCTION IN TRAFFICREFINERYREFININGREGIONAL INTEGRATIONRENEWABLE ENERGYRESERVE BANKRESOURCE ALLOCATIONRESTAURANTSRICEROADROUTEROUTESRUBBERSEXSEX RATIOSEXUAL VIOLENCESTEELSUBSIDIARYSUGARSUGARCANESUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTTEATECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRAFFICTRAINSTRANSPORTURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN MIGRATIONURBAN POPULATIONURBANIZATIONVEGETABLESVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENWHEATWHOLESALE MARKETWORK FORCEWORKFORCEWORLD DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS10.1596/20406