Castes Knowledge Using Not using Total No Per cent No Per cent No Per cent Women General 1795 99.06 1028 56.73 784 43.27 1812 OBC 350 98.87 195 55.08 159 44.92 354 SC/ST 408 96.91 207 49.17 214 50.83 421 Total 2553 98.69 1430 55.28 1157 44.72 2587 Data Source: Based on Field Survey by the Researcher, 2010

Table 10: Caste wise response of Knowledge and Use of Contraceptive in Rural Areas of Malda District, West Bengal (2010).