safe drinking water

Friday, March 18, 2005

Rajya Sabha

As per the Census of India 2001, there are 3,99,66,085 households in the country having access to tap water in their own house. State-wise details are given here:




Sl.No.
State/UT
No.of households having access to tap water within premises

1.
ANDHRA PRADESH
3465131

2.
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
57211

3.
ASSAM
204934

4.
BIHAR
374768

5.
CHHATTISGARH
334318

6.
GOA
139936

7.
GUJARAT
4069970

8.
HARYANA
933211

9.
HIMACHAL PRADESH
386486

10.
JAMMU & KASHMIR
383585

11.
JHARKHAND
401474

12.
KARNATAKA
2468101

13.
KERALA
856123

14.
M.P.
1636469

15.
MAHARASHTRA
8628031

16.
MANIPUR
31174

17.
MEGHALAYA
54658

18.
MIZORAM
26656

19.
NAGALAND
43855

20.
ORISSA
386425

21.
PUNJAB
1220811

22.
RAJASTHAN
24802028

23.
SIKKIM
47223

24.
TAMIL NADU
2663884

25.
TRIPURA
53640

26.
UTTAR PRADESH
4526572

27.
UTTARANCHAL
505757

28.
WEST BENGAL
1696099

29.
A&N ISLANDS
31736

30.
DADRA NAGAR HAVELI
4856

31.
DAMAN & DIU
13131

32.
DELHI
1572370

33.
LAKSHADWEEP
180

34.
PONDICHERRY
113848

35.
CHANDIGARH
153254

TOTAL
39966085

















































This information was given by Shri A. Narendra, Minister of State for Rural Development in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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