List of Indian states and union territories by access to safe drinking water

This is a list of States and Union Territories of India ranked by access to safe drinking water. The list is compiled from the 2011 India Census Report published by Government of India.[1][2] The rank is based on the percentage of households which have access to safe drinking water.

Punjab ranked highest with 97.6%, while Kerala has the worst rank with only 33.5% households having access to safe drinking water. National average stands at 85.5%.

RankState% of households with access to safe drinking water(2011)
1Punjab97.6
2Uttar Pradesh95.1
3Bihar94.0
4Haryana93.8
5Himachal Pradesh93.7
6Tamil Nadu92.5
7Uttarakhand92.3
8West Bengal92.2
9Andhra Pradesh90.5
10Gujarat90.3
11Karnataka87.5
12Chhattisgarh86.3
13Goa85.7
**All India Average85.5
14Sikkim85.3
15Maharashtra83.4
16Arunachal Pradesh78.6
17Rajasthan78.1
18Madhya Pradesh78.0
19Jammu and Kashmir76.8
20Odisha75.3
21Assam69.9
22Tripura67.5
23Mizoram60.4
24Jharkhand60.1
25Nagaland53.8
26Manipur45.4
27Meghalaya44.7
28Kerala33.5
U/TChandigarh99.3
U/TDaman and Diu98.7
U/TPuducherry97.8
U/TDelhi95.0
U/TDadra and Nagar Haveli91.6
U/TAndaman and Nicobar Islands85.5
U/TLakshadweep22.8

Notes

  1. ↑ "Households access to safe drinking water". Government of India. 2011. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Access to safe drinking water in households in India" (PDF). Government of India. 2012–13. p. 129. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-11-23. Retrieved April 21, 2014.

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