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%.
Rank | State | Percentage of households with access to safe drinking water(2011) |
---|---|---|
1 | Punjab | 97.6 |
2 | Uttar Pradesh | 95.1 |
3 | Bihar | 94.0 |
4 | Haryana | 93.8 |
5 | Himachal Pradesh | 93.7 |
6 | Tamil Nadu | 92.5 |
7 | Uttarakhand | 92.3 |
8 | West Bengal | 92.2 |
9 | Andhra Pradesh | 90.5 |
10 | Gujarat | 90.3 |
11 | Karnataka | 87.5 |
12 | Chhattisgarh | 86.3 |
13 | Goa | 85.7 |
** | All India Average | 85.5 |
14 | Sikkim | 85.3 |
15 | Maharashtra | 83.4 |
16 | Arunachal Pradesh | 78.6 |
17 | Rajasthan | 78.1 |
18 | Madhya Pradesh | 78.0 |
U/T | Jammu and Kashmir | 76.8 |
20 | Odisha | 75.3 |
21 | Assam | 69.9 |
22 | Tripura | 67.5 |
23 | Mizoram | 60.4 |
24 | Jharkhand | 60.1 |
25 | Nagaland | 53.8 |
26 | Manipur | 45.4 |
27 | Meghalaya | 44.7 |
28 | Kerala | 33.5 |
U/T | Chandigarh | 99.3 |
U/T | Daman and Diu | 98.7 |
U/T | Puducherry | 97.8 |
U/T | Delhi | 95.0 |
U/T | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 91.6 |
U/T | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 85.5 |
U/T | Lakshadweep | 22.8 |
Notes
- "Households access to safe drinking water". Government of India. 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2020.
- "Access to safe drinking water in households in India" (PDF). Government of India. 2012–13. p. 129. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 23, 2014. Retrieved April 21, 2014.
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