Table S00-004: DISTRIBUTION OF CENSUS HOUSES BY PREDOMINANT MATERIAL OF ROOF
		Total	%	Rural	%	Urban	%
	Total number of census houses	249,095,869	100	177,537,513	71.273	71,558,356	28.727
E	Material of roof:
E.1	Grass, Thatch, Bamboo, Wood, Mud, etc.	53,386,004	21.4	48,812,470	27.5	4,573,534	6.4
E.2	Plastic, Polythene	1,173,771	0.5	669,815	0.4	503,956	0.7
E.3	Tiles	75,526,970	30.3	62,935,397	35.4	12,591,573	17.6
E.4	Slate	2,808,660	1.1	2,364,095	1.3	444,565	0.6
E.5	G.I., Metal, Asbestos sheets	30,487,215	12.2	18,665,296	10.5	11,821,919	16.5
E.6	Brick	14,074,492	5.7	9,927,250	5.6	4,147,242	5.8
E.7	Stone	17,153,862	6.9	11,906,910	6.7	5,246,952	7.3
E.8	Concrete	52,839,227	21.2	21,061,294	11.9	31,777,933	44.4
E.9	Any other material	1,645,668	0.7	1,194,986	0.7	450,682	0.6
Source: Table H-3A India : Census of India 2001
Created on 17 April 2003