India: Summary
Table S00-005: DISTRIBUTION OF CENSUS HOUSES BY PREDOMINANT MATERIAL OF WALL
                   
        Total % Rural % Urban %
                   
    Total number of houses     249,095,869 #DIV/0!    177,537,513 #DIV/0!    71,558,356 #DIV/0!
F Material of wall:
F.1 Grass, Thatch, Bamboo, Wood, etc. 24,737,121 #DIV/0! 22,162,932 #DIV/0! 2,574,189 #DIV/0!
F.2 Plastic, Polythene 721,776 #DIV/0! 477,498 #DIV/0! 244,278 #DIV/0!
F.3 Mud, Unburnt Brick 73,799,162 #DIV/0! 65,807,212 #DIV/0! 7,991,950 #DIV/0!
F.4 Wood 3,196,992 #DIV/0! 2,363,200 #DIV/0! 833,792 #DIV/0!
F.5 G.I., Metal, Asbestos sheets 1,998,678 #DIV/0! 876,677 #DIV/0! 1,122,001 #DIV/0!
F.6 Burnt Brick 111,891,629 #DIV/0! 62,715,919 #DIV/0! 49,175,710 #DIV/0!
F.7 Stone 25,481,817 #DIV/0! 20,347,899 #DIV/0! 5,133,918 #DIV/0!
F.8 Concrete 6,540,338 #DIV/0! 2,253,979 #DIV/0! 4,286,359 #DIV/0!
F.9 Any other material 728,356 #DIV/0! 532,197 #DIV/0! 196,159 #DIV/0!
           
Source: Table H-3B India : Census of India 2001
 
 
Source : Office of the Registrar General, India  
Created on 17 April 2003