Total	%	Rural	%	Urban	%
		Total number of households		191,963,935	100.0	138,271,559	72.0	53,692,376	28.0
H		Material of roof:		-
H.1		Grass, Thatch, Bamboo, Wood, Mud, etc.		42,086,828	21.9	38,343,957	27.7	3,742,871	7.0
H.2		Plastic, Polythene		916,700	0.5	505,763	0.4	410,937	0.8
H.3		Tiles		62,505,875	32.6	51,932,746	37.6	10,573,129	19.7
H.4		Slate		1,808,958	0.9	1,479,048	1.1	329,910	0.6
H.5		G.I., Metal, Asbestos sheets		22,265,714	11.6	13,609,736	9.8	8,655,978	16.1
H.6		Brick		10,695,651	5.6	7,684,707	5.6	3,010,944	5.6
H.7		Stone		12,516,545	6.5	8,645,968	6.3	3,870,577	7.2
H.8		Concrete		37,984,702	19.8	15,192,513	11.0	22,792,189	42.4
H.9		Any other material		1,182,962	0.6	877,121	0.6	305,841	0.6
Source: Table H-3A (Appendix) India : Census of India 2001
Source : Office of the Registrar General, India
Created on 17 April 2003