India: Summary
Table S00-018: DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSEHOLDS BY AVAILABILITY OF SEPARATE KITCHEN AND TYPE OF FUEL USED FOR COOKING
      Total % Rural % Urban %
                 
Total number of households
191,963,935
138,271,559
53,692,376
     
U Availability of separate kitchen within the house:  
U.1 Total
191,963,935
100.0
138,271,559
100.0
53,692,376
100.0
U.2 Available
122,939,364
64.0
82,153,605
59.4
40,785,759
76.0
U.3 Not available
45,798,191
23.9
36,138,227
26.1
9,659,964
18.0
U.4 Cooking in open
22,596,155
11.8
19,669,865
14.2
2,926,290
5.5
U.5 No cooking
630,225
0.3
309,862
0.2
320,363
0.6
     
V Type of fuel used for cooking:  
V.1 Fire-wood
100,842,651
52.5
88,635,032
64.1
12,207,619
22.7
V.2 Crop residue
19,254,851
10.0
18,115,410
13.1
1,139,441
2.1
V.3 Cowdung cake
18,758,885
9.8
17,694,317
12.8
1,064,568
2.0
V.4 Coal, lignite, charcoal
3,932,730
2.0
1,475,498
1.1
2,457,232
4.6
V.5 Kerosene
12,528,916
6.5
2,240,227
1.6
10,288,689
19.2
V.6 LPG
33,596,798
17.5
7,845,161
5.7
25,751,637
48.0
V.7 Electricity
338,054
0.2
173,042
0.1
165,012
0.3
V.8 Biogas
849,098
0.4
647,927
0.5
201,171
0.4
V.9 Any other
1,231,727
0.6
1,135,083
0.8
96,644
0.2
V.10 No cooking
630,225
0.3
309,862
0.2
320,363
0.6
                 
 
Source: Table H-11 India: Census of India 2001

Source : Office of the Registrar General, India
Created on 17 April 2003