| 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
|
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| 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