Half of Indians Have Mobile Phones, but no Toilets at Home

Only 3.1 percent households of the country own a computer or laptop with internet while another 6.3 percent own a computer or laptop without internet facility.

Thirty-two per cent households in the country use treated water for drinking while 49 per cent use fire wood as fuel for cooking and 28.6 per cent households use either LPG or PNG as fuel for cooking.

There is no drainage facility in 48.9 per cent households while another 33 per cent households have only an open drainage system.

Interestingly, 86.6 per cent Indians live in their own houses but 37.1 per cent live in one room houses, 31.7 per cent live in two rooms houses and 14.5 per cent live in three rooms houses.

In 70.1 percent households, only one couple live while two couples live in 14.1 per cent households and there are 11.6 percent households where there are no couples.