New Delhi: India's internet population rose to 238.71 million last year helped by growing number of users especially in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh, Parliament was informed today.

In a written reply to Lok Sabha, minister of state for communication and IT Milind Deora said, "As per the Census of India 2011, 9.4% of households in India have access to computers and 3.1% of households have internet."

Quoting Trai data, the Minister added that India's total internet subscribers stood at 238.71 million as of December 31, 2013.

Maharashtra has the largest internet subscribers at 38.78 million followed by Uttar Pradesh (22.90 million), Tamil Nadu (19.65 million), Gujarat (17.92 million) and Andhra Pradesh (17.07 million), Deora said.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had pegged internet subscribers in India at 164.81 million as of March 31, 2013, with seven out of eight accessing the internet from their mobile phones.

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