20 Indian States with Highest Electricity
17. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Capital: Port Blair
Population: 3,79,944
Percentage of houses having electricity in 2011: 86.1%
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, a union territory which comprises of two islands; Andaman and Nicobar comes in at number seventeen with 86.1 percent of houses which use electricity. The total land area of the territory is approximately is just 6,496 km2 . The island was devastated by the 2006 Tsunami, yet it fought back and managed to restore all the facilities to their inhabitants.
18. Jammu and Kashmir
Capital: Jammu (winter)
Srinagar (summer)
Population: 12,548,926
Percentage of houses having electricity in 2011: 85.1%
The northernmost state of India, Jammu and Kashmir boasts of figures of 85.1 percent of the houses which use electricity. Jammu and Kashmir in spite of the terrorism problems is a much loved tourist destination. The electricity index also shows that contrary to public opinion Jammu and Kashmir is a developing state.
