In rural areas the major source of drinking water (most often used) was ‘tube well/hand pump’ in respect of 55 per cent of households followed by ‘tap’ for 30 per cent of households.
In urban areas, ‘tap’ was the major source of drinking water for 74 per cent of the households and ‘tube well/hand pump’ served another 18 per cent households.
Drinking water facility within the premises was available to nearly 41 per cent of rural households and 75 per cent of urban households.
Bathroom Facility:
Bathroom facility was not available to nearly 64 per cent of rural households, while in urban areas, the proportion of households with no bathroom was lower, nearly 22 per cent.
In the rural areas, detached bathrooms were more common (23 per cent of the households) than were attached bathrooms (13 per cent of the households).
In urban areas, a higher proportion of households (48 per cent) had attached bathroom than detached bathroom (nearly 31 per cent).
Nearly 65 per cent of rural households had no latrine facility whereas 11 per cent of urban households did not have any latrine.
Nearly 14 per cent of the households in rural areas and 8 per cent in urban areas used pit latrine.
In rural areas, septic tank/flush latrine was used by 18 per cent households as compared to 77 per cent households in urban areas.
Electricity Facility:
At the all-India level, nearly 75 per cent of the households had electricity for domestic use. While 66 per cent households in rural areas had this facility, 96 per cent in urban areas had the facility.
Households With Three Basic Facilities: Drinking Water Within Premises, Latrine and Electricity:
Nearly 18 per cent of rural households had all three facilities (drinking water within premises, latrine and electricity) whereas in urban areas, all three facilities were available to 68 per cent households.
Availability of Separate Room to Married Couples and Per Capita Floor Area:
Separate room for the married couples was available to nearly 75 per cent of households both in rural as well as in urban areas.
Per capita floor area availability was 8.39 sq. mt. in rural areas and 9.45 sq. mt. in urban areas.
Nearly 13 per cent of the urban households and 8 per cent of the rural households had per capita floor area of 20 sq. mt. and above.
Micro Environmental Elements Surrounding the House:
Nearly 19 per cent of the households in rural areas and 6 per cent in urban areas had open katcha drainage. Nearly 57 per cent of the households in rural areas and 15 per cent in urban areas had no drainage arrangement.
Garbage disposal arrangement was available to only 24 per cent of rural households and 79 per cent of the urban households.
Nearly 18 per cent of the rural households and 6 per cent of the urban households had no direct opening to road.
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