Census of India 2011

Houses, Household Amenities and Assets

Figures at a Glance

Item No. Houselist Item Absolute number

Total Rural
1 2 3 4

A : Number of census houses

A.1 : Total number of census houses 330,835,767 220,695,914

A.2 : Total number of vacant census houses 24,672,968 13,579,338

A.3 : Total number of occupied census houses 306,162,799 207,116,576
B Number of occupied census houses
B.1 : Total number of occupied census houses 306,162,799 207,116,576
B.2 : Occupied Census Houses used as Residence 236,062,866 159,928,652
B.3 : Residence -cum- other use 8,578,716 6,227,951
B.4 : Shop/ Office 17,672,786 6,976,051
B.5 : School/ College etc. 2,106,530 1,702,048
B.6 : Hotel/ Lodge/ Guest house etc. 720,806 343,657
B.7 : Hospital/ Dispensary etc. 683,202 360,170
B.8 : Factory/ Workshop/ Workshed etc. 2,496,655 999,689
B.9 : Place of worship 3,013,140 2,419,700
B.10 : Other non-residential use 33,547,747 27,605,772
B.11 : No. of occupied locked census houses 1,280,351 552,886

C : Condition of census House

C.1 : Total 244,641,582 166,156,603

C.2 : Good 130,124,755 76,364,051
C.3 : Livable 101,441,740 78,974,413
C.4 : Dilapidated 13,075,087 10,818,139

D : Predominent material of roof

D.1 : Total number of census houses 304,882,448 206,563,690

D.2 : Grass/ Thatch/ Bamboo/ Wood/ Mud, etc. 46,987,669 42,727,900
D.3 : Plastic/ Polythene 2,073,373 1,459,766
D.4 : Hand made Tiles 40,276,749 34,822,769
D.5 : Machine made Tiles 26,425,060 20,092,484
D.6 : Burnt Brick 20,254,881 14,860,852
D.7 : Stone/Slate 26,981,694 19,119,151
 D.8 : G.I./ Metal/ Asbestos sheets 50,336,403 34,381,089
D.9 : Concrete 90,243,883 38,238,079
D.10 : Any other material 1,302,736 861,600
E : Predominent material of wall
E.1 : Total number of census houses 304,882,448 206,563,690
E.2 : Grass/ Thatch/ Bamboo etc. 28,947,594 26,417,331
E.3 : Plastic/ Polythene 1,097,831 762,256
E.4 : Mud/ Unburnt brick 66,449,827 58,330,614
E.5 : Wood 2,781,271 2,132,342
E.6 : Stone not packed with mortar 10,441,142 7,751,666
E.7 : Stone packed with mortar 33,041,790 20,934,124
E.8 : G.I./ Metal/ Asbestos sheets 2,331,869 1,269,359
E.9 : Burnt brick 146,545,805 83,618,436
E.10 : Concrete 10,983,679 3,699,096
E.11 : Any other material 2,261,640 1,648,466
F : Predominent material of floor
F.1 : Total number of census houses 304,882,448 206,563,690
F.2 : Mud 138,685,946 127,431,172
F.3 : Wood/ Bamboo 2,575,590 2,088,961
F.4 : Burnt Brick 7,857,147 5,345,565
F.5 : Stone 23,975,772 12,290,562
F.6 : Cement 98,057,206 51,436,407
F.7 : Mosaic/ Floor tiles 32,270,627 7,434,415
F.8 : Any other material 1,460,160 536,608
G : Households by condition of census house
G.1 : Total households 246,692,667 167,826,730
G.2 : Good 131,019,820 77,041,343
G.3 : Livable 102,470,426 79,855,814
G.4 : Dilapidated 13,202,421 10,929,573
H : Households by Predominent material of roof
H.1 : Total number of households 246,692,667 167,826,730
H.2 : Grass/ Thatch/ Bamboo/ Wood/ Mud, etc. 37,123,567 33,484,330
H.3 : Plastic/ Polythene 1,557,231 1,054,830
H.4 : Hand made Tiles 35,675,903 30,778,543
H.5 : Machine made Tiles 22,967,460 17,441,452
H.6 : Burnt Brick 16,381,118 12,111,943
H.7 : Stone/Slate 21,127,976 14,860,863
H.8 : G.I./ Metal/ Asbestos sheets 39,273,252 26,733,862
H.9 : Concrete 71,659,299 30,746,938
H.10 : Any other material 926,861 613,969
I : Households by Predominent material of wall
I.1 : Total number of households 246,692,667 167,826,730
I.2 : Grass/ Thatch/ Bamboo etc. 22,097,211 19,967,301
I.3 : Plastic/ Polythene 822,190 558,284
I.4 : Mud/ Unburnt brick 58,443,037 51,124,075
 I.5 : Wood 1,678,358 1,264,619
I.6 : Stone not packed with mortar 8,274,626 6,105,826
I.7 : Stone packed with mortar 26,544,277 16,862,186
I.8 : G.I./ Metal/ Asbestos sheets 1,438,560 766,882
I.9 : Burnt brick 117,266,592 67,205,643
I.10 : Concrete 8,614,733 2,898,697
I.11 : Any other material 1,513,083 1,073,217
J : Households by Predominent material of floor
J.1 : Total number of households 246,692,667 167,826,730
J.2 : Mud 114,770,539 105,127,968
J.3 : Wood/ Bamboo 1,533,866 1,250,511
J.4 : Burnt Brick 5,688,056 3,777,971
J.5 : Stone 19,979,726 10,321,350
J.6 : Cement 76,831,144 40,683,037
J.7 : Mosaic/ Floor tiles 26,717,130 6,258,076
J.8 : Any other material 1,172,206 407,817
L : Households by number of dwelling rooms
L.1 : Total number of households 246,692,667 167,826,730
L.2 : No exclusive room 9,638,369 7,211,590
L.3 : One room 91,491,894 66,155,450
L.4 : Two rooms 78,124,581 53,987,801
L.5 : Three rooms 35,803,824 21,308,634
L.6 : Four rooms 18,377,481 11,071,009
L.7 : Five rooms 6,395,066 3,842,346
L.8 : Six rooms and above 6,861,452 4,249,900

M : Households by household size

M.1 : Total number of households 246,692,667 167,826,730

M.2 : 1 9,043,243 6,195,096
M.3 : 2 23,982,862 16,454,768
M.4 : 3 33,661,722 21,108,028
M.5 : 4 55,977,592 35,181,591
M.6 : 5 46,263,178 31,675,109
M.7 : 6-8 61,403,975 45,148,607
M.8 : 9+ 16,360,095 12,063,531
and Assets

number Percentage
Urban Total Rural Urban
5 6 7 8

110,139,853 100.0 100.0 100.0

11,093,630 7.5 6.2 10.1

99,046,223 92.5 93.8 89.9

99,046,223 100.0 100.0 100.0

76,134,214 77.1 77.2 76.9
2,350,765 2.8 3.0 2.4
10,696,735 5.8 3.4 10.8
404,482 0.7 0.8 0.4
377,149 0.2 0.2 0.4
323,032 0.2 0.2 0.3
1,496,966 0.8 0.5 1.5
593,440 1.0 1.2 0.6
5,941,975 11.0 13.3 6.0
727,465 0.4 0.3 0.7

78,484,979 100.0 100.0 100.0

53,760,704 53.2 46.0 68.5
22,467,327 41.5 47.5 28.6
2,256,948 5.3 6.5 2.9

98,318,758 100.0 100.0 100.0

4,259,769 15.4 20.7 4.3
613,607 0.7 0.7 0.6
5,453,980 13.2 16.9 5.5
6,332,576 8.7 9.7 6.4
5,394,029 6.6 7.2 5.5
7,862,543 8.8 9.3 8.0
15,955,314 16.5 16.6 16.2
52,005,804 29.6 18.5 52.9
441,136 0.4 0.4 0.4

98,318,758 100.0 100.0 100.0

2,530,263 9.5 12.8 2.6
335,575 0.4 0.4 0.3
8,119,213 21.8 28.2 8.3
648,929 0.9 1.0 0.7
2,689,476 3.4 3.8 2.7
12,107,666 10.8 10.1 12.3
1,062,510 0.8 0.6 1.1
62,927,369 48.1 40.5 64.0
7,284,583 3.6 1.8 7.4
613,174 0.7 0.8 0.6

98,318,758 100.0 100.0 100.0

11,254,774 45.5 61.7 11.4
486,629 0.8 1.0 0.5
2,511,582 2.6 2.6 2.6
11,685,210 7.9 6.0 11.9
46,620,799 32.2 24.9 47.4
24,836,212 10.6 3.6 25.3
923,552 0.5 0.3 0.9

78,865,937 100.0 100.0 100.0

53,978,477 53.1 45.9 68.4
22,614,612 41.5 47.6 28.7
2,272,848 5.4 6.5 2.9

78,865,937 100.0 100.0 100.0

3,639,237 15.0 20.0 4.6
502,401 0.6 0.6 0.6
4,897,360 14.5 18.3 6.2
5,526,008 9.3 10.4 7.0
4,269,175 6.6 7.2 5.4
6,267,113 8.6 8.9 7.9
12,539,390 15.9 15.9 15.9
40,912,361 29.0 18.3 51.9
312,892 0.4 0.4 0.4

78,865,937 100.0 100.0 100.0

2,129,910 9.0 11.9 2.7
263,906 0.3 0.3 0.3
7,318,962 23.7 30.5 9.3
 413,739 0.7 0.8 0.5
2,168,800 3.4 3.6 2.7
9,682,091 10.8 10.0 12.3
671,678 0.6 0.5 0.9
50,060,949 47.5 40.0 63.5
5,716,036 3.5 1.7 7.2
439,866 0.6 0.6 0.6

78,865,937 100.0 100.0 100.0

9,642,571 46.5 62.6 12.2
283,355 0.6 0.7 0.4
1,910,085 2.3 2.3 2.4
9,658,376 8.1 6.2 12.2
36,148,107 31.1 24.2 45.8
20,459,054 10.8 3.7 25.9
764,389 0.5 0.2 1.0

78,865,937 100.0 100.0 100.0

2,426,779 3.9 4.3 3.1
25,336,444 37.1 39.4 32.1
24,136,780 31.7 32.2 30.6
14,495,190 14.5 12.7 18.4
7,306,472 7.4 6.6 9.3
2,552,720 2.6 2.3 3.2
2,611,552 2.8 2.5 3.3

78,865,937 100.0 100.0 100.0

2,848,147 3.7 3.7 3.6
7,528,094 9.7 9.8 9.5
12,553,694 13.6 12.6 15.9
20,796,001 22.7 21.0 26.4
14,588,069 18.8 18.9 18.5
16,255,368 24.9 26.9 20.6
4,296,564 6.6 7.2 5.4
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Predominent material of roof Percentage 50.0
40.0
Grass/ Thatch/ Bamboo/ Wood/ Mud, etc. 4.3 30.0
Plastic/ Polythene 0.6 20.0
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Hand made Tiles 5.5 0.0

Percentage
Machine made Tiles 6.4
Burnt Brick 5.5
Stone/Slate 8.0
G.I./ Metal/ Asbestos sheets 16.2
Concrete 52.9

Predominent material of wall Percentage

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70.0
Mud/ Unburnt brick 8.3 60.0
Stone not packed with mortar 2.7 50.0
40.0
Stone packed with mortar 12.3 30.0
G.I./ Metal/ Asbestos sheets 1.1 20.0

Percentage
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Burnt brick 64.0 0.0
Concrete 7.4

Predominent material of floor Percentage

Mud 11.4
Wood/ Bamboo 0.5
Burnt Brick 2.6
Stone 11.9 Predomin
Cement 47.4
Mosaic/ Floor tiles 25.3
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