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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF STATISTICS AND PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION

NATIONAL SAMPLE SURVEY OFFICE

HOUSING CONDITION AND AMENITIES IN INDIA, 2008-09 [15 November 2010]

http://mospi.nic.in/Mospi_New/upload/press_note_535_15nov10.pdf

[full-text, 8 pages]

[excerpt]

The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) has released Report No. 535 titled “Housing

Condition and Amenities in India, 2008-09” based on the household survey on housing condition

conducted in its 65th round. The field work of the nationwide survey was carried out during July 2008

to June 2009. The report is based on the Central sample of 1,53,518 households (97,144 in rural areas

and 56,374 in urban areas) surveyed from 8,130 sample villages in rural areas and 4,735 urban blocks

spread over all States and Union Territories except in (i) interior villages of Nagaland situated beyond

five kilometres of a bus route and (ii) villages in Andaman and Nicobar Islands which remain

inaccessible throughout the year.

This report presents the results based on the data on aspects of basic housing amenities

available to the households, such as drinking water, bath room, sewerage, latrine, electricity, etc. and

on the structural aspects of the dwelling units, like type of structure, age of the dwelling unit,

condition of the dwelling unit, etc. Details of residential constructions undertaken by the households,

cost of construction, etc., are also discussed.

Some important findings of the survey [follow]:

AND MUCH MORE...including TABLES....

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