IN EIGHT HIGH FOCUS STATES OF INDIA OVER 2.7 MILLION URBAN HOUSEHOLDS ARE STILL USING KEROSENE AS THEIR MAIN SOURCE OF LIGHT

	Urban Households using Kerosene as Main Source of Lighting
EAG States	Percentage of Urban Households using Kerosene as Main Source of Light	Average Household Size (Urban)	Urban Population	Total No. of Urban Households	Urban Households using Kerosene as Main Source of Light	Urban Population using Kerosene as Main Source of Light
Uttar Pradesh	14.3	5.3	44470455	8390652	1199863	6359275
Rajasthan	3	5	17080776	3416155	102485	512423
Madhya Pradesh	8.3	4.7	20059666	4268014	354245	1664952
Bihar	29.5	5.2	11729609	2255694	665430	3460235
Chhattishgarh	4	4.5	5936538	1319231	52769	237462
Jharkhand	9.5	5.1	7929292	1554763	147702	753283
Odisha	10.8	4.2	6996124	1665744	179900	755581
Uttarakhand	2.1	4.6	3091169	671993	14112	64915
EAG States	11.5	5.0	117293629	23542246	2716507	13808125

Source: * Annual Health Survey, 2010-11;   + Census 2011

It may be seen from the above simple calculations that in the eight EAG States, urban population is over 117.3 million and they form about 23.5 million households.  About eleven and a half percent of them are still using Kerosene as main source of Light. i.e. over 2.7 million urban households or about 14 million people are still using Kerosene as their main source of Light.  It could also be observed that in the hill state of Uttarakhand, it is merely 2.1 percent of the households live in such a condition.  Bihar followed by Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand are worst placed in this respect.