Internet
Penetration and Connections in Various States of India
|
States/UTs (#)
|
Internet Connections per
100 HHs
|
Number of Households
|
Internet Connections
|
|
Lakshadweep #
|
3.1
|
10,703
|
332
|
|
Daman & Diu #
|
2.8
|
60,381
|
1691
|
|
Dadra & Nagar
Haveli #
|
2.8
|
73,063
|
2046
|
|
A & N Islands #
|
3.5
|
93,376
|
3268
|
|
Sikkim
|
3.3
|
128131
|
4228
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
2
|
261614
|
5232
|
|
Mizoram
|
2.5
|
221077
|
5527
|
|
Nagaland
|
1.7
|
399965
|
6799
|
|
Meghalaya
|
1.5
|
538299
|
8074
|
|
Tripura
|
1
|
842781
|
8428
|
|
Manipur
|
2.2
|
507152
|
11157
|
|
Puducherry #
|
6
|
301276
|
18077
|
|
Goa
|
12.7
|
322813
|
40997
|
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2.8
|
1476581
|
41344
|
|
Chandigarh #
|
18.8
|
235061
|
44191
|
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
2.9
|
2015088
|
58438
|
|
Uttarakhand
|
3.2
|
1997068
|
63906
|
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1.2
|
5622850
|
67474
|
|
Jharkhand
|
1.5
|
6181607
|
92724
|
|
Assam
|
1.6
|
6367295
|
101877
|
|
Odisha
|
1.4
|
9661085
|
135255
|
|
Bihar
|
0.9
|
18940629
|
170466
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1.4
|
14967597
|
209546
|
|
Rajasthan
|
1.8
|
12581303
|
226463
|
|
Haryana
|
5.3
|
4717954
|
250052
|
|
Punjab
|
5.4
|
5409699
|
292124
|
|
Gujarat
|
3.1
|
12181718
|
377633
|
|
West Bengal
|
2.2
|
20067299
|
441481
|
|
Kerala
|
6.3
|
7716370
|
486131
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
2.6
|
21024534
|
546638
|
|
NCT of Delhi #
|
17.6
|
3340538
|
587935
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1.9
|
32924266
|
625561
|
|
Karnataka
|
4.8
|
13179911
|
632636
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
4.2
|
18493003
|
776706
|
|
Maharashtra
|
5.8
|
23830580
|
1382174
|
|
All India
|
3.1
|
246692667
|
7726611
|
Source:
Indian Census (2011)
One may infer the following
from the above data on internet penetration and the internet connections for
the various States/UTs of India:
1. As
per 2011 census, India’s internet penetration is about 3.1% with about 7.73
million connections.
2. It
is generally seen that the penetration is highest among UTs like we see for Chandigarh
(18.8%), NCT Delhi (17.6%), Puducherry (6%) etc. Delhi
is having about 0.59 million connections.
3. The lowest number of
connections are in Union Territories of Lakshadweep (only 332) with penetration
of 3.1%.
4. Maharashtra state is
having the highest number of internet connections as well significant Internet
penetration of 5.8%. Only Maharashtra is having over one million internet
connections.
5. Goa State is having the
highest penetration of 12.7% among the various States of India.
6. Kerala State is having
the second highest penetration of 6.3% among the various States of India.
7. Over half a million
connections are in each of the States: Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka
and Tamil Nadu.
8. Concentration of
Internet Connections is in South of India followed by western India at present.
9. Eastern States are
lagging far behind in possession of Internet as compared to the other regions
of India.
Uttar Pradesh is heading
with highest number of internet connections in the Northern India, but with a
very low penetration of less than 2%.
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