Table 1 Percentage of households with access & deficit to drinking water with resident type in India
Years | Percentage of households having access to drinking water | Share of household having deficit to reach SDG 6.1 in 2030 agenda | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rural | Urban | All | Rural | Urban | All | |
The principle source of drinking water throughout the year | ||||||
2018 | 87.6 | 90.9 | 88.7 | 12.4 | 9.1 | 11.3 |
2012 | 85.8 | 89.6 | 87.0 | 14.2 | 10.4 | 13.0 |
Improved principal sources of drinking water throughout the year | ||||||
2018 | 94.5 | 97.4 | 95.5 | 5.5 | 2.6 | 4.5 |
2012 | 88.5 | 95.3 | 90.6 | 11.5 | 4.7 | 9.4 |