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NSS Round No. 54, 69 and 76 - Drinking Water: Year- and Region-wise All India Distribution of Households by Types of Containers used for storing Drinking Water

The dataset contains Year- and region-wise All India compiled data on Distribution of Households (per thousand) by different Types of Metal and non-Metal Water containing Material such as earthen, plastic, galvanized iron, stainless steel, brass, etc. used for storing Drinking Water, during the period of 1998 to 2018. The dataset has been compiled from Table Nos. 11, 3.15 and Statement 9 of 54th, 69th and 76th round reports of NSS.

Rows: 78
Columns: 11
Time period: 1998, 2012, 2018
Last Updated: 30 October 2026

year	period	state	region	nss_round	category	sub_category	type_of_material	value	unit
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Rural + Urban	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water		All	1000	value in absolute number per thousand
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Urban	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water	Metal	Copper	11	value in absolute number per thousand
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Rural	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water	Non-metal	Earthen	143	value in absolute number per thousand
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Rural	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water	Non-metal	Plastic	251	value in absolute number per thousand
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Rural	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water	Non-metal	Other non-metal	8	value in absolute number per thousand

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	3	78	The calendar year to which the survey data pertains.
period	String	3	78	The survey period covered by the data, expressed as a date range during which the NSS survey was conducted.
state	String	1	78	The geographic level to which the data applies, such as All India aggregates or individual states.
region	String	3	78	The population sector the figures cover, distinguishing rural, urban, or combined rural and urban areas.
nss_round	Int64	3	78	The National Sample Survey (NSS) round number during which the data was collected.
category	String	3	78	The broad statistical classification of the data, describing the household distribution being measured.
sub_category	String	5	62	The broader grouping of container materials, such as metal or non-metal, under which the specific material is classified.
type_of_material	String	13	71	The specific material of the container used by households for storing drinking water.
value	Int64	57	78	The reported figure for the given category, expressed in the unit specified for that record.
unit	String	2	78	The unit of measurement for the value, such as absolute number or absolute number per thousand.
note	String	1	0	Supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the data record.

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NSS Round No. 54, 69 and 76 - Drinking Water: Year- and Region-wise All India Distribution of Households by Types of Containers used for storing Drinking Water

Rows: 78
Columns: 11
Time period: 1998, 2012, 2018
Last Updated: 30 October 2026

year	period	state	region	nss_round	category	sub_category	type_of_material	value	unit
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Rural + Urban	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water		All	1000	value in absolute number per thousand
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Urban	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water	Metal	Copper	11	value in absolute number per thousand
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Rural	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water	Non-metal	Earthen	143	value in absolute number per thousand
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Rural	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water	Non-metal	Plastic	251	value in absolute number per thousand
2018	July, 2018 to December, 2018	All India	Rural	76	Distribution of Households by Type of Container Material used for Drinking Water	Non-metal	Other non-metal	8	value in absolute number per thousand

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Column metadata
Column	Type	Distinct	Count	Description
year	Int64	3	78	The calendar year to which the survey data pertains.
period	String	3	78	The survey period covered by the data, expressed as a date range during which the NSS survey was conducted.
state	String	1	78	The geographic level to which the data applies, such as All India aggregates or individual states.
region	String	3	78	The population sector the figures cover, distinguishing rural, urban, or combined rural and urban areas.
nss_round	Int64	3	78	The National Sample Survey (NSS) round number during which the data was collected.
category	String	3	78	The broad statistical classification of the data, describing the household distribution being measured.
sub_category	String	5	62	The broader grouping of container materials, such as metal or non-metal, under which the specific material is classified.
type_of_material	String	13	71	The specific material of the container used by households for storing drinking water.
value	Int64	57	78	The reported figure for the given category, expressed in the unit specified for that record.
unit	String	2	78	The unit of measurement for the value, such as absolute number or absolute number per thousand.
note	String	1	0	Supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the data record.

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