Dataset - NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region-, Age-group- and Gender-wise Percentage of Persons who Exclusively used Mobile Telephones with Active Sim Cards in the last 3 Months
NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region-, Age-group- and Gender-wise Percentage of Persons who Exclusively used Mobile Telephones with Active Sim Cards in the last 3 Months
The dataset contains state-, region- and gender-wise NSS 78th round compiled data on Percentage of Persons, in the age group of 15 years and above and 18 years and above, who have Exclusively used Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least once in the last 3 months (preceding the date of NSO Survey)
NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region-, Age-group- and Gender-wise Percentage of Persons who Exclusively used Mobile Telephones with Active Sim Cards in the last 3 Months
The dataset contains state-, region- and gender-wise NSS 78th round compiled data on Percentage of Persons, in the age group of 15 years and above and 18 years and above, who have Exclusively used Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least once in the last 3 months (preceding the date of NSO Survey)
Rows: 666
Columns: 10
Time period: 2020-21
Last Updated: 24 March 2023
Data preview
fiscal_year
state
region
nss_round
category
gender
age_group
value
unit
note
2020-21
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
Male
15 years and above
38
value in percentage
2020-21
Arunachal Pradesh
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
Male
15 years and above
84.1
value in percentage
2020-21
Assam
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
Male
15 years and above
38.8
value in percentage
2020-21
Bihar
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
Male
15 years and above
36.2
value in percentage
2020-21
Chhattisgarh
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
Male
15 years and above
30.5
value in percentage
2020-21
Delhi
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
Male
15 years and above
61.5
value in percentage
2020-21
Goa
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
Male
15 years and above
69.5
value in percentage
2020-21
Gujarat
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
Male
15 years and above
45.4
value in percentage
2020-21
Haryana
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
Male
15 years and above
57.3
value in percentage
2020-21
Himachal Pradesh
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons Exclusively using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card at least Once during last 3 months
The fiscal year to which the mobile telephone usage observation pertains.
state
String
37
666
The Indian state or union territory for which the mobile telephone usage figure is reported.
region
String
3
666
The area classification, rural or urban, within the state to which the observation applies.
nss_round
String
1
666
The National Sample Survey (NSS) round during which the data was collected.
category
String
1
666
The specific indicator measured: percentage of persons exclusively using mobile telephones with an active SIM card at least once during the last three months.
gender
String
3
666
The gender of the population group to which the usage estimate applies.
age_group
String
2
666
The age bracket of the population covered by the usage estimate.
value
Float64
445
666
The measured percentage of persons in the given segment exclusively using mobile telephones with an active SIM card at least once in the last three months.
unit
String
1
666
The unit of measurement for the reported value, expressed as a percentage.
note
String
1
0
Optional remarks or clarifying notes accompanying the data record.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region-, Age-group- and Gender-wise Percentage of Persons who Exclusively used Mobile Telephones with Active Sim Cards in the last 3 Months [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18167
