Dataset - NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region-, Age-group- and Gender-wise Percentage of Persons who 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 used Mobile Telephones with Active Sim Cards in the last 3 Months
The dataset contains NSS 78th round compiled data on Percentage of Persons, in the age group of 15 years and above and 18 years and above, who 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 used Mobile Telephones with Active Sim Cards in the last 3 Months
The dataset contains NSS 78th round compiled data on Percentage of Persons, in the age group of 15 years and above and 18 years and above, who 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 using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
Male
15 years and above
85.5
value in percentage
2020-21
Arunachal Pradesh
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
Male
15 years and above
79.8
value in percentage
2020-21
Assam
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
Male
15 years and above
76.3
value in percentage
2020-21
Bihar
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
Male
15 years and above
77.9
value in percentage
2020-21
Chhattisgarh
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
Male
15 years and above
68.7
value in percentage
2020-21
Delhi
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
Male
15 years and above
94.3
value in percentage
2020-21
Goa
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
Male
15 years and above
97.7
value in percentage
2020-21
Gujarat
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
Male
15 years and above
83.1
value in percentage
2020-21
Haryana
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
Male
15 years and above
81.6
value in percentage
2020-21
Himachal Pradesh
Rural
78th Round
Percentage of Persons using Mobile Telephones with an active Sim Card during the last 3 months by Gender and by Age Group
The fiscal year (e.g., 2020-21) to which the mobile telephone usage survey data pertains.
state
String
37
666
The Indian state or union territory for which the mobile phone usage rate is reported.
region
String
3
666
The area classification (rural or urban) for which the mobile telephone usage percentage is measured.
nss_round
String
1
666
The National Sample Survey round during which the data was collected.
category
String
1
666
The survey indicator measured: percentage of persons using mobile telephones with an active SIM card during the last three months, broken down by gender and age group.
gender
String
3
666
The gender of the persons whose mobile phone usage is being reported, such as male, female, or all persons.
age_group
String
2
666
The age group of the surveyed persons, indicating the population segment covered by the usage rate.
value
Float64
346
666
The percentage of persons who used a mobile telephone with an active SIM card during the last three months.
unit
String
1
666
The unit of measurement for the reported value, expressed as a percentage.
note
String
1
0
An optional remarks or footnote field for additional context about 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 used Mobile Telephones with Active Sim Cards in the last 3 Months [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18168