NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise All India Percentage of Calorie and Protein Intake among Indian Households
The dataset contains Year-, region- and fractile-class-wise data on percentage of calorie and protein intake from food items such as cereals, cereal substitutes, pulses, milk and its products, eggs, fish and meat and other food items by Indian Households belonging different fractile classes.
Note: For the years 2023 and 2024, the NSS published separate data with adjusted and unadjusted values for intake of calories and other things. However, the report categorically stated unadjusted values are best used for comparison purpose. Hence, only the unadjusted data is captured in the dataset for 2023 and 2024.
NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise All India Percentage of Calorie and Protein Intake among Indian Households
The dataset contains Year-, region- and fractile-class-wise data on percentage of calorie and protein intake from food items such as cereals, cereal substitutes, pulses, milk and its products, eggs, fish and meat and other food items by Indian Households belonging different fractile classes.
Note: For the years 2023 and 2024, the NSS published separate data with adjusted and unadjusted values for intake of calories and other things. However, the report categorically stated unadjusted values are best used for comparison purpose. Hence, only the unadjusted data is captured in the dataset for 2023 and 2024.
Rows: 1374
Columns: 11
Time period: 1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024
Last Updated: 21 November 2025
Data preview
year
period
state
region
nss_round
mpce_fractile_class
category
from_food_item
value
unit
note
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Rural
1
Total Calorie Intake
Cereals
56.31
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Urban
1
Total Calorie Intake
Other Food
47.6
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Urban
4
Total Protein Intake
Egg, Fish and Meat
13.58
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Urban
4
Total Protein Intake
Other Food
21.79
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Urban
4
Sample Number of Households
9040
value in absolute number
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Urban
5
Total Calorie Intake
Cereals
44.12
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Urban
5
Total Calorie Intake
Other Food
55.88
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Urban
5
Total Protein Intake
Cereals
42.32
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Urban
5
Total Protein Intake
Pulses
9.08
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
All India
Urban
5
Total Protein Intake
Milk and its products
12.17
value in percentage
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Metadata
Number of Rows1374
Number of Columns11
Time Period1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024
The calendar year to which the nutritional intake data pertains.
period
String
7
1374
The survey reference period over which nutritional intake was measured, expressed as a date range.
state
String
1
1374
The geographic coverage of the observation; figures are reported at the All-India level.
region
String
3
1374
The population sector the observation refers to, such as Rural or Urban.
nss_round
Float64
6
958
The National Sample Survey (NSS) round number during which the nutritional intake data was collected.
mpce_fractile_class
String
15
1372
The Monthly Per Capita Expenditure (MPCE) fractile class into which households are grouped by per-capita spending level.
category
String
5
1374
The nutritional or survey measure being reported, such as total calorie intake, total protein intake, or the sample number of households.
from_food_item
String
7
1194
The food item or food group from which the reported nutrient intake is derived.
value
Float64
1195
1374
The reported value of the nutritional intake measure, expressed in the unit indicated for that record.
unit
String
2
1374
The unit of measurement for the reported value, such as percentage or absolute number.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the data record, if any.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise All India Percentage of Calorie and Protein Intake among Indian Households [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18510
Dataset - NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise All India Percentage of Calorie and Protein Intake among Indian Households