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NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise All India Average Number of Meals consumed per Month per Household

Dataset Overview

The dataset contains year-, region-, gender- and fractile-class-wise All India compiled data on average number of meals consumed per Household (rural/urban) per month at home and away from home - by payment or at free of cost at places such as school, balwadi, employment and other places. The dataset has been compiled from table nos. 7, 6R, 1R, 1A-R and 1 from NSS 50th, 55th, 61st, 66th and 68th r...

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Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Sectors

Health and Family Welfare

Update Frequency

As and When

Granularity

All India

Time Saved

6 hours

Number of Rows

1928

Number of Columns

13

Sources

NSS 50th Round: Nutritional Intake in India

NSS 55th Round: Nutritional Intake in India

NSS 61st Round: Nutritional Intake in India

NSS 66th Round: Nutritional Intake in India

NSS 68th Round: Nutritional Intake in India

Nutritional Intake

+3

Time Period

1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024

Units

value in absolute number

Last Updated

November, 2025

Related Datasets

NSS Rounds Nos. 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, Region-, Gender- and Age-group-wise All India Average Number of Meals consumed per Month per Person

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024

NSS Rounds Nos. 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, State-, Gender- and Age-group-wise Average Number of Meals consumed per Month per Person

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024

NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, State-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise Average Number of Meals consumed per Month per Household

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024

Data Preview

yearperiodstateregionnss_roundmpce_fractile_classcategoryplace_of_consumptiontype_of_consumptionplace_from_which_food_is_obtainedvalueunitnote
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaRural1Average Number of Meals consumed per Household per MonthAt Home410.88value in absolute number
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaUrban3Average Number of Meals consumed per Household per MonthAt Home353.88value in absolute number
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaUrban7Average Number of Meals consumed per Household per MonthAt Home280.31value in absolute number
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaUrban7Average Number of Meals consumed per Household per MonthAway from HomeFreeFrom School, Balwadi, etc.1.61value in absolute number
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaUrban7Average Number of Meals consumed per Household per MonthAway from HomeFreeFrom Employer as Presequisite or as part of Wage0.53value in absolute number
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaUrban7Average Number of Meals consumed per Household per MonthAway from HomeFreeOthers3.24value in absolute number
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaUrban7Average Number of Meals consumed per Household per MonthAway from HomeFreeAll Places5.39value in absolute number
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaUrban7Average Number of Meals consumed per Household per MonthAway from HomeOn Payment4.63value in absolute number
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaUrban7Sample Number of Households10343value in absolute number
2024August, 2023 to July, 2024All IndiaUrban8Average Number of Meals consumed per Household per MonthAt Home267.54value in absolute number

Metadata

NameNumber of Distinct ValuesNumber of Unique ValuesTypeCount
year77Int641928
period77String1928
state11String1928
region22String1928
nss_round66Float641512
mpce_fractile_class1313String1928
category77String1928
place_of_consumption33String1068
type_of_consumption33String890
place_from_which_food_is_obtained55String712
value12901290Float641928
unit22String1928
note11String0

Related Datasets

NSS Rounds Nos. 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, Region-, Gender- and Age-group-wise All India Average Number of Meals consumed per Month per Person

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024

NSS Rounds Nos. 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, State-, Gender- and Age-group-wise Average Number of Meals consumed per Month per Person

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024

NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, State-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise Average Number of Meals consumed per Month per Household

Organisation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

Time Period

1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024

Tags

National Sample Survey Organisation
NSS
National Statistics Office
+16

Citation

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise All India Average Number of Meals consumed per Month per Household [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18619