Water Pollution: Year, State, District- wise Number of Habitations with Water Quality Contamination
The dataset contains state-, district-wise number of habitations found affected by different types of chemical contaminants, including arsenic, fluoride, iron, salinity, nitrate, and heavy metals. It includes historical tracking of quality-affected habitations reported since specified baselines (01/04/2016 and 01/04/2019), along with total household counts and functional tap connection progress across impacted habitations.
Water Pollution: Year, State, District- wise Number of Habitations with Water Quality Contamination
The dataset contains state-, district-wise number of habitations found affected by different types of chemical contaminants, including arsenic, fluoride, iron, salinity, nitrate, and heavy metals. It includes historical tracking of quality-affected habitations reported since specified baselines (01/04/2016 and 01/04/2019), along with total household counts and functional tap connection progress across impacted habitations.
Rows: 21285
Columns: 10
Time period: 2019 to 2026
Last Updated: 29 October 2026
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data_as_on
state
district_as_per_source
district_as_per_lgd
district_lgd_code
category
contaminant_name
value
unit
note
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
311
Total Number of Villages with Quality Affected Potable Water from 1st April, 2019
786
value in absolute number
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
311
Total Number of Households in the Quality Affected Potable Water Villages from 1st April, 2019
146868
value in absolute number
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
311
Total Number of Tap Connections in the Quality Affected Potable Water Villages (as on 2nd September, 2026)
38451
value in absolute number
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
311
Contaminant-wise Number of Villages with Quality Affected Potable Water from 1st April, 2019
Arsenic
7
value in absolute number
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
311
Contaminant-wise Number of Villages with Quality Affected Potable Water from 1st April, 2019
Fluoride
16
value in absolute number
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
311
Contaminant-wise Number of Villages with Quality Affected Potable Water from 1st April, 2019
Iron
730
value in absolute number
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
311
Contaminant-wise Number of Villages with Quality Affected Potable Water from 1st April, 2019
Salinity
0
value in absolute number
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
311
Contaminant-wise Number of Villages with Quality Affected Potable Water from 1st April, 2019
Nitrate
0
value in absolute number
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
Uttar Dinajpur
Uttar Dinajpur
311
Contaminant-wise Number of Villages with Quality Affected Potable Water from 1st April, 2019
Heavy metal
33
value in absolute number
29-Oct-2026
West Bengal
South 24 Parganas
South 24 Parganas
304
Total Number of Villages with Quality Affected Potable Water from 1st April, 2019
The date as of which the water quality affected area data is reported.
state
String
37
21285
The state in which the water quality affected areas are located.
district_as_per_source
String
854
21267
The district name as recorded in the original source data.
district_as_per_lgd
String
767
21213
The district name as per the Local Government Directory (LGD).
district_lgd_code
Float64
769
20601
The unique numeric code assigned to the district in the Local Government Directory (LGD).
category
String
5
21285
The specific indicator category for the water quality affected area count, such as affected villages, households, or tap connections.
contaminant_name
String
7
14190
The contaminant responsible for the water quality affectation, when the category is contaminant-wise.
value
Int64
1361
21285
The absolute number representing the magnitude of the water quality affected area metric.
unit
String
1
21285
The unit of measurement in which the reported value is expressed.
note
String
1
0
Any additional notes or remarks associated with the data record.
Citation
Ministry of Jal Shakti. (2026). Water Pollution: Year, State, District- wise Number of Habitations with Water Quality Contamination [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19353