NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, State-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise Daily Intake of Calorie, Protein and Fat per Person and per Consumer Unit
The dataset contains year-, state-, region- and fractile-class-wise compiled data on the daily intake of calorie, protein and fat per person and per consumer unit (2700 kcal) in India
Note: For the years 2023 and 2024, the NSS published separate data with adjusted and unadjusted values for daily 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.
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Dataset - NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, State-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise Daily Intake of Calorie, Protein and Fat per Person and per Consumer Unit
NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, State-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise Daily Intake of Calorie, Protein and Fat per Person and per Consumer Unit
The dataset contains year-, state-, region- and fractile-class-wise compiled data on the daily intake of calorie, protein and fat per person and per consumer unit (2700 kcal) in India
Note: For the years 2023 and 2024, the NSS published separate data with adjusted and unadjusted values for daily 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: 40490
Columns: 11
Time period: 1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024
Last Updated: 21 November 2025
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year
period
state
region
nss_round
mpce_fractile_class
category
sub_category
value
unit
notes
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
1
Expenditure on Food
57.7
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Telangana
Rural
2
Expenditure on Cereals
5.9
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Tamil Nadu
Urban
12
Sample Number of Households
599
value in absolute number
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Tamil Nadu
Urban
All Classes
Expenditure on Food
40
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Tamil Nadu
Urban
All Classes
Expenditure on Cereals
3.4
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Tamil Nadu
Urban
All Classes
Sample Number of Households
7008
value in absolute number
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Telangana
Rural
1
Expenditure on Food
55.7
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Telangana
Rural
1
Expenditure on Cereals
6.6
value in percentage
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Telangana
Rural
1
Sample Number of Households
174
value in absolute number
2024
August, 2023 to July, 2024
Telangana
Rural
2
Expenditure on Food
54.8
value in percentage
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Metadata
Number of Rows40490
Number of Columns11
Time Period1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2012, 2023, 2024
The calendar year to which the reported intake and expenditure data pertains.
period
String
7
40490
The survey reference period (month and year range) over which the data was collected.
state
String
38
40490
The Indian state or union territory for which the data is reported.
region
String
2
40490
The sector of residence, distinguishing between rural and urban areas within each state.
nss_round
Float64
6
34874
The National Sample Survey round number during which the data was collected.
mpce_fractile_class
String
13
40490
The Monthly Per Capita Expenditure fractile class (population percentile group) to which the households belong; 'All Classes' aggregates across all groups.
category
String
5
40490
The broad measure or indicator being reported, such as food or cereal expenditure or household sample counts.
sub_category
String
4
25440
A finer breakdown of the category, identifying the specific sub-item or subgroup being measured.
value
Float64
4478
38947
The reported numerical value of the indicator, expressed in the unit specified for that row.
unit
String
4
40490
The unit of measurement for the reported value, such as percentage or absolute number.
notes
String
8
1009
Supplementary remarks or footnotes providing context or caveats about the reported data.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). NSS Rounds Nos. 50, 55, 61, 66 and 68 - Nutritional Intake in India: Year-, State-, Region- and Fractile-class-wise Daily Intake of Calorie, Protein and Fat per Person and per Consumer Unit [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19504