Dataset - NSS Round No. 76 - Drinking Water: Year-, State-, Social-group- and Religion-wise Distribution of Households by Types of Access and Use of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
NSS Round No. 76 - Drinking Water: Year-, State-, Social-group- and Religion-wise Distribution of Households by Types of Access and Use of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
The dataset contains year-, state- and region-wise compiled data on the distribution of households (per thousand) of different social groups (castes) and religions by their access and use of principal sources of drinking water. The different types of social groups and religions covered in the dataset include Schedule Tribes (STs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Communities (OBCs), Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam (Muslim), Christianity, etc., and the households with different types of access and use of drinking water in the dataset include exclusive, community, common, neighbour's source, etc.
NSS Round No. 76 - Drinking Water: Year-, State-, Social-group- and Religion-wise Distribution of Households by Types of Access and Use of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
The dataset contains year-, state- and region-wise compiled data on the distribution of households (per thousand) of different social groups (castes) and religions by their access and use of principal sources of drinking water. The different types of social groups and religions covered in the dataset include Schedule Tribes (STs), Scheduled Castes (SCs), Other Backward Communities (OBCs), Hinduism, Sikhism, Islam (Muslim), Christianity, etc., and the households with different types of access and use of drinking water in the dataset include exclusive, community, common, neighbour's source, etc.
Rows: 15846
Columns: 10
Time period: 2018
Last Updated: 21 November 2025
Data preview
state
region
social_group_or_religion
nss_round
category
types_of_access_and_use
community_use_sub_category
value
unit
note
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Distribution of Households by Social Group, Religion and Types of Access and Usage of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
Exclusive Use of Households
73
value in absolute number per thousand
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Distribution of Households by Social Group, Religion and Types of Access and Usage of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
Common Use of Households in the Building
147
value in absolute number per thousand
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Distribution of Households by Social Group, Religion and Types of Access and Usage of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
Neighbour’s Source
17
value in absolute number per thousand
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Distribution of Households by Social Group, Religion and Types of Access and Usage of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
Community Use
Public Source restricted to Particular Community
28
value in absolute number per thousand
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Distribution of Households by Social Group, Religion and Types of Access and Usage of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
Community Use
Public Source Unrestricted
487
value in absolute number per thousand
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Distribution of Households by Social Group, Religion and Types of Access and Usage of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
Community Use
Private Source restricted to Particular Community
0
value in absolute number per thousand
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Distribution of Households by Social Group, Religion and Types of Access and Usage of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
Community Use
Private Source Unrestricted
0
value in absolute number per thousand
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Distribution of Households by Social Group, Religion and Types of Access and Usage of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
Others
247
value in absolute number per thousand
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Distribution of Households by Social Group, Religion and Types of Access and Usage of Principal Sources of Drinking Water
All
1000
value in absolute number per thousand
Andhra Pradesh
Rural
ST
76
Estimated Number of Households by Caste or Religion
The Indian state to which the drinking water access figures pertain.
region
String
3
15846
The area classification (rural or urban) for which the drinking water access data is reported.
social_group_or_religion
String
12
13794
The social group (e.g., Scheduled Tribe) or religious community whose access to and use of drinking water is being reported.
nss_round
Int64
1
15846
The National Sample Survey (NSS) round number during which the survey data was collected.
category
String
5
15846
The survey table classification describing the distribution of households by social group, religion, and types of access and usage of principal sources of drinking water.
types_of_access_and_use
String
7
13338
The type of access to or usage of the principal drinking water source, such as exclusive household use, shared use within the building, a neighbour's source, or community use.
community_use_sub_category
String
5
5928
Sub-category of community water use indicating whether the public drinking water source is restricted to a particular community or open to all.
value
Int64
2482
15846
The reported figure for the given state, group, and access type, expressed in the unit specified for that record.
unit
String
2
15846
The unit of measurement for the reported value, either an absolute number or an absolute number per thousand.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or footnotes associated with the data record.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). NSS Round No. 76 - Drinking Water: Year-, State-, Social-group- and Religion-wise Distribution of Households by Types of Access and Use of Principal Sources of Drinking Water [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/19508
