Data released last month by the National Sample Survey Organisation reveals patterns of electricity consumption across the country. Electrification in rural India has increased considerably, reveals data published last month by the National Sample Survey Organisation, as a result of the 68th round of the National Sample Survey, conducted in 2011-12. The survey shows that electricity was consumed by 74% rural households in 2011-12. That’s an increase of 36% over the previous survey, conducted in 2004-05. The quantum of electricity consumed in these seven years in rural India increased by 57%.

In urban areas, the number of households consuming electricity went up by 7% over the previous round, and was found to be 96% in 2011-12. The per capita amount of electricity consumed went up by 29%. Per person consumption of electricity in rural India was 8.9 kilo-watt hours, costing Rs 25, as compared with 25.8 kWh in urban India, where it cost Rs 87. Urban consumers spent 3.5% of their consumer expenditure on electricity, in rural India it was 1.76%. The map below shows statewise per capita consumption of electricity, urban and rural combined. The divide between the Hindi heartland and west and south India is clear.

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