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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
The electricity sector in India is the world's fifth largest with an an installed capacity of 205.34 gigawatt (GW) as of June 2012.
The captive power plants generate an additional 31.5 GW. Thermal power plants constitute 66% of the installed capacity, hydroelectric about 19% and remaining is a combination of wind, small hydro, biomass, waste-to-electricity, and nuclear sources.
Currently, India suffers from a major shortage of electricity generation capacity, being the world's fourth largest energy consumer after United States, China and Russia.
Of the 1.4 billion people of the world who have no access to electricity in the world, India accounts for over 300 million.
Here's a list of the Indian states ranked in order of households having electricity.
1. Gujarat
Percentage of houses electrified: 100%
Percentage of houses using electricity as their primary source of lighting: 90.41%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
2. Lakshadweep
Percentage of houses using electricity: 99.7%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
3. Delhi
Percentage of houses electrified: 99.3%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 99.1%
Daman:
Percentage of houses using electricity: 99.1%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
4. Chandigarh
Percentage of houses using electricity: 98.4%
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5. Pondicherry
Percentage of houses using electricity: 97.7%
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6. Goa
Percentage of houses electrified: 96.4%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 96.9%
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7. Himachal Pradesh
Percentage of houses electrified: 98.4%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 96.8%
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8. Punjab
Percentage of houses electrified: 96.3%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 96.6%
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Houses with electricity: India's top 20 states
9. Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Percentage of houses using electricity: 95.2%
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10. Kerala
Percentage of houses electrified: 91%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 94.4%
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11. Tamil Nadu
Percentage of houses electrified: 88.6%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 93.4%
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12. Sikkim
Percentage of houses electrified: 92.1%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 92.5 %
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13. West Bengal
Percentage of houses electrified: 52.5%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 54.5%
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14. Karnataka
Percentage of houses electrified: 89.3%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 90.6 %
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15. Haryana
Percentage of houses electrified: 91.5%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 90.5%
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16. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Percentage of houses using electricity: 86.1%
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17. Jammu and Kashmir
Percentage of houses electrified: 93.2%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 85.1%
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18. Mizoram
Percentage of houses electrified: 92.3%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 84.2%
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19. Manipur
Percentage of houses electrified: 87%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 68.4%
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20. Maharashtra
Percentage of houses electrified: 83.5%
Percentage of houses using electricity: 83.9%