Over 52.9 percent of households in the state of Uttar Pradesh had exclusive access to toilets in 2018. On the other hand, 37.7 percent did not have access to toilets. These results come from the 76th NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, which found over 20 percent of households across the country with no access to any kind of toilets.
One of the goals of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a clean India campaign launched by the Modi government, aimed to eliminate open defecation in the country by building toilets. Since 2014, 80 million toilets were built, making 419 districts in the country free from open defecation.
Share of households with access to toilets across Uttar Pradesh in India in 2018, by type
According to the source, a household was categorized as ‘having access to latrine’ or toilet if majority of the household members had the facility of using the toilet irrespective of the situation where they used it or not.
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MOSPI (NSO). (November 22, 2019). Share of households with access to toilets across Uttar Pradesh in India in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062779/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-uttar-pradesh/
MOSPI (NSO). "Share of households with access to toilets across Uttar Pradesh in India in 2018, by type." Chart. November 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062779/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-uttar-pradesh/
MOSPI (NSO). (2019). Share of households with access to toilets across Uttar Pradesh in India in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062779/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-uttar-pradesh/
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MOSPI (NSO), Share of households with access to toilets across Uttar Pradesh in India in 2018, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062779/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-uttar-pradesh/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
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