In the year 2015-16, around 91 percent households from the highest wealth group had improved water sources in India. In the same year, around 88.6 percent households from the lowest wealth group had improved water sources. The total percentage of households with improved water sources grew from 87.6 percent in 2005-06 to 90 percent in 2015-16.
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Oxfam. (June 21, 2021). Share of households with improved water sources in India from 2005 to 2016, by wealth group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266842/india-share-of-households-with-improved-water-sources-by-wealth-group/
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Oxfam. (2021). Share of households with improved water sources in India from 2005 to 2016, by wealth group. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266842/india-share-of-households-with-improved-water-sources-by-wealth-group/
Oxfam. "Share of Households with Improved Water Sources in India from 2005 to 2016, by Wealth Group." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Jun 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266842/india-share-of-households-with-improved-water-sources-by-wealth-group/
Oxfam, Share of households with improved water sources in India from 2005 to 2016, by wealth group Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266842/india-share-of-households-with-improved-water-sources-by-wealth-group/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of households with improved water sources in India from 2005 to 2016, by wealth group [Graph], Oxfam, June 21, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1266842/india-share-of-households-with-improved-water-sources-by-wealth-group/