Table H-6

Distribution of households by ownership status of the census houses occupied by them and number of  dwelling rooms


Level of presentation: India / State / District / City
Corresponding Table of 1991 Census: Table H-3

This table gives the distribution of households by ownership status of the census houses and the number of dwelling rooms occupied by them. The ownership status of occupied census houses is shown in three categories viz., owned, rented and any other. If a household is occupying the census house owned by itself and is not making payments in the form of rent to anyone, then the household has been considered as living in owned house. A household has been treated as living in rented house, if rent is paid or contracted for by the household in cash or even in kind. The third category, ‘any other’, includes the households living in rent free accommodation and also those who live in houses where ownership either of the land or of the structure does not belong to the household.  This also includes households living in houses erected on encroached land. The number of dwelling rooms occupied by the households are presented in 7 classes viz., no exclusive room, one room, two rooms, three rooms, four rooms, five rooms and six rooms or more. This table excludes institutional households for which the information relating to ownership status and number of dwelling rooms was not collected. The data in this table are presented for total, rural and urban areas separately.

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