Table H-12 ST

DISTRIBUTION OF SCHEDULED TRIBE HOUSEHOLDS BY SOURCE AND LOCATION OF DRINKING WATER AND AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRICITY AND LATRINE


Level of presentation: India / State / District
Corresponding Table of 1991 Census: Table H-5 ST

This The table presents the cross classification of Schedule Tribe households by the type of the drinking water source and its location and the availability of electricity and latrine facility within the house. Scheduled Tribe households refer to those households where the head belongs to a Scheduled Tribe. For the purpose of this table the data are presented by four major source types of drinking water. The four major types of drinking water source are tap, handpump, tubewell and well. The remaining types of drinking water source have been combined and shown as ‘all others’. The location of the drinking water source type availed has been indicated as within the premises, near the premises (i.e., when the available source type is located within a radius of 100 metres in urban areas and 500 metres in the case of rural areas) and away.  The drinking water source type has been considered ‘away’ if it is located beyond 100 metres for the households in urban areas and more than 500 metres for the households living in rural areas. The table depicts the availability of electricity and latrine facility to such of the Scheduled Tribe households, which have particular source type of drinking water available within the premises, near the premises or away. The data in this table are presented for total, rural and urban areas separately.