{
 "meta": {
  "dossier": "states-hbs",
  "frequency": "annual",
  "base": "as published",
  "source": "Reserve Bank of India, Handbook of Statistics on Indian States (via DBIE)",
  "vintage": "2026-10-09",
  "mock": false,
  "geo": "IND",
  "releaseDate": null,
  "latestPeriod": "2024-04",
  "unit": "per_100_people",
  "periodKind": "fy",
  "sparse": false,
  "hbs": {
   "table": "149",
   "report": "1693",
   "section": "INFRASTRUCTURE",
   "title": "State-wise Telephones per 100 Population",
   "duplicates": []
  },
  "coverage": "State-wise Telephones per 100 Population: RBI Handbook of Statistics on Indian States, Table 149",
  "note": "DBIE report 1693, data provider \"Main\". Values exactly as DBIE serves them; each series carries its unit (scripts/lib/products/states.mjs HBS_UNITS, read from the table's unit column and divisor). Periods: fiscal years, dated at April. Dimensions: none; measures: value. Andhra Pradesh before 2014-15 is the undivided state, a separate series (Telangana was formed on 2 June 2014; 2014-15 straddles the split). Jammu & Kashmir to 2018-19 (with Ladakh) and from 2019-20 (the UT) are separate series; 2019-20 straddles the change of 31 October 2019."
 },
 "dates": [
  "2003-04-01",
  "2004-04-01",
  "2005-04-01",
  "2006-04-01",
  "2007-04-01",
  "2008-04-01",
  "2009-04-01",
  "2010-04-01",
  "2011-04-01",
  "2012-04-01",
  "2013-04-01",
  "2014-04-01",
  "2015-04-01",
  "2016-04-01",
  "2017-04-01",
  "2018-04-01",
  "2019-04-01",
  "2020-04-01",
  "2021-04-01",
  "2022-04-01",
  "2023-04-01",
  "2024-04-01"
 ],
 "series": {
  "assam": {
   "name": "assam",
   "label": "Assam: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    2.1,
    2.8,
    5.7,
    9.7,
    14.7,
    20.7,
    30,
    39,
    46.6,
    46.51,
    48.74,
    53.95,
    57.64,
    66.97,
    76.87,
    68.81,
    70.01,
    70.86,
    68.5,
    70.73,
    74.02,
    72.82
   ]
  },
  "bihar": {
   "name": "bihar",
   "label": "Bihar: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    1.7,
    2.4,
    5.3,
    7.3,
    12.6,
    22.2,
    38,
    42.3,
    48.9,
    45.72,
    46.1,
    51.2,
    54.36,
    60.99,
    63.16,
    59.95,
    59.04,
    53.57,
    52.88,
    55.23,
    57.16,
    56.27
   ]
  },
  "jharkhand": {
   "name": "jharkhand",
   "label": "Jharkhand: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    2,
    2.3,
    3,
    3.4,
    3.6,
    4.1,
    5.5,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "west_bengal": {
   "name": "west_bengal",
   "label": "West Bengal: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    2.2,
    3,
    5.5,
    8.6,
    14.4,
    22.5,
    34.8,
    53.4,
    61.5,
    54.18,
    55.13,
    60.69,
    63.16,
    73.59,
    73.73,
    71.39,
    67.8,
    68.5,
    68.77,
    69.35,
    71.09,
    70.3
   ]
  },
  "odisha": {
   "name": "odisha",
   "label": "Odisha: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    3,
    4,
    7.6,
    9.5,
    15,
    23.3,
    39.3,
    56.4,
    65.8,
    60.21,
    60.9,
    66.85,
    69.09,
    80.74,
    80.28,
    75.74,
    76.58,
    78.46,
    74.99,
    75.74,
    76.97,
    78.15
   ]
  },
  "andaman_and_nicobar_islands": {
   "name": "andaman_and_nicobar_islands",
   "label": "Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    11.6,
    12.6,
    18,
    17.4,
    18.4,
    21.2,
    30,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "uttar_pradesh": {
   "name": "uttar_pradesh",
   "label": "Uttar Pradesh: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    3,
    4.1,
    6.9,
    10.8,
    16.2,
    24.9,
    38.5,
    53,
    60.9,
    56.83,
    57.27,
    60.51,
    65.83,
    74.03,
    71.36,
    68.63,
    66.2,
    68.09,
    67.68,
    66.12,
    67.03,
    65.96
   ]
  },
  "uttarakhand": {
   "name": "uttarakhand",
   "label": "Uttarakhand: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    5.1,
    5.7,
    7.5,
    9.5,
    10.6,
    11.6,
    13.9,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "delhi": {
   "name": "delhi",
   "label": "Delhi: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    41.8,
    50.9,
    65.4,
    86.9,
    110.1,
    140.2,
    172.5,
    225.3,
    238.6,
    221.64,
    226.84,
    237.99,
    236.29,
    257.76,
    254.49,
    238.57,
    236.98,
    282.01,
    267.64,
    273.53,
    279.57,
    277
   ]
  },
  "punjab": {
   "name": "punjab",
   "label": "Punjab: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    17.3,
    21.9,
    27.6,
    37.1,
    47.9,
    58.3,
    75.4,
    104.1,
    113.1,
    103,
    107.22,
    103.79,
    106.1,
    118.28,
    123.45,
    125.35,
    123.52,
    125.27,
    118.57,
    115.32,
    114.36,
    110.84
   ]
  },
  "haryana": {
   "name": "haryana",
   "label": "Haryana: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    8.4,
    10.8,
    14.5,
    23.1,
    30.4,
    43.8,
    59.7,
    82.6,
    89.4,
    76.44,
    81.44,
    82.67,
    85.88,
    91.01,
    84.44,
    97.66,
    96.14,
    95.24,
    92.24,
    89.61,
    88.93,
    86.37
   ]
  },
  "jammu_and_kashmir_state": {
   "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_state",
   "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (state, with Ladakh, to 2018-19): Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    3,
    5.1,
    12.2,
    16.1,
    21.8,
    32.8,
    49.9,
    50.9,
    54.8,
    58.57,
    66.8,
    76.93,
    80.02,
    95.91,
    109.19,
    89.43,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "himachal_pradesh": {
   "name": "himachal_pradesh",
   "label": "Himachal Pradesh: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    10.1,
    13.1,
    18.8,
    28.6,
    41.2,
    55.5,
    79.4,
    111.1,
    120.7,
    105.39,
    105.59,
    114.52,
    127.61,
    147.86,
    174.46,
    146.37,
    148.85,
    152.5,
    138.44,
    119.69,
    119.43,
    119.38
   ]
  },
  "rajasthan": {
   "name": "rajasthan",
   "label": "Rajasthan: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    4.5,
    6.1,
    9.7,
    15.5,
    23.7,
    37.2,
    52.8,
    65.4,
    73,
    70.85,
    75.39,
    77.76,
    83.36,
    92.02,
    87.83,
    85.34,
    85.88,
    84.14,
    79.62,
    79.45,
    82.16,
    79.25
   ]
  },
  "north_east_i": {
   "name": "north_east_i",
   "label": "North East-i: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    3.4,
    4.3,
    8.1,
    16.6,
    27.7,
    44.5,
    68.9,
    56.5,
    65.7,
    67.78,
    69.97,
    77,
    80.22,
    89.94,
    98.06,
    84.17,
    83.37,
    81.11,
    77.35,
    79.71,
    80.55,
    79.23
   ]
  },
  "north_east_ii": {
   "name": "north_east_ii",
   "label": "North East-ii: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    2.7,
    3.7,
    5.2,
    7.4,
    9.1,
    9.2,
    11.9,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "mumbai": {
   "name": "mumbai",
   "label": "Mumbai: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    36.1,
    44.3,
    56.7,
    65,
    83.5,
    110.5,
    143.7,
    180.5,
    183.5,
    152.44,
    151.9,
    147.81,
    149.6,
    166.77,
    163,
    165.62,
    161.48,
    158.26,
    139.96,
    135.17,
    130.01,
    123.42
   ]
  },
  "kolkata": {
   "name": "kolkata",
   "label": "Kolkata: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    18.9,
    23.8,
    33.7,
    45.1,
    64.2,
    89.7,
    120.2,
    163.8,
    172.2,
    145.86,
    142.67,
    150.2,
    163.56,
    188.37,
    182.97,
    165.51,
    159.69,
    163.86,
    143.38,
    140.09,
    134.59,
    127.7
   ]
  },
  "chennai": {
   "name": "chennai",
   "label": "Chennai: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    38.8,
    46.8,
    61.1,
    75.5,
    103.9,
    127.4,
    149.4,
    163.4,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "gujarat": {
   "name": "gujarat",
   "label": "Gujarat: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    10.1,
    12.7,
    17,
    24.1,
    33.6,
    45.2,
    58.5,
    81.9,
    91.1,
    87.23,
    90.54,
    95.61,
    100.06,
    113.71,
    112.45,
    107.21,
    103.51,
    99.18,
    95.08,
    92.58,
    91.53,
    89.72
   ]
  },
  "maharashtra": {
   "name": "maharashtra",
   "label": "Maharashtra: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    8,
    10,
    13.1,
    18.8,
    27.4,
    37.9,
    50.3,
    69,
    77.2,
    73.97,
    77.32,
    80.75,
    87.06,
    95.88,
    95.5,
    92.83,
    91.55,
    95.83,
    93.35,
    92.8,
    95.04,
    93.26
   ]
  },
  "madhya_pradesh": {
   "name": "madhya_pradesh",
   "label": "Madhya Pradesh: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    4,
    5.2,
    7.1,
    12.2,
    20.3,
    30.1,
    45.2,
    48.9,
    53.8,
    53.55,
    56.04,
    60.25,
    64.23,
    67.07,
    67.02,
    70.11,
    69.4,
    68.87,
    67.35,
    66.73,
    68.71,
    68.25
   ]
  },
  "chhattisgarh": {
   "name": "chhattisgarh",
   "label": "Chhattisgarh: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    1.6,
    1.8,
    2.1,
    3.2,
    4.4,
    5.2,
    5.7,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "andhra_pradesh_undivided": {
   "name": "andhra_pradesh_undivided",
   "label": "Andhra Pradesh (undivided, to 2013-14): Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    7.9,
    9.5,
    13.5,
    19.6,
    28.3,
    39.6,
    57.2,
    74.4,
    80.9,
    77.19,
    79.52,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null
   ]
  },
  "karnataka": {
   "name": "karnataka",
   "label": "Karnataka: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    9.5,
    12.2,
    17.1,
    25.1,
    34.5,
    45.2,
    67.8,
    87.8,
    97.2,
    91.24,
    92.45,
    97.54,
    101.89,
    113.39,
    109.05,
    110.04,
    108.19,
    105.85,
    100.1,
    101.91,
    103.2,
    103.95
   ]
  },
  "tamil_nadu": {
   "name": "tamil_nadu",
   "label": "Tamil Nadu: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    8.5,
    11.4,
    14.7,
    22.6,
    35.1,
    50.5,
    74.3,
    97.7,
    116.6,
    108.17,
    111.14,
    117.52,
    118.13,
    128.41,
    136.36,
    116.94,
    115.45,
    108.22,
    103.69,
    103.46,
    103.23,
    102.09
   ]
  },
  "kerala": {
   "name": "kerala",
   "label": "Keralam: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    14.9,
    18.8,
    25.5,
    33.5,
    45.3,
    58.5,
    80.4,
    100,
    106.6,
    96.09,
    96.19,
    95.41,
    102.33,
    114.75,
    121.61,
    126.15,
    123.19,
    129.45,
    125.15,
    122.13,
    121.65,
    118.99
   ]
  },
  "all_india": {
   "name": "all_india",
   "label": "All India: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    7.1,
    9,
    12.7,
    18.2,
    26.2,
    37,
    52.7,
    70.9,
    78.7,
    73.32,
    75.23,
    79.36,
    83.4,
    93.01,
    93.3,
    90.1,
    88.66,
    88.15,
    84.87,
    84.51,
    85.65,
    84.36
   ]
  },
  "andhra_pradesh": {
   "name": "andhra_pradesh",
   "label": "Andhra Pradesh: Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    84.15,
    86.4,
    97.18,
    97.21,
    97.55,
    97.88,
    99.56,
    93.63,
    93.02,
    94.73,
    94.09
   ]
  },
  "jammu_and_kashmir_ut": {
   "name": "jammu_and_kashmir_ut",
   "label": "Jammu & Kashmir (UT, from 2019-20): Telephones per 100 Population",
   "unit": "per_100_people",
   "group": "Infrastructure",
   "data": [
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    null,
    92.91,
    89.01,
    88.55,
    88.94,
    89.08,
    89.55
   ]
  }
 }
}