| (As at end-March) | | State/Union Territory | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 11.6 | 12.6 | 18.0 | 17.4 | 18.4 | 21.2 | 30.0 | - | - | - | | Andhra Pradesh | 7.9 | 9.5 | 13.5 | 19.6 | 28.3 | 39.6 | 57.2 | 74.4 | 80.9 | 77.19 | | Assam | 2.1 | 2.8 | 5.7 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 20.7 | 30.0 | 39.0 | 46.6 | 46.51 | | Bihar | 1.7 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 7.3 | 12.6 | 22.2 | 38.0 | 42.3 | 48.9 | 45.72 | | Chhattisgarh** | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.7 | - | - | - | | Gujarat | 10.1 | 12.7 | 17.0 | 24.1 | 33.6 | 45.2 | 58.5 | 81.9 | 91.1 | 87.23 | | Haryana | 8.4 | 10.8 | 14.5 | 23.1 | 30.4 | 43.8 | 59.7 | 82.6 | 89.4 | 76.44 | | Himachal Pradesh | 10.1 | 13.1 | 18.8 | 28.6 | 41.2 | 55.5 | 79.4 | 111.1 | 120.7 | 105.39 | | Jammu & Kashmir | 3.0 | 5.1 | 12.2 | 16.1 | 21.8 | 32.8 | 49.9 | 50.9 | 54.8 | 58.57 | | Jharkhand** | 2.0 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 5.5 | - | - | - | | Karnataka | 9.5 | 12.2 | 17.1 | 25.1 | 34.5 | 45.2 | 67.8 | 87.8 | 97.2 | 91.24 | | Kerala | 14.9 | 18.8 | 25.5 | 33.5 | 45.3 | 58.5 | 80.4 | 100.0 | 106.6 | 96.09 | | Madhya Pradesh | 4.0 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 20.3 | 30.1 | 45.2 | 48.9 | 53.8 | 53.55 | | Maharashtra | 8.0 | 10.0 | 13.1 | 18.8 | 27.4 | 37.9 | 50.3 | 69.0 | 77.2 | 73.97 | | North East-I | 3.4 | 4.3 | 8.1 | 16.6 | 27.7 | 44.5 | 68.9 | 56.5 | 65.7 | 67.78 | | North East-II** | 2.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 7.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 11.9 | - | - | - | | Odisha | 3.0 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 9.5 | 15.0 | 23.3 | 39.3 | 56.4 | 65.8 | 60.21 | | Punjab | 17.3 | 21.9 | 27.6 | 37.1 | 47.9 | 58.3 | 75.4 | 104.1 | 113.1 | 103.00 | | Rajasthan | 4.5 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 15.5 | 23.7 | 37.2 | 52.8 | 65.4 | 73.0 | 70.85 | | Tamil Nadu | 8.5 | 11.4 | 14.7 | 22.6 | 35.1 | 50.5 | 74.3 | 97.7 | 116.6 | 108.17 | | Uttarakhand** | 5.1 | 5.7 | 7.5 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 13.9 | - | - | - | | Uttar Pradesh-(E&W) | 3.0 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 10.8 | 16.2 | 24.9 | 38.5 | 53.0 | 60.9 | 56.83 | | West Bengal | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 14.4 | 22.5 | 34.8 | 53.4 | 61.5 | 54.18 | | Kolkata** | 18.9 | 23.8 | 33.7 | 45.1 | 64.2 | 89.7 | 120.2 | 163.8 | 172.2 | 145.86 | | Chennai** | 38.8 | 46.8 | 61.1 | 75.5 | 103.9 | 127.4 | 149.4 | 163.4 | - | - | | Delhi | 41.8 | 50.9 | 65.4 | 86.9 | 110.1 | 140.2 | 172.5 | 225.3 | 238.6 | 221.64 | | Mumbai | 36.1 | 44.3 | 56.7 | 65.0 | 83.5 | 110.5 | 143.7 | 180.5 | 183.5 | 152.44 | | ALL INDIA | 7.1 | 9.0 | 12.7 | 18.2 | 26.2 | 37.0 | 52.7 | 70.9 | 78.7 | 73.32 |
| TABLE 149: STATE-WISE TELEPHONES PER 100 POPULATION (Concld.) | | (As at end-March) | | State/Union Territory | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 # | | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | | Andhra Pradesh | 79.52 | 84.15 | 86.40 | 97.18 | 97.21 | 97.55 | 97.88 | 99.56 | 93.63 | 93.02 | 94.73 | 94.09 | | Assam | 48.74 | 53.95 | 57.64 | 66.97 | 76.87 | 68.81 | 70.01 | 70.86 | 68.50 | 70.73 | 74.02 | 72.82 | | Bihar | 46.10 | 51.20 | 54.36 | 60.99 | 63.16 | 59.95 | 59.04 | 53.57 | 52.88 | 55.23 | 57.16 | 56.27 | | Chhattisgarh** | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Gujarat | 90.54 | 95.61 | 100.06 | 113.71 | 112.45 | 107.21 | 103.51 | 99.18 | 95.08 | 92.58 | 91.53 | 89.72 | | Haryana | 81.44 | 82.67 | 85.88 | 91.01 | 84.44 | 97.66 | 96.14 | 95.24 | 92.24 | 89.61 | 88.93 | 86.37 | | Himachal Pradesh | 105.59 | 114.52 | 127.61 | 147.86 | 174.46 | 146.37 | 148.85 | 152.5 | 138.44 | 119.69 | 119.43 | 119.38 | | Jammu & Kashmir | 66.8 | 76.93 | 80.02 | 95.91 | 109.19 | 89.43 | 92.91 | 89.01 | 88.55 | 88.94 | 89.08 | 89.55 | | Jharkhand** | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Karnataka | 92.45 | 97.54 | 101.89 | 113.39 | 109.05 | 110.04 | 108.19 | 105.85 | 100.10 | 101.91 | 103.20 | 103.95 | | Kerala | 96.19 | 95.41 | 102.33 | 114.75 | 121.61 | 126.15 | 123.19 | 129.45 | 125.15 | 122.13 | 121.65 | 118.99 | | Madhya Pradesh | 56.04 | 60.25 | 64.23 | 67.07 | 67.02 | 70.11 | 69.40 | 68.87 | 67.35 | 66.73 | 68.71 | 68.25 | | Maharashtra | 77.32 | 80.75 | 87.06 | 95.88 | 95.50 | 92.83 | 91.55 | 95.83 | 93.35 | 92.80 | 95.04 | 93.26 | | North East-I | 69.97 | 77.00 | 80.22 | 89.94 | 98.06 | 84.17 | 83.37 | 81.11 | 77.35 | 79.71 | 80.55 | 79.23 | | North East-II** | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Odisha | 60.90 | 66.85 | 69.09 | 80.74 | 80.28 | 75.74 | 76.58 | 78.46 | 74.99 | 75.74 | 76.97 | 78.15 | | Punjab | 107.22 | 103.79 | 106.10 | 118.28 | 123.45 | 125.35 | 123.52 | 125.27 | 118.57 | 115.32 | 114.36 | 110.84 | | Rajasthan | 75.39 | 77.76 | 83.36 | 92.02 | 87.83 | 85.34 | 85.88 | 84.14 | 79.62 | 79.45 | 82.16 | 79.25 | | Tamil Nadu | 111.14 | 117.52 | 118.13 | 128.41 | 136.36 | 116.94 | 115.45 | 108.22 | 103.69 | 103.46 | 103.23 | 102.09 | | Uttarakhand** | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Uttar Pradesh-(E&W) | 57.27 | 60.51 | 65.83 | 74.03 | 71.36 | 68.63 | 66.20 | 68.09 | 67.68 | 66.12 | 67.03 | 65.96 | | West Bengal | 55.13 | 60.69 | 63.16 | 73.59 | 73.73 | 71.39 | 67.80 | 68.50 | 68.77 | 69.35 | 71.09 | 70.3 | | Kolkata** | 142.67 | 150.20 | 163.56 | 188.37 | 182.97 | 165.51 | 159.69 | 163.86 | 143.38 | 140.09 | 134.59 | 127.7 | | Chennai** | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | | Delhi | 226.84 | 237.99 | 236.29 | 257.76 | 254.49 | 238.57 | 236.98 | 282.01 | 267.64 | 273.53 | 279.57 | 277.0 | | Mumbai | 151.9 | 147.81 | 149.6 | 166.77 | 163.0 | 165.62 | 161.48 | 158.26 | 139.96 | 135.17 | 130.01 | 123.42 | | ALL INDIA | 75.23 | 79.36 | 83.4 | 93.01 | 93.3 | 90.10 | 88.66 | 88.15 | 84.87 | 84.51 | 85.65 | 84.36 | -: Not Available. #: Data till Nov 30th, 2024
**: Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, North East-II, Uttarakhand, Kolkata and Chennai are included in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, North East-I, Uttar Pradesh [E&W], West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, respectively.
Source: Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communication, Government of India. | |