Getting online, and being able to use it.
Most Indian homes now have internet, almost always through a phone on mobile data. Who in the home goes online, who owns the phone and what they can do with it is a different story, and that is where women and villages fall behind.
One phone, a whole family
In many homes the internet arrives on one smartphone. The husband takes it to work, a child borrows it for homework in the evening, and the mother uses it when it is free. The home is counted as connected, but each person's access depends on who holds the phone.
That is why this survey asks separate questions of households and of people: whether the home has internet, whether each person used a phone or went online, whether they own a phone of their own, and what they can do once they are online.
Being online is also not the same as being able to use it. Sending a photo on a messaging app is common. Writing a letter on a computer, filling a form, reporting a fraud or paying a bill takes more, and many who go online every day cannot or do not do these things.
These skills matter more each year, as rations, scholarships, bank accounts and train tickets move to apps and websites.
How to read the survey
Check who is counted. Some figures are shares of homes, some of people. Some describe a narrower group: the kind of phone people own is a share of phone owners, how often people go online is a share of internet users. Each chart names its group.
Skills are what people say. Nobody was tested. Some questions ask what a person did in the three months before the interview, others what they can do. A task not done may not have been needed.
Using is not owning. A person who used a phone may have borrowed it. Ownership is asked separately, on the day of the interview.
All persons includes everyone. The figures for all persons include people the survey does not show separately as men or women.
States carry more uncertainty. The survey was designed for national figures. Each state chart has a table with the number of homes surveyed in the state and the sampling error of its estimate.
What the survey found
January–March 2025Internet at home is now the norm: 83.3% of village homes and 91.6% of homes in towns. Among people who go online, 92.7% do so every day.
The gap is in owning a phone. 83.9% of men own one, against 56.2% of women. Going online shows a smaller gap: 76.7% of men and 63.1% of women. Among people aged 15 to 24, 94.3% went online.
Fewer can do more demanding things. 48.9% of people aged 15 and above say they can pay or bank online, 43.5% can send and receive email and 13.1% can write a document on a computer. Of those who pay online, 81.4% use only UPI.
Shopping online is far less common than going online. 24.5% of homes bought goods online in the 30 days before the interview: 16.0% in villages and 39.4% in towns.
Homes and their connections
Most homes have internet; villages trail towns
A home counts if any member can go online there, on a phone’s mobile data or on a fixed line. It does not mean every member uses it.
Home internet runs on mobile networks; wifi and fixed lines are mostly urban
A home can use both a mobile network and a fixed line, so the three bars overlap. The base is homes that have internet.
The most common reason a home stays offline: nobody knows how to use it
Each home gave one main reason. The base is the small share of homes without internet, so these shares describe that group, not all homes.
Phones and people
The gap between women and men is widest in owning a phone
Using a phone includes borrowing someone else’s. Owning one is asked separately, on the day of the interview. Internet use counts anyone who went online in the three months before.
Villages trail towns on every rung
The same three questions as the chart above, split by where people live.
Almost every young person goes online
The age groups overlap: people aged 15 to 24 are also counted in the two wider groups. Many young people go online on a phone that belongs to someone else in the family.
Most phones people own are smartphones
The base is people who own a phone, so these shares add up to 100 for each area. They are not shares of all people.
Nearly everyone who goes online does so every day
The base is internet users. How often people go online says nothing about how long they stay or what they do there.
Going online means a phone on mobile data
Computers and laptops are among the other devices. The base is internet users.
What people can do online
Sending files is common; writing documents and making presentations are rare
People answered for themselves; nobody was tested. Some questions ask what a person did in the last three months, others what they can do. A task not done may simply not have been needed.
Women report fewer digital skills than men on every task
The same questions as the chart above, for women and for men.
People in towns report more skills than people in villages on every task
The same questions, split by where people live.
The young report far more skills than adults as a whole
People aged 15 to 24 are also part of the wider group, which pulls the two closer together.
Paying online means UPI
The base is people who said they can make an online payment or bank transaction.
Buying online
Online shopping is still mostly urban
This counts goods bought online, not services such as tickets or bill payments. The window is the 30 days before the interview.
Village buyers order goods; town buyers also order food
The base is homes that shopped online in the last 30 days.
State by state
Home internet, state by state
The survey was designed to give national figures; state figures rest on smaller samples. The sample size and the sampling error for each state are in the table below the chart.
States are ranked from highest to lowest; the rule marks the all-India figure. The middle state's figure is 89.5%; that is the middle of the states, not a national figure.
Homes surveyed and sampling error, by state
The number of homes surveyed covers the whole state sample. The sampling error is relative to the estimate itself, not in percentage points, and covers sampling alone.
| State | Estimate | Homes surveyed | Sampling error |
|---|---|---|---|
| A & N Islands | 93.7% | 88 | 2.95% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 77.7% | 1,215 | 2.75% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 77.8% | 645 | 9.24% |
| Assam | 90.9% | 1,256 | 1.87% |
| Bihar | 88.3% | 2,232 | 1.19% |
| Chandigarh | 100.0% | — | 0.00% |
| Chhattisgarh | 84.6% | 1,155 | 2.25% |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 94.7% | 96 | 3.15% |
| Delhi | 97.4% | 520 | 1.14% |
| Goa | 90.8% | 64 | 5.35% |
| Gujarat | 89.5% | 1,517 | 1.90% |
| Haryana | 91.6% | 784 | 2.21% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 93.0% | 356 | 2.23% |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 92.7% | 680 | 1.85% |
| Jharkhand | 85.2% | 1,142 | 1.50% |
| Karnataka | 89.1% | 1,543 | 1.75% |
| Kerala | 91.7% | 863 | 1.12% |
| Ladakh | 100.0% | 48 | 0.00% |
| Lakshadweep | 100.0% | 48 | 0.00% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 84.6% | 2,100 | 1.99% |
| Maharashtra | 89.6% | 2,789 | 1.13% |
| Manipur | 97.4% | 632 | 1.07% |
| Meghalaya | 91.2% | 386 | 2.06% |
| Mizoram | 96.8% | 389 | 0.98% |
| Nagaland | 88.4% | 424 | 3.65% |
| Odisha | 78.0% | 1,325 | 3.48% |
| Puducherry | 81.9% | 96 | 5.14% |
| Punjab | 89.4% | 801 | 2.78% |
| Rajasthan | 86.8% | 1,908 | 2.01% |
| Sikkim | 97.6% | 264 | 1.29% |
| Tamil Nadu | 78.9% | 1,664 | 1.87% |
| Telangana | 84.9% | 1,128 | 1.73% |
| Tripura | 81.2% | 496 | 4.10% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 86.1% | 3,774 | 1.10% |
| Uttarakhand | 91.5% | 436 | 2.95% |
| West Bengal | 84.0% | 2,024 | 1.36% |
Internet use, state by state
State figures rest on smaller samples than the national one; read small differences between states with care.
States are ranked from highest to lowest; the rule marks the all-India figure. The middle state's figure is 73.1%; that is the middle of the states, not a national figure.
Homes surveyed and sampling error, by state
The number of homes surveyed covers the whole state sample. The sampling error is relative to the estimate itself, not in percentage points, and covers sampling alone.
| State | Estimate | Homes surveyed | Sampling error |
|---|---|---|---|
| A & N Islands | 75.3% | 88 | 6.25% |
| Andhra Pradesh | 68.9% | 1,215 | 1.98% |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 66.7% | 645 | 6.72% |
| Assam | 72.6% | 1,256 | 1.93% |
| Bihar | 71.1% | 2,232 | 1.53% |
| Chandigarh | 94.6% | — | 3.47% |
| Chhattisgarh | 60.4% | 1,155 | 3.58% |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 85.6% | 96 | 5.12% |
| Delhi | 90.2% | 520 | 1.37% |
| Goa | 71.8% | 64 | 9.04% |
| Gujarat | 71.1% | 1,517 | 1.33% |
| Haryana | 73.7% | 784 | 2.39% |
| Himachal Pradesh | 77.2% | 356 | 2.51% |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 70.3% | 680 | 2.04% |
| Jharkhand | 65.7% | 1,142 | 1.64% |
| Karnataka | 73.6% | 1,543 | 1.58% |
| Kerala | 77.9% | 863 | 1.29% |
| Ladakh | 89.8% | 48 | 7.32% |
| Lakshadweep | 84.0% | 48 | 3.02% |
| Madhya Pradesh | 66.5% | 2,100 | 1.66% |
| Maharashtra | 73.9% | 2,789 | 1.85% |
| Manipur | 83.5% | 632 | 1.52% |
| Meghalaya | 81.7% | 386 | 4.18% |
| Mizoram | 92.7% | 389 | 1.18% |
| Nagaland | 75.0% | 424 | 3.31% |
| Odisha | 62.1% | 1,325 | 2.97% |
| Puducherry | 69.3% | 96 | 5.80% |
| Punjab | 74.4% | 801 | 2.37% |
| Rajasthan | 70.9% | 1,908 | 1.39% |
| Sikkim | 87.0% | 264 | 2.88% |
| Tamil Nadu | 65.4% | 1,664 | 1.69% |
| Telangana | 72.2% | 1,128 | 1.74% |
| Tripura | 59.5% | 496 | 5.52% |
| Uttar Pradesh | 67.7% | 3,774 | 1.31% |
| Uttarakhand | 77.1% | 436 | 2.69% |
| West Bengal | 65.5% | 2,024 | 1.61% |
Common misreadings
"A connected home means everyone is online." The home is counted if anyone can go online there. A woman in a connected home may still have no phone of her own.
"Online means digitally literate." Most people who go online do it on a phone. Far fewer report the skills that forms, banking and complaints need.
"Smartphone share is a share of everyone." It is a share of people who own a phone. People who own no phone are outside it.
"State rankings are exact." State figures rest on small samples. Two states a few points apart may not differ at all.
Every series, every cut
All 44,283 series behind this guide, from 38 files, at every level the source publishes them, including the ones no chart above draws. Find a state, an item or a sector, sort by the latest value or by the change on a year earlier, and download any file whole. A dash means no published figure for that cut, no figure for a year earlier, or a change that would mean nothing. Where a source explicitly leaves a survey cut unpublished, its known period and reason stay visible.
- 444 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 2,997 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 2,997 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 216 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 Sector, in 3 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 2,997 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 3,996 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 2,997 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 777 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 666 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 555 series: Digital-access-cmst2025, base cmst2025 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 666 series: Digital-access-nss78, base nss78 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 222 series: Digital-access-nss78, base nss78 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cams2022, base cams2022 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 666 series: Digital-access-cams2022, base cams2022 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cams2022, base cams2022 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cams2022, base cams2022 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cams2022, base cams2022 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cams2022, base cams2022 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 3,996 series: Digital-access-cams2022, base cams2022 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 222 series: Digital-access-cams2022, base cams2022 State and sector, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 370 series: Digital-access-cmst2025-report, base cmst2025-report All India, in 74 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 296 series: Digital-access-cmst2025-report, base cmst2025-report All India, in 74 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025-report, base cmst2025-report All India, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025-report, base cmst2025-report All India, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025-report, base cmst2025-report All India, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 999 series: Digital-access-cmst2025-report, base cmst2025-report All India, in 111 groups. Sortable and searchable.
- 222 series: The remaining files 2 files, filterable by file. Sortable and searchable.
Data and downloads
Every series this guide draws on: 38 files, 44,283 series. Each downloads as published, as JSON or as a table (CSV). Missing values are left empty, never zero.
| Data | Base | Coverage | Series | Vintage | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of households with internet facility within household premises, Percentage of household by type of network availed, Percentage of household by type of network availed, and 441 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office. The current series this guide leads with cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 444 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 444 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who used mobile phone during last 3 months, Percentage of persons who used mobile phone during last 3 months, Percentage of persons who used mobile phone during last 3 months, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who used mobile phone during last three months, Percentage of persons who used mobile phone during last three months, Percentage of persons who used mobile phone during last three months, and 2994 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 2997 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 2997 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who own a mobile phone as on date of the survey, Percentage of persons who own a mobile phone as on date of the survey, Percentage of persons who own a mobile phone as on date of the survey, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who own mobile phone, Percentage of persons who own mobile phone, Percentage of persons who own mobile phone, and 2994 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 2997 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 2997 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who used internet, at least once, during last three months, Percentage of persons who used internet, at least once, during last three months, Percentage of persons who used internet, at least once, during last three months, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who able to use internet but did not used it during last three months, Percentage distribution of persons who are able to use internet but did not used it by major reasons for not using internet during last three months, Percentage distribution of persons who are able to use internet but did not used it by major reasons for not using internet during last three months, and 213 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 216 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 216 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who used internet at least once during last three months by frequency of internet use, Percentage of persons who used internet at least once during last three months by frequency of internet use, Percentage of persons who used internet at least once during last three months by frequency of internet use, and 2994 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 2997 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 2997 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who used internet at least once during last three months by type of portable device and portable network used, Percentage of persons who used internet at least once during last three months by type of portable device and portable network used, Percentage of persons who used internet at least once during last three months by type of portable device and portable network used, and 3993 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 3996 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 3996 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who sent message (e.g., e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g., documents, pictures, video) during last three months, Percentage of persons who sent message (e.g., e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g., documents, pictures, video) during last three months, Percentage of persons who sent message (e.g., e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g., documents, pictures, video) during last three months, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who used copy and paste tools to duplicate or move data, information, documents, etc. during last three months, Percentage of persons who used copy and paste tools to duplicate or move data, information, documents, etc. during last three months, Percentage of persons who used copy and paste tools to duplicate or move data, information, documents, etc. during last three months, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who created an electronic presentation during last three months, Percentage of persons who created an electronic presentation during last three months, Percentage of persons who created an electronic presentation during last three months, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons able to create electronic documents with word processing software, Percentage of persons able to create electronic documents with word processing software, Percentage of persons able to create electronic documents with word processing software, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons able to complain about cybercrime/ report cyber fraud in the cybercrime reporting portal, Percentage of persons able to complain about cybercrime/ report cyber fraud in the cybercrime reporting portal, Percentage of persons able to complain about cybercrime/ report cyber fraud in the cybercrime reporting portal, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who are able to send or receive email, Percentage of persons who are able to send or receive email, Percentage of persons who are able to send or receive email, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who reported the ability to perform online banking transactions, Percentage of persons who reported the ability to perform online banking transactions, Percentage of persons who reported the ability to perform online banking transactions, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who are able to perform online banking transactions by mode of transactions, Percentage of persons who are able to perform online banking transactions by mode of transactions, Percentage of persons who are able to perform online banking transactions by mode of transactions, and 2994 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 2997 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 2997 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of households possessing landline, mobile phone and optical fiber connectivity, Percentage of households possessing landline, mobile phone and optical fiber connectivity, Percentage of households possessing landline, mobile phone and optical fiber connectivity, and 774 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 777 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 777 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of households without internet facility within household premises, Percentage distribution of household by major reasons for not having internet facility within household premises, Percentage distribution of household by major reasons for not having internet facility within household premises, and 663 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 666 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 666 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of households made online purchases of goods during last 30 days, Percentage distribution of households by type of goods purchased online during last 30 days, Percentage distribution of households by type of goods purchased online during last 30 days, and 552 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cmst2025, 2025, cross-sectional, 555 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cmst2025 | 2025cross-sectional | 555 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of Persons Who Used Mobile Telephone with Active Sim Card at Least Once During Last Three Months Preceding the Date of the Survey, Percentage of Persons Who Used Mobile Telephone with Active Sim Card at Least Once During Last Three Months Preceding the Date of the Survey, Percentage of Persons Who Used Mobile Telephone with Active Sim Card at Least Once During Last Three Months Preceding the Date of the Survey, and 663 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office nss78, 2021, cross-sectional, 666 series, vintage Source revision date not published | nss78 | 2021cross-sectional | 666 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of Households Reported Access to Broadband Within the Premises and Mass Media (any of Internet, Newspaper, Magazine, Radio, Television Etc), Percentage of Households Reported Access to Broadband Within the Premises and Mass Media (any of Internet, Newspaper, Magazine, Radio, Television Etc), Percentage of Households Reported Access to Broadband Within the Premises and Mass Media (any of Internet, Newspaper, Magazine, Radio, Television Etc), and 219 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office nss78, 2021, cross-sectional, 222 series, vintage Source revision date not published | nss78 | 2021cross-sectional | 222 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons able to use mobile (including smartphone), Percentage of persons able to use mobile (including smartphone), Percentage of persons able to use mobile (including smartphone), and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cams2022, 2023, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cams2022 | 2023cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who used mobile telephone during the last 3 months preceding the date of survey, Percentage of persons who used mobile telephone during the last 3 months preceding the date of survey, Percentage of persons who used mobile telephone during the last 3 months preceding the date of survey, and 663 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cams2022, 2023, cross-sectional, 666 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cams2022 | 2023cross-sectional | 666 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons able to use internet, Percentage of persons able to use internet, Percentage of persons able to use internet, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cams2022, 2023, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cams2022 | 2023cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who used internet during the last 3 months preceding the date of survey, Percentage of persons who used internet during the last 3 months preceding the date of survey, Percentage of persons who used internet during the last 3 months preceding the date of survey, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cams2022, 2023, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cams2022 | 2023cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of population covered by 4G or above mobile technology, Percentage of population covered by 4G or above mobile technology, Percentage of population covered by 4G or above mobile technology, and 108 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cams2022, 2023, cross-sectional, 111 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cams2022 | 2023cross-sectional | 111 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who send messages (e.g., e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g., documents, pictures, video) using mobile or computer-like devices during last three months preceding the date of survey, Percentage of persons who send messages (e.g., e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g., documents, pictures, video) using mobile or computer-like devices during last three months preceding the date of survey, Percentage of persons who send messages (e.g., e-mail, messaging service, SMS) with attached files (e.g., documents, pictures, video) using mobile or computer-like devices during last three months preceding the date of survey, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cams2022, 2023, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cams2022 | 2023cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Percentage of persons who performed copy and paste tools to duplicate or move data, information, documents, etc using mobile or computer-like devices during last three months preceding the date of survey, Percentage of persons who performed copy and paste tools to duplicate or move data, information, documents, etc using mobile or computer-like devices during last three months preceding the date of survey, Percentage of persons who performed copy and paste tools to duplicate or move data, information, documents, etc using mobile or computer-like devices during last three months preceding the date of survey, and 996 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cams2022, 2023, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cams2022 | 2023cross-sectional | 999 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| percentage of persons who can search internet for information, percentage of persons who can send or receive emails, percentage of persons who can perform online banking transactions, and 3993 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cams2022, 2023, cross-sectional, 3996 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cams2022 | 2023cross-sectional | 3996 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| Computer (desktop PC, laptop), Computer (desktop PC, laptop), Telephone (including landline) /mobile phone (including smartphone), and 219 moreMoSPI, National Statistical Office cams2022, 2023, cross-sectional, 222 series, vintage Source revision date not published | cams2022 | 2023cross-sectional | 222 | Source revision date not published | CSVJSON |
| FSUs surveyed, FSUs surveyed, Households surveyed, and 367 moreMoSPI NSS Report 593, Appendix A cmst2025-report, 2025, cross-sectional, 370 series, vintage 2025-05-29 | cmst2025-report | 2025cross-sectional | 370 | 2025-05-29 | CSVJSON |
| Estimated households for ratio weighting, Estimated households for ratio weighting, Estimated persons for ratio weighting, and 293 moreMoSPI NSS Report 593, Appendix A cmst2025-report, 2025, cross-sectional, 296 series, vintage 2025-05-29 | cmst2025-report | 2025cross-sectional | 296 | 2025-05-29 | CSVJSON |
| Mobile use RSE, Mobile use RSE, Mobile use RSE, and 996 moreMoSPI NSS Report 593, Appendix A cmst2025-report, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage 2025-05-29 | cmst2025-report | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | 2025-05-29 | CSVJSON |
| Smartphone ownership RSE, Smartphone ownership RSE, Smartphone ownership RSE, and 996 moreMoSPI NSS Report 593, Appendix A cmst2025-report, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage 2025-05-29 | cmst2025-report | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | 2025-05-29 | CSVJSON |
| Internet use RSE, Internet use RSE, Internet use RSE, and 996 moreMoSPI NSS Report 593, Appendix A cmst2025-report, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage 2025-05-29 | cmst2025-report | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | 2025-05-29 | CSVJSON |
| Copy and paste RSE, Copy and paste RSE, Copy and paste RSE, and 996 moreMoSPI NSS Report 593, Appendix A cmst2025-report, 2025, cross-sectional, 999 series, vintage 2025-05-29 | cmst2025-report | 2025cross-sectional | 999 | 2025-05-29 | CSVJSON |
| Internet availability RSE, Internet availability RSE, Internet availability RSE, and 108 moreMoSPI NSS Report 593, Appendix A cmst2025-report, 2025, cross-sectional, 111 series, vintage 2025-05-29 | cmst2025-report | 2025cross-sectional | 111 | 2025-05-29 | CSVJSON |
Cite this guide
Measure of India, “Digital access”, mixed dated sources and unpublished revision dates. measure.thisindianlife.today/guides/digital-access/
Sources
Every figure comes from the National Statistics Office's Comprehensive Modular Survey: Telecom, interviews from January to March 2025. The charts above answer one question each; every published table, state, age group and cut is in the table above and the downloads, together with two earlier surveys on similar questions, the Multiple Indicator Survey of 2020-21 and the Comprehensive Annual Modular Survey of 2022-23. Those used different questions and periods, so they are kept apart and not joined into a trend.
The survey report. The press release. Data revision date: Unknown; the statistics office does not publish one.