INFOGRAPHIC: Cumulative distribution of hours of power supply in India

The chart gives the distribution of daily hours of supply across the country. In rural areas the median household receives under 10 hours of electricity per day. Urban areas receive over 19 hours. But only a small proportion of the population enjoys 24-hour electricity. Here is a snapshot:ETEnergyWorld  |  September 11, 2019, 16:21 IST
INFOGRAPHIC: Cumulative distribution of hours of power supply in India
Sources: Electricity is not a Right, IHDS 2011-12
Notes: This figure shows the empirical cumulative distribution function of the hours of electricity supply reported by rural (red), urban (green), and all (blue) households in the India Human Development Survey, 2011-12. Households reporting no electricity have been considered to receive zero hours of daily supply. At each point in the distribution, rural households have fewer hours of electricity than urban households. The median urban household receives over 19 hours of electricity per day, while the median rural household receives under 10 hours of electricity per day.