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arpit

@thedataareclean.com

Evidence should not determine beliefs, but update them. | Perpetual learner | Statistician, Storyteller | 🚲 / 📚 / 🌱 / 📊 / 🌈

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Data For India @dataforindia.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🧵 Nearly 95% of Indian households now have access to basic drinking water, a rate of progress that has surpassed the world's average. #Water #WASH #WashData #India #DataForIndia

Chart Title: Where do Indian households get their drinking water from?

Description: A bar chart comparing the principal sources of drinking water between urban and rural India in 2023. The chart shows three categories - piped water, hand pump/tube well, and others - with their respective percentages for both urban and rural areas.

Key Points:

- In urban India, piped water (68%) is the dominant source, followed by others (20%) and hand pump/tube well (12%)
- In rural India, hand pump/tube well is the main source at 48%, followed by piped water at 39% and others at 13%

Source: CAMS, NSS 79th Round, 2022-23, NSO

Attribution: DataForIndia.com/access-to-drinking-water/ | CC BY

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Data For India @dataforindia.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

🧵 Historically, when countries moved away from an agrarian economy, economic growth first came from industry, followed by a much later growth in services. #Agriculture #Industry #Manufacturing #Economy #India #DataForIndia

Chart Title: Manufacturing has plateaued in India

Description: A line graph showing manufacturing as a share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) over time from 1960 to 2023 for three countries: India, Bangladesh, and South Korea.

Key Points:

- India's manufacturing share has remained relatively stagnant, declining from 14.75% in 1960 to 12.84% in 2023
- South Korea shows significant growth from 11.40% in 1960 to 24.31% in 2023, though with some recent decline
- Bangladesh demonstrates strong growth, especially in recent years, rising from 5.31% in 1960 to 22.34% in 2023

Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank 2023

Attribution: DataForIndia.com/agriculture-shift/ | CC BY

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Data For India @dataforindia.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

🧵 India's economy is now the fifth largest in the world, and projected to become the third largest by 2027. #Economy #PerCapitaIncome #GDP #India #DataForIndia

Chart Title: Countries with GDPs similar to India have far higher per capita incomes

Description: A scatter plot comparing Gross Domestic Product (GDP) vs GDP Per Capita Income for major economies in 2022. The x-axis shows GDP ranging from $0 to $25tn, while the y-axis shows per capita income from $0 to $80,000. Countries are represented as purple dots with labels.

Key Points:

- The United States leads with the highest GDP (~$25tn) and per capita income (~$70,000)
- Despite having similar total GDP, the UK's per capita income is 20 times higher than India's
- Major European economies (Germany, France, Italy) and Japan cluster in the middle range
- India and China show large GDPs but relatively low per capita incomes

Source: World Development Indicators, World Bank

Attribution: DataForIndia.com/gdp | CC BY

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Data For India @dataforindia.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Literacy - the ability to read and write a sentence in any language with proper comprehension - is the most fundamental measure of educational outcomes. India has made remarkable progress in improving literacy rates. #Literacy #Education #LivingConditions #India #DataForIndia

Chart Title: Eight in ten Indians are now literate
Description: This area chart illustrates India’s literacy rate over time from 1951 to 2023. The literacy rate has shown a steady increase, starting from below 20% in 1951 to nearly 80% in 2023.

Data for 1951, 1961, and 1971 covers the population aged 5+, while later years consider the population aged 7+.
Source: Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (accessed at RBI), NSS Survey Rounds 71, 75, 78, and PLFS 2022–23, NSO
Attribution: DataForIndia.com/literacy-in-india/ | CC BY

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Data For India @dataforindia.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

In the early 2000s, fewer than eight in ten Indians had access to basic drinking water, lower than the world average. Over the last two decades, India has made steady progress. #Water #WASH #WashData #India #DataForIndia

Chart Title: One in six urban Indian households now primarily drink bottled water

Description: This line graph shows the percentage of households using bottled water as their primary drinking water source in India from 1983 to 2023, comparing urban (yellow line) and rural (navy blue line) areas. The y-axis shows percentages from 0% to 16%.

Key Points:
-Urban areas show dramatic growth from near 0% in 2000 to approximately 15% by 2023, with a notable dip around 2020
-Rural areas demonstrate slower but steady growth, reaching about 6% by 2023

Source: NSS Rounds 38, 42, 49, 54, 58, 65, 69, 76, 78 and 79, NSO
Attribution: DataForIndia.com/access-to-drinking-water/ | CC BY

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Data For India @dataforindia.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

In 2009, only 2% of Indian homes had internet access. With the introduction of mobile broadband, this grew to 30% by 2014 and about 80% by 2023. #Phone #Internet #Connectivity #India #DataForIndia

Chart Title: The rich in India are more likely to be online

Description: This chart displays a dumbbell plot showing the share of internet usage among Women and Men across five income quintiles in India for 2023. The y-axis lists income groups from "Poorest" to "Richest", while data points show percentages of internet users, with Women (in navy blue) and Men (in yellow) connected by horizontal lines.

Key Points:
-A clear digital divide exists across income levels, with internet usage increasing significantly from poorest to richest quintiles
-The richest quintile shows the highest internet usage: 69% for women and 82% for men
-The poorest quintile shows the lowest usage: 34% for women and 50% for men
-A consistent gender gap exists across all income levels, with men having higher internet usage than women
-The gap between men and women ranges from 13-17 percentage points across quintiles

Source: CAMS, Round 79, NSO 2022-23

Attribution: DataForIndia.com/comm-tech/ | CC BY

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VizChitra @vizchitra.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Inclusivity in skills. Humanity in connection. Collaboration in growth. Creativity in exploration. The good side of #dataviz is here. Join us here👇or check the link in bio 🔗 chat.whatsapp.com/CbIu7z6ITmGF... #datafam #datastorytelling #datavisualization #dataanalytics

A minimalist graphic with the text "VIZCHITRA" in bold, modern font. The design features a house-like outline with colorful beams of light emerging from the doorway, representing diversity and creativity. Below, the text reads: "The good side of data viz is here. Join the community. Link in bio."

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Data For India @dataforindia.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Accurately estimating the true burden of malaria in India is challenging. Direct estimates are often under-reported or stunted by accessibility to remote regions. #Malaria #Health #PublicHealth #India #DataForIndia

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arpit @thedataareclean.com · 11/02/2025

We are now on Bluesky! 🙂🎉

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