The Government of India has released a statewise list of broadband subscribers in India, as on 31st October 2008. We compared the numbers with those for around a year ago, which were released in March 2008.
Important: Please note that this does not include the number of dialup Internet users in India, which at last count, was at 11.6 million subscribers. More details here.
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Statewise Broadband Subscribers In India |
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STATE/TELECOM CIRCLE |
31st Oct 2008 |
31st Dec 2007 |
Growth |
% Growth |
| Andaman & Nicobar |
2,282 |
964 |
1,318 |
136.72% |
| Andhra Pradesh |
400,663 |
234,099 |
166,564 |
71.15% |
| Assam |
31,456 |
12,475 |
18,981 |
152.15% |
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Bihar |
63,305 |
37,278 |
26,027 |
69.82% |
| Delhi* |
588,716 |
409,057 |
179,659 |
43.92% |
| Gujarat |
322,656 |
188,628 |
134,028 |
71.05% |
| Haryana |
88,558 |
40,218 |
48,340 |
120.19% |
| Himachal Pradesh |
20,981 |
6,693 |
14,288 |
213.48% |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
19,538 |
9,597 |
9,941 |
103.58% |
| Karnataka |
569,057 |
331,937 |
237,120 |
71.44% |
| Kerala |
249,909 |
140,306 |
109,603 |
78.12% |
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Maharashtra |
934,351 |
654,308 |
280,043 |
42.80% |
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Madhya Pradesh (incl Chhattisgarh) |
168,951 |
80,738 |
88,213 |
109.26% |
| North East** |
14,202 |
4,856 |
9,346 |
192.46% |
| Orissa |
48,350 |
20,973 |
27,377 |
130.53% |
| Punjab |
182,953 |
106,892 |
76,061 |
71.16% |
| Rajasthan |
145,449 |
57,934 |
87,515 |
151.06% |
| Tamil Nadu |
644,912 |
406,654 |
238,258 |
58.59% |
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Uttar Pradesh (incl Uttarakhand) |
238,791 |
110,641 |
128,150 |
115.83% |
| West Bengal |
246,896 |
165,273 |
81,623 |
49.39% |
| TOTAL |
4,981,976 |
3,019,521 |
1,962,455 |
64.99% |
* Delhi includes Noida, Gurgaon, Ghaziabad and Faridabad.
* North East includes Meghalaya, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland & Tripura
Some points to ponder:
— Top 5 States account for majority connections: The internet penetration is lop sided in favour of a few circles: Andhra Pradesh (8.04%), Delhi (11.82%), Karnataka (11.42%), Maharashtra & Goa (18.75%) and Tamil Nadu (12.94%) together account for 3,137,699 broadband subscribers, which is 62.98% of the total base.
— High Percentage Growth, Low Base: 64.99% growth in broadband lines is promising, but the growth is still on a low base of 3.019 million subscribers as of 31st December 2008. On an average, we’ve just added 196, 245 broadband subscribers per month.
— Absolute growth: Maharashtra & Goa led the way, followed by Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Each of these circles added more than 235,000 subscribers in the 10 month period, and they’re in the top 5.
— Percentage growth: In percentage terms, Maharashtra grew the least, followed by Delhi and Tamil Nadu, primarily because of the large subscriber base.
— India’s most populous state – Uttar Pradesh, has only 238, 791 broadband subscribers and accounts for only 4.79 %. You may see that as an opportunity for growth, or an indication of the lack of Internet penetration.
Whats your reading of these numbers? Do share and we’ll update the post with your take.
Also read:
— Q109: Quarterly India Internet & Mobile Numbers, And A Wireless Internet Story
— India Has 81 M Internet Users. Please Make Changes To Your Powerpoint Slides
— Oct 2008: Projections For 10M Broadband; India Adds 10.42 M Wireless; Crosses 5M Broadband
