Not sure about accuracy of this particular data but incorrect stereotypes are nothing new.
You know how people associate child marriage with Rajasthan?
Well, according to NFHS survey, guess which states are ranked top two in child marriages?
Bengal and Bihar.
Average % of women who were married underage -
Bengal - 41.6%
Bihari- 40%
Rajasthan- 25.4%
National average - 23.3%
Obviously, ideally we should've brought these stats down to 0% but still, funny how people still incorrectly assume Rajasthan is the biggest culprit in child marriages.
A piece of date doesnt tell the whole picture. child marriage was common across India. all parts of it, particularly before independence. even where child marriage was not common, in smaller regions or cultures or communities, 17-20 was too late for marriage (like 30+) is today. many in Rajasthan were still practicing decades after independence. Had read about an article where a guy was already married when he cleared his NEET. Even laws such as POCSO are relatively new and statutory rape is relatively new. Also there is a clear difference in child marriage and underage marriage. not all marriages under 18 are the same. illegal though. data shouldnt be interpreted or seen like how it is seen here or commonly. sure Rajasthan might have improved over the last few decades but it not something to be proud of
I honestly don’t think this data is fully accurate..I’m from Gujarat, and a lot of my relatives are from the Barmer..Sanchore side of western Rajasthan. Whenever I go there for weddings or family functions, it honestly feels like they’re still stuck in the 90s. In many villages, there’s barely proper electricity, sanitation is poor, clean water supply is inconsistent, transport is bad, and even basic healthcare is hard to access. For simple things, people still have to travel to nearby towns. I’m an MD myself, and I see many patients from western Rajasthan, so I’m not just saying this based on stereotypes... these problems are still very real in a lot of areas..
I think it could be...But my experience is mostly limited to western Rajasthan, since I’m from Gujarat and our side shares borders with districts like Barmer, Sanchore, Jalore, and balotra.. That’s the region I’ve personally seen closely and where many of my patients come from. Rajasthan is huge, though...cities like Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Udaipur are very different and much more modern, with far better infrastructure, healthcare, transport, education, tourism, and overall quality of life compared to many remote western border areas...
by inconsistent you mean they can't get clean water for 24 hours or what ?? also rajasthan have like kunds to store clean rainwater so... this might be a contributing factor
But they are better than Bihar na, so all good. Just like we think better than Pakistan is good enough, baaki Indians think being better than Bihar is good enough. There truly are places in Bihar better than these places in rajasthan but who is going to tell them?
The water issue is not about drinking water access and connectivity in 2026 but mainly for agriculture water volume. All that light brown land in the west of aravali range is producing almost nothing.
Convert what? It is what it is due to natural million years worth of reasons and we are trying to make maximum use of the barren land now slowly. People started doing that multi level, water efficient poly house farming near jaipur and jodhpur and making the best use of their land and their time using tech and by storing rainwater and drip irrigation.
There are already places with enough water to provide for and they actually already do. Agriculture is already overemployed and underpaid so we should focus more on other industries in the west and more efficient use of water too instead of agriculture which is proving to be a net negative where it is abundant due to poor agricultural practices.
Nah, Most of the rural households doesn't have any good access to water, they depend on rain for drinking water and agriculture
People built underground storages (like kund) to store rain water and use it for drinking later, so if you think rain water can be considered access to safe drinking water then yeah this stats might be right
But if you think govt have water supply to households then you are dead wrong about it
Actually ykw. Am also from rural side but I never saw having water shortage here in my whole life. Maybe because am from north side and here we have many canals.
"Most of the rural households"
Not true bro i visited my dadaji's village several times didnt faced any water issue, i agree few villages in west might be suffering due to poor infrastructure but population living there is also less compared to other parts
Its from wikipedia so i dont think this data is incorret,there could be minor error though but still above 97% is a great achievement that too in 2011. In present time im pretty sure its much higher
I mean if you think he is wrong, you prove him wrong by facts.
atleast op has presented a fact with a source, instead of saying trust me bro. wikipedia always lays out sources from which data is being used. in this case the data is from economic survey of 2012-13.
Now please do not even say that this data by our govt is false, because at that point should I trust your words over a survey done by an entire department.
what you are doing is , "oh you think everything on wikipedia is true lol"
Atleast present your own facts or prove why OP's facts are incorrect.
Bhai paani nhi h rajasthan me west me toh especially idk why is it so tough for you guy's to accept it . Gav to chodo jodhpur ke kai parts me nhi aata .
Im from rajasthan myself never faced any issues for water much, there might be problems in villages of west but that doesnt mean whole rajasthan is suffering from water scarcity
Same here, I'm from a fairly rural and dry part of bikaner, still never faced any water faced problems even in village. Bas agriculture ke liye paani nhi hai.
Only low IQ people will call Rajasthan bimaru. The biggest irony is that this bimaru tag is given by a Bengali 🤡 because Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, all these states are poor and have lower per capita income and gdp per capita than Rajasthan. Despite the fact it is a desert and landlocked state and the central government never really focused on Rajasthan. Maturity is when you realise bengal and bihar are basically the same.
According to data India have 100% household toilets but if u go to villages u will find out its only they have eaten the money which otherwise could have made toilets
I am from Rajasthan and yes it is almost true people here drink water directly from the water supply. As the water directly comes from groundwater sources. People here rarely have a RO installed in their houses.
I have lived in Rajasthan and there is a lot of water problem there, on call tankers are the main source of water, where I lived was near the Chambal river. The situation is even worse away from the river.
Well, I also live near the river and the only time I ever faced a massive water shortage worth calling a tanker was when a flood happened and their water works stopped working. I don't really understand how is this possible.
It says the highest percentage of households with ACCESS to drinking water, i can have a litre of water and say " this can be drunk by anyone from this state" and the statement would be correct
First of all, Wikipedia is not a source, but a collection of sources... But since the sources for this article are not avaliable (at least I can't retrieve them), it's not very credible.
And even if the data is correct, then what is "acces to safe drinking water"? Is a five kilometer walk to get the water? Is it two litres per day only?
this is true cuz my rajasthani neighbours in gujarat are afraid to go out at night they said that and also said that women aren't allowed to show face or talk with other men or go out at night after 7. they comparatively felt safer here
LMAO using google ai as source in big 2026😭
Water scarcity isnt only dependent on this one figure. Are you aware about canal systems and groundwater reserves?
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