In 2018, about 73.7 percent of households in Maharashtra had exclusive access to toilets, while 12.8 percent did not have access to toilets. These results come from the 76th NSO survey conducted between July and December 2018, which found over 20 percent of households across the country with no access to any kind of toilets.
One of the goals of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a clean India campaign launched by the Modi government, aimed to eliminate open defecation in the country by building toilets. Since 2014, 80 million toilets were built, making 419 districts in the country free from open defecation.
Share of households with access to toilets across Maharashtra in India in 2018, by type
Characteristic
Percentage of households
Exclusive toilets
73.7%
No access
12.8%
Common use in the building/shared
6.1%
Free to use public/community toilets
3.7%
Paid public/community toilets
3.5%
Others
0.2%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Percentage of households73.7%73.7%12.8%12.8%6.1%6.1%3.7%3.7%3.5%3.5%0.2%0.2%Exclusive toiletsNo accessCommon use in the building/sharedFree to use public/community toiletsPaid public/community toiletsOthers
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According to the source, a household was categorized as ‘having access to latrine’ or toilet if majority of the household members had the facility of using the toilet irrespective of the situation where they used it or not.
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MOSPI (NSO). (November 22, 2019). Share of households with access to toilets across Maharashtra in India in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1083336/india-access-to-toilets-by-type-maharashtra/
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