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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3075
TO BE ANSWERED ON 11TH MARCH, 2026
TOWERS EXPANSION
3075. SHRI SURESH KUMAR SHETKAR:
Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(a) whether radiation-related public concerns are slowing tower expansion despite scientific
safety clearances and if so, the awareness measures undertaken;
(b) whether the Government proposes a national policy to ensure uniform approval procedures
for installation of telecom towers across States and if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether 4G and 5G rollout has increased network congestion leading to signal instability in
densely populated cities and if so, the assessment made thereof;
(d) whether telecom companies are mandated to upgrade existing infrastructure to prevent
network overload and improve indoor connectivity and if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether rural and border areas continue to face connectivity gaps despite Universal Service
Obligation Fund support and if so, the district-wise details thereof; and
(f) whether the Government proposes installation of additional towers in railway corridors,
highways and remote habitations to reduce signal loss and if so, the details thereof?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)
(a) No sir, there is no such report of slow tower expansion due to radiation related public concern.
(b) The Government has notified the Telecommunications (Right of Way) Rules, 2024 on 17th
September, 2024, which came into force on the 1st day of January, 2025, under the
Telecommunications Act, 2023. These Rules provide a uniform framework for grant of permissions
for installation of telecom infrastructure, including mobile towers, across all States and Union
Territories of India.
(c) & d) As per TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India), all the service providers are
meeting the benchmark in all the LSAs in the month of January 2026. The coverage beyond minimum
rollout obligations is provided by the service providers based on their techno-commercial
considerations.
(e) Yes sir, there is still some connectivity gap despite Universal Service Obligation Fund
support. The district wise coverage details is attached as Annexure-A.
(f) Yes sir, Government has proposed installation of additional towers under BADP (Border Area
Development Plan). The details are attached as Annexure-B.
1ANNEXURE-A
Total
SN Name of State Name of District Covered Uncovered
villages
1 ANDAMAN&NICOBARISLANDS Nicobars 200 109 91
2 ANDAMAN&NICOBARISLANDS North&MiddleAndaman 236 208 28
3 ANDAMAN&NICOBARISLANDS SouthAndaman 123 115 8
4 Andhra Pradesh Alluri Sitharama Raju 3295 3010 285
5 Andhra Pradesh Anakapalli 711 711 0
6 Andhra Pradesh ANANTAPUR 498 498 0
7 Andhra Pradesh Annamayya 462 459 3
8 Andhra Pradesh Bapatla 276 276 0
9 Andhra Pradesh CHITTOOR 794 791 3
10 Andhra Pradesh EAST GODAVARI 268 268 0
11 Andhra Pradesh Eluru 678 662 16
12 Andhra Pradesh GUNTUR 209 209 0
13 Andhra Pradesh Kakinada 402 398 4
14 Andhra Pradesh Konaseema 310 310 0
15 Andhra Pradesh KRISHNA 489 489 0
16 Andhra Pradesh KURNOOL 448 448 0
17 Andhra Pradesh Nandyal 447 439 8
18 Andhra Pradesh NTR 298 298 0
19 Andhra Pradesh Palnadu 360 360 0
20 Andhra Pradesh Parvathipuram Manyam 955 908 47
21 Andhra Pradesh PRAKASAM 848 826 22
22 Andhra Pradesh SPSR NELLORE 713 712 1
23 Andhra Pradesh Sri Sathya Sai 450 447 3
24 Andhra Pradesh SRIKAKULAM 1411 1411 0
25 Andhra Pradesh Tirupati 1007 1006 1
26 Andhra Pradesh VISAKHAPATANAM 87 87 0
27 Andhra Pradesh VIZIANAGARAM 959 959 0
28 Andhra Pradesh WEST GODAVARI 273 273 0
29 Andhra Pradesh Y.S.R. 680 679 1
30 Arunachal Pradesh Anjaw 297 135 162
31 Arunachal Pradesh Changlang 391 354 37
32 Arunachal Pradesh Dibang Valley 146 80 66
33 Arunachal Pradesh East Kameng 379 325 54
34 Arunachal Pradesh East Siang 158 144 14
35 Arunachal Pradesh Kamle 29 13 16
36 Arunachal Pradesh Kra Daadi 93 11 82
37 Arunachal Pradesh Kurung Kumey 743 546 197
38 Arunachal Pradesh Leparada 8 6 2
39 Arunachal Pradesh Lohit 298 291 7
40 Arunachal Pradesh Longding 16 6 10
41 Arunachal Pradesh Lower Dibang Valley 309 273 36
42 Arunachal Pradesh Lower Siang 5 3 2
43 Arunachal Pradesh Lower Subansiri 588 547 41
44 Arunachal Pradesh Namsai 6 6 0
45 Arunachal Pradesh Pakke Kessang 30 16 14
246 Arunachal Pradesh Papum Pare 558 510 48
47 Arunachal Pradesh Shi-Yomi 8 3 5
48 Arunachal Pradesh Siang 4 1 3
49 Arunachal Pradesh Tawang 241 227 14
50 Arunachal Pradesh Tirap 192 181 11
51 Arunachal Pradesh Upper Siang 115 106 9
52 Arunachal Pradesh Upper Subansiri 578 363 215
53 Arunachal Pradesh West Kameng 345 246 99
54 Arunachal Pradesh West Siang 456 415 41
55 Assam Baksa 691 691 0
56 Assam Barpeta 836 836 0
57 Assam Biswanath 941 941 0
58 Assam Bongaigaon 563 563 0
59 Assam Cachar 1054 1042 12
60 Assam Charaideo 325 325 0
61 Assam Chirang 505 505 0
62 Assam Darrang 561 561 0
63 Assam Dhemaji 1307 1304 3
64 Assam Dhubri 940 938 2
65 Assam Dibrugarh 1349 1348 1
66 Assam Dima Hasao 721 694 27
67 Assam Goalpara 840 840 0
68 Assam Golaghat 1160 1151 9
69 Assam Hailakandi 332 330 2
70 Assam Hojai 408 406 2
71 Assam Jorhat 610 610 0
72 Assam Kamrup 1087 1076 11
73 Assam Kamrup Metropolitan 219 219 0
74 Assam Karbi Anglong 2296 2247 49
75 Assam Karimganj 927 927 0
76 Assam Kokrajhar 1063 1063 0
77 Assam Lakhimpur 1173 1173 0
78 Assam Majuli 248 242 6
79 Assam Morigaon 631 629 2
80 Assam Nagaon 1017 1012 5
81 Assam Nalbari 459 459 0
82 Assam Sivasagar 557 557 0
83 Assam Sonitpur 934 934 0
84 Assam South Salmara Mankachar 151 151 0
85 Assam Tinsukia 1173 1169 4
86 Assam Udalguri 805 805 0
87 Assam West Karbi Anglong 546 518 28
88 BIHAR Araria 742 742 0
89 BIHAR Arwal 316 316 0
90 BIHAR Aurangabad 1849 1849 0
91 BIHAR Banka 2111 2110 1
92 BIHAR Begusarai 1146 1146 0
93 BIHAR Bhagalpur 1520 1520 0
94 BIHAR Bhojpur 1217 1216 1
395 BIHAR Buxar 1134 1134 0
96 BIHAR Darbhanga 1249 1249 0
97 BIHAR Gaya 2887 2884 3
98 BIHAR Gopalganj 1535 1535 0
99 BIHAR Jamui 1506 1497 9
100 BIHAR Jehanabad 584 584 0
101 BIHAR Kaimur (Bhabua) 1692 1685 7
102 BIHAR Katihar 1534 1534 0
103 BIHAR Khagaria 301 301 0
104 BIHAR Kishanganj 771 771 0
105 BIHAR Lakhisarai 472 471 1
106 BIHAR Madhepura 440 440 0
107 BIHAR Madhubani 1111 1111 0
108 BIHAR Munger 862 861 1
109 BIHAR Muzaffarpur 1790 1790 0
110 BIHAR Nalanda 1050 1049 1
111 BIHAR Nawada 1091 1088 3
112 BIHAR Pashchim Champaran 1485 1476 9
113 BIHAR Patna 1405 1405 0
114 BIHAR Purba Champaran 1296 1296 0
115 BIHAR Purnia 1273 1273 0
116 BIHAR Rohtas 2072 2069 3
117 BIHAR Saharsa 467 467 0
118 BIHAR Samastipur 1250 1250 0
119 BIHAR Saran 1732 1732 0
120 BIHAR Sheikhpura 314 314 0
121 BIHAR Sheohar 203 203 0
122 BIHAR Sitamarhi 836 836 0
123 BIHAR Siwan 1530 1530 0
124 BIHAR Supaul 551 551 0
125 BIHAR Vaishali 1564 1564 0
126 Chhattisgarh Balod 695 695 0
127 Chhattisgarh Balodabazar-Bhatapara 730 727 3
128 Chhattisgarh Balrampur-Ramanujganj 637 634 3
129 Chhattisgarh Bastar 592 587 5
130 Chhattisgarh Bemetara 694 694 0
131 Chhattisgarh Bijapur 695 397 298
132 Chhattisgarh Bilaspur 674 672 2
133 Chhattisgarh Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 230 225 5
134 Chhattisgarh Dhamtari 628 624 4
135 Chhattisgarh Durg 378 378 0
136 Chhattisgarh Gariyaband 707 693 14
137 Chhattisgarh Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi 223 221 2
138 Chhattisgarh Janjgir-Champa 432 432 0
139 Chhattisgarh Jashpur 755 752 3
140 Chhattisgarh Kabeerdham 1004 992 12
Khairagarh-Chhuikhadan-
141 Chhattisgarh 487 483 4
Gandai
142 Chhattisgarh Kondagaon 576 573 3
4143 Chhattisgarh Korba 721 714 7
144 Chhattisgarh Korea 36 36 0
145 Chhattisgarh Koriya 244 224 20
146 Chhattisgarh Mahasamund 1138 1137 1
Manendragarh-Chirmiri-
147 Chhattisgarh 370 331 39
Bharatpur
Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh
148 Chhattisgarh 496 496 0
Chowki
149 Chhattisgarh Mungeli 696 670 26
150 Chhattisgarh Narayanpur 418 244 174
151 Chhattisgarh Raigarh 924 921 3
152 Chhattisgarh Raipur 441 441 0
153 Chhattisgarh Rajnandgaon 671 670 1
154 Chhattisgarh Sakti 460 460 0
155 Chhattisgarh Sarangarh-Bilaigarh 745 745 0
156 Chhattisgarh Sukma 401 298 103
157 Chhattisgarh Surajpur 544 527 17
158 Chhattisgarh Surguja 560 556 4
159 Chhattisgarh Uttar Bastar Kanker 1070 1054 16
160 DNH & DD Daman 21 21 0
161 DNH & DD Diu 4 4 0
162 DNH & DD DNH 70 70 0
163 GOA North Goa 205 191 14
164 GOA South Goa 187 163 24
165 Gujarat Ahmedabad 456 456 0
166 Gujarat Amreli 620 617 3
167 Gujarat Anand 349 349 0
168 Gujarat Arvalli 677 676 1
169 Gujarat Banas Kantha 1245 1239 6
170 Gujarat Bharuch 663 663 0
171 Gujarat Bhavnagar 684 683 1
172 Gujarat Botad 187 187 0
173 Gujarat Chhotaudepur 896 894 2
174 Gujarat Dahod 694 694 0
175 Gujarat Dangs 310 291 19
176 Gujarat Devbhumi Dwarka 283 264 19
177 Gujarat Gandhinagar 262 262 0
178 Gujarat Gir Somnath 482 405 77
179 Gujarat Jamnagar 416 415 1
180 Gujarat Junagadh 549 530 19
181 Gujarat Kachchh 934 921 13
182 Gujarat Kheda 523 523 0
183 Gujarat Mahesana 612 612 0
184 Gujarat Mahisagar 713 712 1
185 Gujarat Morbi 346 346 0
186 Gujarat Narmada 611 603 8
187 Gujarat Navsari 381 381 0
188 Gujarat Panch Mahals 598 597 1
189 Gujarat Patan 514 514 0
5190 Gujarat Porbandar 181 168 13
191 Gujarat Rajkot 594 594 0
192 Gujarat Sabar Kantha 711 710 1
193 Gujarat Surat 719 709 10
194 Gujarat Surendranagar 574 570 4
195 Gujarat Tapi 532 518 14
196 Gujarat Vadodara 655 655 0
197 Gujarat Valsad 454 454 0
198 Haryana Ambala 444 444 0
199 Haryana Bhiwani 273 273 0
200 Haryana CharkhiDadri 172 172 0
201 Haryana Faridabad 149 149 0
202 Haryana Fatehabad 244 244 0
203 Haryana Gurugram 218 218 0
204 Haryana Hisar 266 266 0
205 Haryana Jhajjar 262 262 0
206 Haryana Jind 302 302 0
207 Haryana Kaithal 271 271 0
208 Haryana Karnal 422 422 0
209 Haryana Kurukshetra 413 413 0
210 Haryana Mahendragarh 356 356 0
211 Haryana Nuh 441 441 0
212 Haryana Palwal 269 269 0
213 Haryana Panchkula 161 160 1
214 Haryana Panipat 186 186 0
215 Haryana Rewari 409 409 0
216 Haryana Rohtak 131 131 0
217 Haryana Sirsa 330 330 0
218 Haryana Sonipat 318 318 0
219 Haryana YamunaNagar 603 603 0
220 Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur 1062 1062 0
221 Himachal Pradesh Chamba 1591 1385 206
222 Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur 1754 1754 0
223 Himachal Pradesh Kangra 3831 3816 15
224 Himachal Pradesh Kinnaur 660 514 146
225 Himachal Pradesh Kullu 441 440 1
226 Himachal Pradesh Lahul & Spiti 521 391 130
227 Himachal Pradesh Mandi 3322 3319 3
228 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 3254 3245 9
229 Himachal Pradesh Sirmaur 979 979 0
230 Himachal Pradesh Solan 2593 2593 0
231 Himachal Pradesh Una 844 844 0
232 J&K Anantnag 354 345 9
233 J&K Badgam 486 475 11
234 J&K Bandipore 119 115 4
235 J&K Baramulla 524 510 14
236 J&K Doda 404 399 5
237 J&K Ganderbal 129 127 2
238 J&K Jammu 843 785 58
6239 J&K Kathua 516 502 14
240 J&K Kishtwar 157 142 15
241 J&K Kulgam 257 250 7
242 J&K Kupwara 372 358 14
243 J&K Pulwama 338 328 10
244 J&K Punch 179 172 7
245 J&K Rajouri 382 374 8
246 J&K Ramban 174 144 30
247 J&K Reasi 258 252 6
248 J&K Samba 376 364 12
249 J&K Shupiyan 226 222 4
250 J&K Srinagar 18 16 2
251 J&K Udhampur 362 346 16
252 Jharkhand Bokaro 648 645 3
253 Jharkhand Chatra 1471 1455 16
254 Jharkhand Deoghar 2662 2662 0
255 Jharkhand Dhanbad 1201 1201 0
256 Jharkhand Dumka 2928 2924 4
257 Jharkhand Garhwa 874 866 8
258 Jharkhand Giridih 2729 2725 4
259 Jharkhand Godda 2252 2214 38
260 Jharkhand Gumla 948 943 5
261 Jharkhand Hazaribagh 1307 1304 3
262 Jharkhand Jamtara 1162 1162 0
263 Jharkhand Khunti 757 739 18
264 Jharkhand Kodarma 698 689 9
265 Jharkhand Latehar 772 758 14
266 Jharkhand Lohardaga 353 347 6
267 Jharkhand Pakur 1250 1245 5
268 Jharkhand Palamu 1839 1828 11
269 Jharkhand Pashchimi Singhbhum 1688 1603 85
270 Jharkhand Purbi Singhbhum 1758 1749 9
271 Jharkhand Ramgarh 307 307 0
272 Jharkhand Ranchi 1318 1314 4
273 Jharkhand Sahibganj 1812 1746 66
274 Jharkhand Saraikela-Kharsawan 1186 1177 9
275 Jharkhand Simdega 450 443 7
276 KARNATAKA BAGALKOTE 621 621 0
277 KARNATAKA BALLARI 676 670 6
278 KARNATAKA BELAGAVI 1295 1276 19
279 KARNATAKA BENGALURU RURAL 1080 1078 2
280 KARNATAKA BENGALURU URBAN 557 557 0
281 KARNATAKA BIDAR 632 630 2
282 KARNATAKA CHAMARAJANAGARA 530 505 25
283 KARNATAKA CHIKKABALLAPURA 1594 1587 7
284 KARNATAKA CHIKKAMAGALURU 1124 1084 40
285 KARNATAKA CHITRADURGA 1137 1130 7
286 KARNATAKA DAKSHINA KANNADA 360 360 0
287 KARNATAKA DAVANAGERE 879 874 5
7288 KARNATAKA DHARWAD 389 388 1
289 KARNATAKA GADAG 343 343 0
290 KARNATAKA HASSAN 2579 2567 12
291 KARNATAKA HAVERI 708 706 2
292 KARNATAKA KALABURAGI 917 899 18
293 KARNATAKA KODAGU 297 292 5
294 KARNATAKA KOLAR 1836 1832 4
295 KARNATAKA KOPPAL 627 625 2
296 KARNATAKA MANDYA 1487 1480 7
297 KARNATAKA MYSURU 1346 1341 5
298 KARNATAKA RAICHUR 879 872 7
299 KARNATAKA RAMANAGARA 871 858 13
300 KARNATAKA SHIVAMOGGA 1546 1471 75
301 KARNATAKA TUMAKURU 2752 2743 9
302 KARNATAKA UDUPI 247 246 1
303 KARNATAKA UTTARA KANNADA 1303 1114 189
304 KARNATAKA VIJAYAPURA 696 696 0
305 KARNATAKA YADGIR 510 503 7
306 Kerala Alappuzha 87 87 0
307 Kerala Ernakulam 105 105 0
308 Kerala Idukki 68 68 0
309 Kerala Kannur 105 105 0
310 Kerala Kasaragod 120 120 0
311 Kerala Kollam 90 90 0
312 Kerala Kottayam 91 91 0
313 Kerala Kozhikode 92 92 0
314 Kerala Malappuram 115 115 0
315 Kerala Palakkad 147 147 0
316 Kerala Pathanamthitta 65 65 0
317 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 95 95 0
318 Kerala Thrissur 213 213 0
319 Kerala Wayanad 45 45 0
320 Ladakh Kargil 127 122 5
321 Ladakh Leh(Ladakh) 116 111 5
322 Lakshadweep Lakshadweep 27 27 0
323 Maharashtra Ahmadnagar 1586 1576 10
324 Maharashtra Akola 972 963 9
325 Maharashtra Amravati 1981 1872 109
326 Maharashtra Aurangabad 1361 1355 6
327 Maharashtra Bhandara 885 870 15
328 Maharashtra Bid 1371 1368 3
329 Maharashtra Buldana 1438 1410 28
330 Maharashtra Chandrapur 1775 1742 33
331 Maharashtra Dhule 720 714 6
332 Maharashtra Gadchiroli 1646 1519 127
333 Maharashtra Gondiya 934 901 33
334 Maharashtra Hingoli 708 707 1
335 Maharashtra Jalgaon 1524 1508 16
336 Maharashtra Jalna 965 965 0
8337 Maharashtra Kolhapur 1250 1229 21
338 Maharashtra Latur 943 943 0
339 Maharashtra Nagpur 1900 1862 38
340 Maharashtra Nanded 1663 1651 12
341 Maharashtra Nandurbar 960 905 55
342 Maharashtra Nashik 1928 1891 37
343 Maharashtra Osmanabad 739 738 1
344 Maharashtra Palghar 904 898 6
345 Maharashtra Parbhani 843 839 4
346 Maharashtra Pune 1882 1836 46
347 Maharashtra Raigarh 2008 1975 33
348 Maharashtra Ratnagiri 1538 1472 66
349 Maharashtra Sangli 724 720 4
350 Maharashtra Satara 1771 1718 53
351 Maharashtra Sindhudurg 746 704 42
352 Maharashtra Solapur 1159 1158 1
353 Maharashtra Thane 816 806 10
354 Maharashtra Wardha 1382 1362 20
355 Maharashtra Washim 782 781 1
356 Maharashtra Yavatmal 2127 2101 26
357 MANIPUR BISHNUPUR 49 49 0
358 MANIPUR CHANDEL 269 247 22
359 MANIPUR CHURACHANDPUR 514 474 40
360 MANIPUR IMPHAL EAST 156 156 0
361 Manipur Imphal West 129 129 0
362 MANIPUR JIRIBAM 56 54 2
363 MANIPUR KAKCHING 37 37 0
364 MANIPUR KAMJONG 120 109 11
365 MANIPUR KANGPOKPI 547 519 28
366 MANIPUR NONEY 57 40 17
367 MANIPUR PHERZAWL 89 74 15
368 MANIPUR SENAPATI 141 138 3
369 MANIPUR TAMENGLONG 119 93 26
370 MANIPUR TENGNOUPAL 168 144 24
371 MANIPUR THOUBAL 66 65 1
372 MANIPUR UKHRUL 95 93 2
373 Meghalaya EAST GARO HILLS 551 537 14
374 Meghalaya EAST JAINTIA HILLS 210 201 9
375 Meghalaya EAST KHASI HILLS 1015 997 18
EASTERN WEST KHASI
376 Meghalaya 260 255 5
HILLS
377 Meghalaya NORTH GARO HILLS 623 607 16
378 Meghalaya RIBHOI 655 626 29
379 Meghalaya SOUTH GARO HILLS 839 815 24
SOUTH WEST GARO
380 Meghalaya 529 524 5
HILLS
SOUTH WEST KHASI
381 Meghalaya 331 320 11
HILLS
382 Meghalaya WEST GARO HILLS 1189 1181 8
383 Meghalaya WEST JAINTIA HILLS 329 327 2
9384 Meghalaya WEST KHASI HILLS 569 551 18
385 MIZORAM Aizawl 80 77 3
386 MIZORAM Champhai 44 44 0
387 MIZORAM Hnahthial 27 27 0
388 MIZORAM KHAWZAWL 31 31 0
389 MIZORAM Kolasib 47 45 2
390 MIZORAM Lawngtlai 183 171 12
391 MIZORAM Lunglei 166 146 20
392 MIZORAM Mamit 129 119 10
393 MIZORAM Saiha 48 47 1
394 MIZORAM Saitual 37 36 1
395 MIZORAM Serchhip 42 39 3
396 Mizoram Siaha 33 31 2
397 MP Agar-Malwa 499 497 2
398 MP Alirajpur 544 528 16
399 MP Anuppur 579 558 21
400 MP Ashoknagar 880 875 5
401 MP Balaghat 1394 1285 109
402 MP Barwani 707 703 4
403 MP Betul 1457 1405 52
404 MP Bhind 939 939 0
405 MP Bhopal 514 507 7
406 MP Burhanpur 265 263 2
407 MP Chhatarpur 1238 1215 23
408 MP Chhindwara 2002 1915 87
409 MP Damoh 1216 1197 19
410 MP Datia 663 662 1
411 MP Dewas 1128 1123 5
412 MP Dhar 1561 1550 11
413 MP Dindori 928 831 97
414 MP Guna 1333 1332 1
415 MP Gwalior 590 581 9
416 MP Harda 550 549 1
417 MP Hoshangabad 966 933 33
418 MP Indore 621 621 0
419 MP Jabalpur 1395 1384 11
420 MP Jhabua 821 820 1
421 MP Katni 947 943 4
422 MP Khandwa (East Nimar) 718 716 2
423 MP Khargone (West Nimar) 1409 1386 23
424 MP Mandla 1247 1199 48
425 MP Mandsaur 951 944 7
426 MP Morena 847 828 19
427 MP Narsimhapur 1058 1042 16
428 MP Neemuch 808 785 23
429 MP Niwari 281 281 0
430 MP Panna 1035 1009 26
431 MP Raisen 1486 1469 17
432 MP Rajgarh 1723 1718 5
10433 MP Ratlam 1085 1082 3
434 MP Rewa 2711 2705 6
435 MP Sagar 2025 1996 29
436 MP Satna 1953 1939 14
437 MP Sehore 1082 1074 8
438 MP Seoni 1574 1550 24
439 MP Shahdol 836 820 16
440 MP Shajapur 632 632 0
441 MP Sheopur 609 565 44
442 MP Shivpuri 1355 1340 15
443 MP Sidhi 1055 1004 51
444 MP Singrauli 761 754 7
445 MP Tikamgarh 682 679 3
446 MP Ujjain 1107 1107 0
447 MP Umaria 647 617 30
448 MP Vidisha 1644 1641 3
449 Nagaland Dimapur 26 25 1
450 NAGALAND Dimapur 216 214 2
451 NAGALAND Kiphire 126 95 31
452 NAGALAND Kohima 110 110 0
453 NAGALAND Longleng 53 53 0
454 NAGALAND Mokokchung 113 111 2
455 NAGALAND Mon 150 126 24
456 Nagaland Noklak 1 0 1
457 NAGALAND Peren 120 103 17
458 NAGALAND Phek 114 112 2
459 NAGALAND Tuensang 151 135 16
460 NAGALAND Wokha 166 155 11
461 NAGALAND Zunheboto 189 165 24
462 NCT of Delhi Central 3 3 0
463 NCT of Delhi East 2 2 0
464 NCT of Delhi New Delhi 2 2 0
465 NCT of Delhi North 15 15 0
466 NCT of Delhi North East 7 7 0
467 NCT of Delhi North West 3 3 0
468 NCT of Delhi Shahdara 1 1 0
469 NCT of Delhi South 3 3 0
470 NCT of Delhi South East 1 1 0
471 NCT of Delhi South West 18 18 0
472 Odisha Anugul 1887 1849 38
473 Odisha Balangir 1777 1771 6
474 Odisha Baleshwar 2925 2924 1
475 Odisha Bargarh 1195 1191 4
476 Odisha Baudh 1182 1137 45
477 Odisha Bhadrak 1295 1290 5
478 Odisha Cuttack 1970 1956 14
479 Odisha Debagarh 835 782 53
480 Odisha Dhenkanal 1199 1195 4
481 Odisha Gajapati 1609 1553 56
11482 Odisha Ganjam 3204 3100 104
483 Odisha Jagatsinghapur 1297 1295 2
484 Odisha Jajapur 1826 1804 22
485 Odisha Jharsuguda 354 354 0
486 Odisha Kalahandi 2274 2178 96
487 Odisha Kandhamal 2578 2455 123
488 Odisha Kendrapara 1553 1538 15
489 Odisha Kendujhar 2105 2073 32
490 Odisha Khordha 1541 1523 18
491 Odisha Koraput 2047 1959 88
492 Odisha Malkangiri 1036 924 112
493 Odisha Mayurbhanj 3940 3865 75
494 Odisha Nabarangapur 880 875 5
495 Odisha Nayagarh 1659 1565 94
496 Odisha Nuapada 663 652 11
497 Odisha Puri 1702 1696 6
498 Odisha Rayagada 2671 2526 145
499 Odisha Sambalpur 1256 1227 29
500 Odisha Subarnapur 951 941 10
501 Odisha Sundargarh 1765 1741 24
502 Puducherry Karaikal 29 29 0
503 Puducherry Puducherry 67 67 0
504 Punjab Amritsar 744 744 0
505 Punjab Barnala 128 128 0
506 Punjab Bathinda 278 278 0
507 Punjab Faridkot 171 171 0
508 Punjab Fatehgarh Sahib 438 438 0
509 Punjab Fazilka 356 356 0
510 Punjab Ferozepur 636 636 0
511 Punjab Gurdaspur 1193 1193 0
512 Punjab Hoshiarpur 1321 1321 0
513 Punjab Jalandhar 931 931 0
514 Punjab Kapurthala 687 687 0
515 Punjab Ludhiana 916 916 0
516 Punjab Mansa 240 240 0
517 Punjab Moga 326 326 0
518 Punjab Pathankot 499 499 0
519 Punjab Patiala 913 913 0
520 Punjab Rupnagar 605 604 1
521 Punjab Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar 385 384 1
522 Punjab Sangrur 571 571 0
523 Punjab Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 472 472 0
524 Punjab Sri Muktsar Sahib 234 234 0
525 Punjab Tarn Taran 490 490 0
526 Rajasthan Ajmer 1128 1120 8
527 Rajasthan Alwar 2067 2051 16
528 Rajasthan Banswara 1540 1532 8
529 Rajasthan Baran 1233 1209 24
530 Rajasthan Barmer 2964 2900 64
12531 Rajasthan Bharatpur 1530 1530 0
532 Rajasthan Bhilwara 1910 1909 1
533 Rajasthan Bikaner 946 930 16
534 Rajasthan Bundi 881 875 6
535 Rajasthan Chittaurgarh 1771 1721 50
536 Rajasthan Churu 904 904 0
537 Rajasthan Dausa 1136 1136 0
538 Rajasthan Dhaulpur 834 828 6
539 Rajasthan Dungarpur 1014 1014 0
540 Rajasthan Ganganagar 3024 3020 4
541 Rajasthan Hanumangarh 1909 1909 0
542 Rajasthan Jaipur 2264 2258 6
543 Rajasthan Jaisalmer 855 756 99
544 Rajasthan Jalor 822 819 3
545 Rajasthan Jhalawar 1626 1610 16
546 Rajasthan Jhunjhunun 982 982 0
547 Rajasthan Jodhpur 1909 1893 16
548 Rajasthan Karauli 900 865 35
549 Rajasthan Kota 879 870 9
550 Rajasthan Nagaur 1641 1639 2
551 Rajasthan Pali 1047 1039 8
552 Rajasthan Pratapgarh 1009 978 31
553 Rajasthan Rajsamand 1084 1075 9
554 Rajasthan Sawai Madhopur 825 812 13
555 Rajasthan Sikar 1191 1191 0
556 Rajasthan Sirohi 506 498 8
557 Rajasthan Tonk 1210 1208 2
558 Rajasthan Udaipur 2536 2465 71
559 Sikkim Gangtok 61 61 0
560 Sikkim GYALSHING 72 71 1
561 Sikkim MANGAN 64 62 2
562 Sikkim NAMCHI 150 148 2
563 Sikkim PAKYONG 60 59 1
564 Sikkim SORENG 54 54 0
565 Tamil Nadu Ariyalur 214 214 0
566 Tamil Nadu Chengalpattu 601 601 0
567 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore 256 256 0
568 Tamil Nadu Cuddalore 843 843 0
569 Tamil Nadu Dharmapuri 487 487 0
570 Tamil Nadu Dindigul 370 370 0
571 Tamil Nadu Erode 306 306 0
572 Tamil Nadu Kallakurichi 582 580 2
573 Tamil Nadu Kancheepuram 436 436 0
574 Tamil Nadu Kanniyakumari 115 115 0
575 Tamil Nadu Karur 175 175 0
576 Tamil Nadu Krishnagiri 661 661 0
577 Tamil Nadu Madurai 592 592 0
578 Tamil Nadu Nagapattinam 494 494 0
579 Tamil Nadu Namakkal 427 427 0
13580 Tamil Nadu Perambalur 159 159 0
581 Tamil Nadu Pudukkottai 756 756 0
582 Tamil Nadu Ramanathapuram 398 398 0
583 Tamil Nadu Ranipet 316 316 0
584 Tamil Nadu Salem 616 616 0
585 Tamil Nadu Sivaganga 539 539 0
586 Tamil Nadu Tenkasi 229 229 0
587 Tamil Nadu Thanjavur 810 810 0
588 Tamil Nadu The Nilgiris 41 41 0
589 Tamil Nadu Theni 101 101 0
590 Tamil Nadu Thiruvallur 716 716 0
591 Tamil Nadu Thiruvarur 546 546 0
592 Tamil Nadu Thoothukkudi 450 450 0
593 Tamil Nadu Tiruchirappalli 469 469 0
594 Tamil Nadu Tirunelveli 284 284 0
595 Tamil Nadu Tirupathur 226 226 0
596 Tamil Nadu Tiruppur 309 308 1
597 Tamil Nadu Tiruvannamalai 1110 1110 0
598 Tamil Nadu Vellore 340 340 0
599 Tamil Nadu Viluppuram 921 921 0
600 Tamil Nadu Virudhunagar 593 593 0
601 Telangana Adilabad 502 481 21
602 Telangana Bhadradri Kothagudem 368 359 9
603 Telangana Hyderabad 1 1 0
604 Telangana Jagitial 285 284 1
605 Telangana Jangoan 175 174 1
606 Telangana Jayashankar Bhupalpally 221 202 19
607 Telangana Jogulamba Gadwal 195 191 4
608 Telangana Kamareddy 460 456 4
609 Telangana Karimnagar 195 195 0
610 Telangana Khammam 358 356 2
611 Telangana kumuram Bheem 430 387 43
612 Telangana Mahabubabad 280 268 12
613 Telangana Mahabubnagar 300 299 1
614 Telangana Mancherial 369 360 9
615 Telangana Medak 366 364 2
616 Telangana Medchal-Malkajgiri 68 68 0
617 Telangana Mulugu 336 297 39
618 Telangana Nagarkurnool 344 337 7
619 Telangana Nalgonda 545 540 5
620 Telangana Narayanpet 247 243 4
621 Telangana Nirmal 420 400 20
622 Telangana Nizamabad 429 420 9
623 Telangana Peddapalli 203 199 4
624 Telangana Rajanna Sircilla 163 162 1
625 Telangana Rangareddy 441 441 0
626 Telangana Sangareddy 570 567 3
627 Telangana Siddipet 368 365 3
628 Telangana Suryapet 264 261 3
14629 Telangana Vikarabad 481 480 1
630 Telangana Wanaparthy 214 214 0
631 Telangana Warangal (Rural) 218 217 1
632 Telangana Warangal (Urban) 83 83 0
633 Telangana Yadadri Bhuvanagiri 304 304 0
634 Tripura Dhalai 156 149 7
635 Tripura Gomati 124 124 0
636 Tripura Gomati 10 10 0
637 Tripura Khowai 77 77 0
638 Tripura Khowai 17 17 0
639 Tripura North Tripura 99 99 0
640 Tripura Sepahijala 119 119 0
641 Tripura Sepahijala 6 6 0
642 Tripura South Tripura 5 5 0
643 Tripura South Tripura 145 145 0
644 Tripura Unakoti 76 76 0
645 Tripura Unakoti 3 3 0
646 Tripura West Tripura 77 77 0
647 Tripura West Tripura 23 23 0
648 Uttar Pradesh Agra 935 935 0
649 Uttar Pradesh Aligarh 1188 1188 0
650 Uttar Pradesh AMBEDKAR NAGAR 1740 1740 0
651 Uttar Pradesh Amethi 988 988 0
652 Uttar Pradesh Amroha 1124 1124 0
653 Uttar Pradesh Auraiya 841 841 0
654 Uttar Pradesh AYODHYA 1226 1226 0
655 Uttar Pradesh AZAMGARH 4078 4078 0
656 Uttar Pradesh Baghpat 315 315 0
657 Uttar Pradesh BAHRAICH 1390 1389 1
658 Uttar Pradesh BALLIA 2357 2357 0
659 Uttar Pradesh BALRAMPUR 1016 1013 3
660 Uttar Pradesh BANDA 734 734 0
661 Uttar Pradesh Bara Banki 1 1 0
662 Uttar Pradesh BARABANKI 1830 1830 0
663 Uttar Pradesh Bareilly 2061 2061 0
664 Uttar Pradesh BASTI 3273 3273 0
665 Uttar Pradesh BHADOHI 1219 1219 0
666 Uttar Pradesh Bijnor 2992 2991 1
667 Uttar Pradesh Budaun 1678 1678 0
668 Uttar Pradesh Bulandshahr 1246 1246 0
669 Uttar Pradesh CHANDAULI 1635 1634 1
670 Uttar Pradesh CHITRAKOOT 657 649 8
671 Uttar Pradesh DEORIA 2161 2161 0
672 Uttar Pradesh Etah 883 883 0
673 Uttar Pradesh Etawah 693 693 0
674 Uttar Pradesh FARRUKHABAD 992 992 0
675 Uttar Pradesh FATEHPUR 1512 1512 0
676 Uttar Pradesh Firozabad 803 803 0
677 Uttar Pradesh Gautam Buddha Nagar 326 326 0
15678 Uttar Pradesh Ghaziabad 209 209 0
679 Uttar Pradesh GHAZIPUR 3374 3374 0
680 Uttar Pradesh GONDA 1821 1821 0
681 Uttar Pradesh GORAKHPUR 3267 3267 0
682 Uttar Pradesh HAMIRPUR 610 610 0
683 Uttar Pradesh Hapur 352 352 0
684 Uttar Pradesh HARDOI 2071 2071 0
685 Uttar Pradesh Hathras 660 660 0
686 Uttar Pradesh JALAUN 1150 1150 0
687 Uttar Pradesh JAUNPUR 3284 3284 0
688 Uttar Pradesh JHANSI 819 818 1
689 Uttar Pradesh KANNAUJ 752 752 0
690 Uttar Pradesh KANPUR DEHAT 1005 1005 0
691 Uttar Pradesh KANPUR NAGAR 1007 1007 0
692 Uttar Pradesh Kasganj 716 716 0
693 Uttar Pradesh KAUSHAMBI 808 808 0
694 Uttar Pradesh KHERI 1799 1796 3
695 Uttar Pradesh KUSHI NAGAR 1487 1487 0
696 Uttar Pradesh LALITPUR 750 745 5
697 Uttar Pradesh LUCKNOW 718 718 0
698 Uttar Pradesh MAHARAJGANJ 1219 1219 0
699 Uttar Pradesh MAHOBA 521 520 1
700 Uttar Pradesh Mainpuri 833 833 0
701 Uttar Pradesh Mathura 813 813 0
702 Uttar Pradesh MAU 1574 1574 0
703 Uttar Pradesh Meerut 664 664 0
704 Uttar Pradesh MIRZAPUR 1967 1966 1
705 Uttar Pradesh Moradabad 1164 1164 0
706 Uttar Pradesh Muzaffarnagar 706 706 0
707 Uttar Pradesh Pilibhit 1435 1435 0
708 Uttar Pradesh PRATAPGARH 2139 2139 0
709 Uttar Pradesh PRAYAGRAJ 2868 2868 0
710 Uttar Pradesh RAE BARELI 1573 1573 0
711 Uttar Pradesh Rampur 1161 1161 0
712 Uttar Pradesh Saharanpur 1573 1573 0
713 Uttar Pradesh Sambhal 1011 1011 0
714 Uttar Pradesh SANT KABEER NAGAR 1646 1646 0
715 Uttar Pradesh SHAHJAHANPUR 2310 2310 0
716 Uttar Pradesh Shamli 320 320 0
717 Uttar Pradesh SHRAVASTI 536 534 2
718 Uttar Pradesh SIDDHARTH NAGAR 2400 2400 0
719 Uttar Pradesh SITAPUR 2349 2349 0
720 Uttar Pradesh SONBHADRA 1429 1420 9
721 Uttar Pradesh SULTANPUR 1720 1720 0
722 Uttar Pradesh UNNAO 1797 1797 0
723 Uttar Pradesh VARANASI 1250 1250 0
724 Uttarakhand Almora 2268 2268 0
725 Uttarakhand Bageshwar 923 920 3
726 Uttarakhand Chamoli 1210 1201 9
16727 Uttarakhand Champawat 712 708 4
728 Uttarakhand Dehradun 680 680 0
729 Uttarakhand Haridwar 610 610 0
730 Uttarakhand Nainital 1104 1104 0
731 Uttarakhand Pauri Garhwal 3396 3396 0
732 Uttarakhand Pithoragarh 1649 1619 30
733 Uttarakhand Rudra Prayag 675 675 0
734 Uttarakhand Tehri Garhwal 1876 1873 3
735 Uttarakhand Udam Singh Nagar 652 652 0
736 Uttarakhand Uttar Kashi 701 682 19
737 West Bengal Alipurduar 416 416 0
738 West Bengal Bankura 3832 3832 0
739 West Bengal Birbhum 2460 2460 0
740 West Bengal Cooch Behar 1182 1182 0
741 West Bengal Dakshin Dinajpur 1615 1615 0
742 West Bengal Darjeeling 584 583 1
743 West Bengal Hooghly 1930 1930 0
744 West Bengal Howrah 786 786 0
745 West Bengal Jalpaiguri 446 446 0
746 West Bengal Jhargram 2996 2996 0
747 West Bengal Kalimpong 128 122 6
748 West Bengal Malda 1799 1799 0
749 West Bengal Murshidabad 2208 2208 0
750 West Bengal Nadia 1347 1347 0
751 West Bengal North 24 Parganas 1604 1604 0
752 West Bengal Paschim Bardhaman 402 402 0
753 West Bengal Paschim Medinipur 5709 5709 0
754 West Bengal Purba Bardhaman 2185 2185 0
755 West Bengal Purba Medinipur 3018 3018 0
756 West Bengal Purulia 2692 2692 0
757 West Bengal South 24 Parganas 2137 2135 2
758 West Bengal Uttar Dinajpur 1495 1495 0
17Annexure-B
Uncovered with 4G Services
Villages Found
Covered
Total 4G Uncovered Under Habitations Not planned
with 4G
S.N. State / UT Villages/ (After Survey planned due to Nil
(As of
Habitations incorporating and under DBN Population/Not
Jan'26)
DBN Inputs) planning Schemes traceable
Arunachal
1 1502 1139 363 28 302 33
Pradesh
2 Assam 1237 1237
3 Bihar 1128 1125 3 3
4 Gujarat 131 130 1 1
5 Himachal Pradesh 238 234 4 3 1
Jammu and
6 1827 1807 20 5 10 5
Kashmir
7 Ladakh 117 114 3 1 2
8 Manipur 263 235 28 1 24 3
9 Meghalaya 1272 1268 4 3 1
10 Mizoram 378 372 6 6
11 Nagaland 135 109 26 25 1
12 Punjab 1529 1517 12 1 11
13 Rajasthan 1322 1285 37 5 15 17
14 Sikkim 68 68
15 Tripura 345 343 2 2
16 Uttar Pradesh 1196 1182 14 1 11 2
18 Uttarakhand 705 674 31 3 27 1
19 West Bengal 4218 4218
Total 17611 17057 554 48 442 64
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