State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Here's a detailed analysis of the state-wise percentage of car and bike ownership in the country. Apart from that, the analysis also shows the stark variation between the neighbouring state.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Goa

Goa has the highest percentage of households that own a car in India at 45.2 per cent. Apart from that, the state also has the highest percentage of households that own a motorcycle at 86.7 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Kerala

Kerala has the second-highest percentage of households that own a car in India at 24.2 per cent. However, the percentage of households that own a motorcycle is comparatively low at just58.2 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Jammu & Kashmir

It is surprising to see that Jammu & Kashmir has the 3rd highest percentage of households that own a car at 23.7 per cent. However, only a minor percentage of the household own a two-wheeler at 30.3 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh has the next percentage of households that own a four-wheeler in India at 22.1 per cent. On the other hand, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is also relatively low at 2.3 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Punjab

Punjab also has a very high percentage of households that own a car at 21.9 per cent, which is very similar to its neighbouring state, Himachal Pradesh. However, unlike in Himachal Pradesh, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is the second-highest in the country at 75.6 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Nagaland

After Punjab, Nagaland has the highest percentage of households that own a car at 21.3 per cent. However, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is among the lowest at 16.7 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Sikkim

Sikkim is one of the smallest states in India, however, the percentage of households that own a car is among the highest at 20.9 per cent. In contrast, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is the lowest at 11.4 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Delhi

Delhi is among the most polluted cities in India and the percentage of households that own a car stands at 19.4 per cent. However, thanks to the well connected public transport system, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler are relatively low at 53.1 per cent despite having a higher per capita income.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Arunachal Pradesh

The average per capita income of Arunachal Pradesh is above the Indian average and the percentage of households that own a car in the easternmost state is 19.3 per cent. Moreover, almost half the percentage of households own two-wheeler at 4.6 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Manipur

Despite being a small state and having less than average per capita income, the percentage of households that own a car stands at 17 per cent. However, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is better than its neighbouring state, Nagaland at 40.8 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Mizoram

Like the other majority of eastern states, the percentage of households that own a car in Mizoram is also above the national average at 15.5 per cent. However, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is lower at just 41.5 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Haryana

Like its neighbouring states such as Himachal Pradesh and Punjab, Haryana also has a relatively high percentage of households that own a car at 15.3 per cent. Moreover, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is also above the national average at 63.3 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Meghalaya

Meghalaya is some of the most beautiful states in the country and the percentage of households that own a car in Meghalaya stands at 12.9 per cent, whereas the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler stands at 20.9.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand is another state where the percentage of households that own a car is higher than the national average at 12.7 per cent. However, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is less than the national average at just 46.1 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Gujarat

Gujarat also has an above-average percentage of households that own a car at 10.9 per cent. Moreover, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler in the state is also higher than the national average at 61.1 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Karnataka

Karnataka also has a very high percentage of households that own a car and two-wheeler despite having good public transport connectivity. In terms of numbers, Karnataka's percentage of households that own a car stands at 9.1 per cent, whereas the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler stands at 61.1 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Maharashtra

When we think of Maharashtra, most of us picture the busy streets of Mumbai. However, in reality, Maharashtra's percentage of households that own a car is at a relatively low 8.7 per cent and the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is barely above the national average at 53.9 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Rajasthan

Rajasthan's percentage of households that own a car stands at 8.2 per cent and the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler in the state stands at 66.4 per cent. Both these numbers prove that Rajasthan is en route to better development.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Tamilnadu

Despite the southernmost state having really good GDP numbers, the percentage of households that own a car in the state is equal to the national average at 6.5 per cent. However, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is above the national average at 6.9 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Uttar Pradesh

Whether it's the elections or just a normal day, UP always takes the limelight. In terms of the percentage of households that own a car, UP stands at 5.5 per cent. On the other hand, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler in UP is above the national average at 51.1 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh has an almost similar percentage of households that own a car and motorcycle compared to its neighbouring state, Uttar Pradesh at 5.3 per cent and 51.5 per cent, respectively.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Telangana

Telangana is a newly formed state which has 52 per cent of households that own a car and 55.3 per cent of households that own a two-wheeler.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Tripura

In contrast to its neighbouring states, Tripura has a very low percentage of households that own a car at 4.6 per cent. On the other hand, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is also significantly less at 27.4 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh is next on this list as 4.3 per cent of households own a car. However, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is above the national average at 54.8 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Jharkhand

The percentage of households that own a car in Jharkhand is among the lowest and the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is also below the national average at just 41.1 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Andra Pradesh

Despite a very high growth rate, only 2.8 per cent of households own a car in Andra Pradesh and just 47 per cent of households own a two-wheeler in this state. However, the public transport connectivity is more than exceptional.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

West Bengal

West Bengal is a relatively small state and the public transport connectivity is also decent. As a result, the percentage of households that own a car stands at just 2.8 per cent and the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler stands at just 28.5 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Odisha

The percentage of households that own a car in Odisha stands at just 2.7 per cent, whereas the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is marginally better at 43.5 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Bihar

Though Bihar has been making steady improvements, the percentage of households that own a car is the lowest in India at just 2 per cent. Moreover, the percentage of households that own a two-wheeler is among the lowest in the country at just 27.2 per cent.

State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

Thoughts About State-Wise Percentage Of Car/Bike Ownership In India

The average percentage of households that own a car in India stands at 7.5 per cent, whereas the average percentage of households that own a two-wheeler stands at 49.5 per cent. In comparison, the states which have a higher percentage of car ownership generally have better per capita income. Whereas states with a high percentage of two-wheelers generally have a sub-par public transport facility.

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Article Published On: Wednesday, May 25, 2022, 18:29 [IST]
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