This is a list of the states of India ranked in order of percentage of households having electricity as the source of lighting. This information is based on 2001 and 2011 data as published by 2011 census of India. In default display, the ranking is based on 2011 census data.
| Rank | State | Percentage of households using electricity as their primary source of lighting (%) (Census 2001) | Percentage of households using electricity as their primary source of lighting (%) (Census 2011) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakshadweep | 99.7 | 99.7 |
| 2 | Delhi | 92.9 | 99.1 |
| 3 | Daman and Diu | 97.8 | 99.1 |
| 4 | Chandigarh | 96.8 | 98.4 |
| 5 | Puducherry | 87.8 | 97.7 |
| 6 | Goa | 93.6 | 96.9 |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 94.8 | 96.8 |
| 8 | Punjab | 91.9 | 96.6 |
| 9 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 86.0 | 95.2 |
| 10 | Kerala | 70.2 | 94.4 |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu | 78.2 | 93.4 |
| 12 | Sikkim | 77.8 | 92.5 |
| 13 | Andhra Pradesh | 67.2 | 92.2 |
| 14 | Karnataka | 78.5 | 90.6 |
| 15 | Haryana | 82.9 | 90.5 |
| 16 | Gujarat | 80.4 | 90.4 |
| 17 | Uttarakhand | 60.3 | 87.0 |
| 18 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 76.8 | 86.1 |
| 19 | Jammu and Kashmir | 80.6 | 85.1 |
| 20 | Mizoram | 69.6 | 84.2 |
| 21 | Maharashtra | 77.5 | 83.9 |
| 22 | Nagaland | 63.6 | 81.6 |
| 23 | Chhattisgarh | 53.1 | 75.3 |
| 24 | Tripura | 41.8 | 68.4 |
| 25 | Manipur | 60.0 | 68.3 |
| ** | Whole INDIA | 55.8 | 67.2 |
| 26 | Madhya Pradesh | 70.0 | 67.1 |
| 27 | Rajasthan | 54.7 | 67.0 |
| 28 | Arunachal Pradesh | 54.7 | 65.7 |
| 29 | Meghalaya | 42.7 | 60.9 |
| 30 | West Bengal | 37.5 | 54.5 |
| 31 | Jharkhand | 24.3 | 45.8 |
| 32 | Odisha | 26.9 | 43.0 |
| 33 | Assam | 24.9 | 37.0 |
| 34 | Uttar Pradesh | 31.9 | 36.8 |
| 35 | Bihar | 10.3 | 16.4 |
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