• Ajay Kumar
• Shilpa Devi

Present research paper is an attempt to analyze the change in availability of drinking water in Himachal Pradesh from 2001-2011. To analyze the change district-level data on household water supply has been used in the study. Change in drinking water supply at rural and urban household level has been analyzed in the study. The results of the study reveal that tap water is the most reliable drinking water source in the state. An increase in the coverage of tap water supply at the household level has been observed in the state between the census 2001 and 2011. The study reveals that only about 30 percent of households were covered under tap water supply within their premises in 2001, which has increased to about 52 percent in the year 2011.

Drinking Water, Availability, Rural Water Supply, Urban Water Supply, Himachal Pradesh.

"Changing Drinking Water Accessibility in Himachal Pradesh: A Geographical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.1000-1005, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812D44.pdf

"Changing Drinking Water Accessibility in Himachal Pradesh: A Geographical Study", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp1000-1005, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812D44.pdf