In October 2026 the National Statistics Office released the first all-India survey of household travel. Between July 2025 and June 2026 its enumerators visited 14,274 villages and 10,377 urban blocks and asked 4,92,023 households, covering 20,34,371 people, how they travel to work, to school or college, on errands and on journeys that keep them away overnight. Only trips of a kilometre or more were recorded. This page draws every all-India figure the press note publishes.
The main way of travelling, among workers aged 15 and above who make a trip of a kilometre or more to a workplace, fixed or not. "Main" means the mode used for the longest part of the trip.
The main way of travelling, among students aged 6 and above who make a trip of a kilometre or more to the institution where they study for their main course.
The share of workers, or of students, who travel a kilometre or more to work or to study on a usual day. Someone who works at home, or whose school is round the corner, is in the denominator and not in the count.
The usual time from home to the institution, for students, and to a fixed workplace, for workers.
The average monthly cost of travelling to and from a fixed workplace, among workers aged 15 and above who make that trip, in rupees.
Among people aged 6 and above who made a trip of a kilometre or more for some reason other than work or study, the share who made one for each purpose. One person can make trips for several purposes, so the shares do not add to 100.
The main mode of household trips that keep a person away from home for more than 24 hours and cover at least 50 km.