The percentage distribution of households by household size, along with the…
2025
The percentage distribution of households by household size, along with the average household size, for All India Rural and Urban areas — with Urban areas further classified by population size — is shown below.
In urban areas, among households of different sizes, what is the percentage of households of size 5 or less?
- A.
89
- B.
72
- C.
90
- D.
78
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Concept: When a chart plots the percentage share of each category directly (as this line graph does for each household size), the combined share of any group of categories is simply the sum of their individual percentages — no averaging or extra scaling is needed, because the values already add up to the whole.
Applying this to the graph:
The question asks about Urban households, so read only the blue "Urban" series — not the red "Rural" series.
Read the Urban percentage at each household size from 1 to 5: size 1 = 17%, size 2 = 14%, size 3 = 12%, size 4 = 15%, size 5 = 14%.
Add these five percentages: 17 + 14 + 12 + 15 + 14 = 72.
Cross-check: the Urban curve peaks around size 4 (about 15%) and stays close to that level from size 1 to size 5, so an average of roughly 14–15% per size across five sizes should give a total near 70–75% — consistent with the computed 72%.
So 72% of urban households have a size of 5 or less.