Infrastructure in India, Indian Infrastructure:
Transport and Communications
Infrastructure is the basic physical and organizational structures needed for the operation of a society or enterprise, The importance of infrastructure for sustained economic development is well recognized. High transactions costs arising from inadequate and inefficient infrastructure can prevent the economy from realizing its full growth potential regardless of the progress on other fronts.
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The following is a list of infrastructure in India for Transport and Communications.
| Transport & Communications: 2009-2010 |
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Roads |
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| States |
Railways (per '000 sq km) |
Road Length (km) |
Unsurfaced roads % |
Road per '000 sq km |
National Highway (km) |
Motor Vehicle Density per sq km |
Tele Density |
Post Offices |
| Andhra Pradesh |
18.80 |
206125 |
37.75 |
749.35 |
4472 |
26.24 |
27.78 |
16177 |
| Assam |
29.12 |
192980 |
88.38 |
2460.22 |
2836 |
11.65 |
14.43 |
4006 |
| Bihar |
36.18 |
73834 |
61.41 |
784.13 |
3642 |
15.38 |
17.82 |
12103 |
| Gujarat |
27.18 |
143660 |
9.52 |
732.88 |
3245 |
43.99 |
32.92 |
89.71 |
| Haryana |
33.18 |
28673 |
6.69 |
648.56 |
1512 |
69.83 |
29.2 |
2646 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
1.28 |
32582 |
44.89 |
146.61 |
1208 |
1.50 |
39.93 |
2778 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
0.62 |
21095 |
57.52 |
94.92 |
823 |
2.36 |
20.04 |
1690 |
| Karnataka |
15.67 |
200112 |
31.89 |
1043.39 |
3843 |
32.43 |
33.61 |
9863 |
| Kerala |
27.02 |
143276 |
46.30 |
3686.98 |
1440 |
91.58 |
45.32 |
5070 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
15.84 |
165340 |
51.22 |
536.38 |
4670 |
11.95 |
25.92 |
11460 |
| Maharashtra |
17.99 |
272684 |
22.25 |
886.17 |
4176 |
35.64 |
22.11 |
12883 |
| Orissa |
15.33 |
213820 |
84.72 |
1373.19 |
3704 |
12.41 |
14.56 |
8161 |
| Punjab |
42.37 |
45767 |
30.82 |
908.80 |
1557 |
80.13 |
48.26 |
3952 |
| Rajasthan |
16.61 |
144898 |
34.30 |
423.38 |
55785 |
13.89 |
22.79 |
10418 |
| Tamil Nadu |
31.76 |
170823 |
22.04 |
1313.42 |
4462 |
77.30 |
30.81 |
12200 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
35.50 |
267288 |
31.89 |
1109.40 |
5874 |
33.16 |
9.39* |
20390 |
| West Bengal |
478.91 |
89699 |
42.96 |
10872.61 |
2325 |
348.10 |
11.78 |
9062 |
| All India |
19.25 |
2721507 |
42.03 |
827.90 |
65590 |
N.A |
26.41 |
N.A |
| Maximum |
478.91 |
272684 |
69.53 |
20143.24 |
4472 |
5893.00 |
45.32 |
20390 |
| Minimum |
0.01 |
160 |
0.63 |
94.92 |
24 |
1.50 |
9.39 |
570 |
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