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Weird statistics: more Indians have mobile phones than have toilets

Weird statistics: more Indians have mobile phones than have toilets
Posted: 17 hours ago, by Victor H. Categories: Interesting facts
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What comes first, we asked ourselves, after reading this weird piece of statistics, the chicken or the egg? In India, it seems like its the egg. The way technology is adopted in the second most populous country in the world is funny, weird, but also very telling. The Indian government itself has released 2011 census data bringing out this stark contrast: only 46.9% Indians have lavatories, while 53.2% of households have a mobile phone and 63.2% have a landline phone. What happens to those without restrooms? 49.8% of the Indian population (or nearly half a billion people) defecate in the open. In some regions, in-house restrooms are a rarity - over 75% of people don't have them. While these literally dirty facts may sound disturbing, theyre telling about how important communication is to people. In a society where many lack the most basic facilities, state-of-the-art technology is widespread. India is still largely uneducated about the dangers of the unhygienic practices. "Cultural and traditional reasons and a lack of education are the prime reasons for this unhygienic practice. We have to do a lot in these fronts," Registrar General and Census Commissioner C Chandramouli said. source: Pluggd
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1. smartphone posted on 17 hours ago

yeah true, and phonearena will let them use theirs.

2. gallitoking posted on 16 hours ago

love the picture of how she is on the phone while cooking.. brilliant!!!!

8. jmoita2 posted on 15 hours ago

And how do you know she is cooking??? Just saying...lol

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Weird statistics: more Indians have mobile phones than have toilets

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11. PAPINYC posted on 14 hours ago She's not cooking, that's her "Port-a-Pottie". "Tonto, can you hear me now?"

14. LoneShaolin posted on 13 hours ago

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Tonto?! Wrong kind of Indian you ass. Looks like we don't have to look further than this asshat right here to see uneducated 15. TheLetterD posted on 13 hours ago

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No its not. Its a large container that is used to carry milk. These woman milk the cows they keep in their village and send it to Cities and Towns or sell it to AMUL to earn their bread and butter. Please do not be disrespectful. 21. jmoita2 posted on 13 hours ago Who is Amul???
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24. TheLetterD posted on 12 hours ago http://www.amul.com/m/about-us

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38. karanstyle posted on 2 hours ago Amul is a brand that deals in Milk and Milk Bi-Products! And India is a must visit!
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31. gallitoking posted on 9 hours ago ohhh so she is on the cellphones taking orders to deliver the milk... got it... @papinyc.. "port a pottie"...lol... thats a big pottie...lol
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33. JunitoNH posted on 7 hours ago

She's not cooking. She calling, "hey, I'm bringing the pot over Stephanie. We can all take a poop and then dumped it in the woods." 3. snowgator posted on 16 hours ago I am ...... bothered by this. Show
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5. tluv00 posted on 16 hours ago

BTW this has less to do with Smartphone priority and more to do with the fact that country doesn't have a huge water/wastewater system already in place. Bulding cellular towers is easier than building a water system for people. If holes in the ground where counted in this survey it would have been much higher on the toilet side. Just sayin' 18. TheLetterD posted on 13 hours ago
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We DO have a good enough waste water system. The problem is poor people(majority of India) would rather build another room for their family to live rather than build a 'bathroom'.
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