| Table 9: Relative Rankings in Access to safe Drinking Water | ||
| 1981 | 1991 | 2001 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Delhi | Delhi | Punjab |
| Punjab | Punjab | Delhi |
| Puducherry | Puducherry | Daman & Diu |
| West Bengal | West Bengal | Puducherry |
| Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh |
| Daman & Diu | Haryana | West Bengal |
| Gujarat | Sikkim | Uttar Pradesh |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Karnataka | Bihar |
| Nagaland | Daman & Diu | Haryana |
| Himachal Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh | Tamil Nadu |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Gujarat | Karnataka |
| Tamil Nadu | Maharashtra | Gujarat |
| Maharashtra | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Andhra Pradesh |
| Bihar | Tamil Nadu | Maharashtra |
| Karnataka | Uttar Pradesh | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Uttar Pradesh | Rajasthan | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |
| Sikkim | Bihar | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
| Tripura | Andhra Pradesh | Sikkim |
| Rajasthan | Nagaland | Goa |
| Andhra Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh |
| Meghalaya | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Rajasthan |
| Goa | Goa | Orissa |
| Madhya Pradesh | Orissa | Tripura |
| Manipur | Manipur | Nagaland |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Tripura | Meghalaya |
| Orissa | Meghalaya | Manipur |
| Kerala | Kerala | Mizoram |
| Mizoram | Mizoram | Kerala |
| Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep | Lakshadweep |
| Source: ranks calculated from data in Table 9.6 of the Economic Survey of India, 2007-08. | ||