Lok Sabha Question No. 5514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-25
Subject: Villages and Towns Covered under 5G Mobile Network
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5514 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  MARCH, 2026

## VILLAGES AND TOWNS COVERED UNDER 5G MOBILE NETWORK

## 5514.   SHRI RAJESH NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of number of villages  and towns covered under the 5G mobile network in the country, State-wise;
- (b) the details of total number of mobile connections across the country during the last five years; and
- (c) the details of total number of Wi-Fi connection subscribers in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (DR. PEMMASANI CHANDRA SEKHAR)

(a) 5G services have been rolled out in all States/ UTs across the country and presently it is available in 99.9% of the districts in the country. As on 28.02.2026, 5.23 Lakhs 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) have been installed across the country .

Further, as on 28.02.2026, 5G Base Transceiver Stations (BTSs) have been installed in 1.13 Lakh villages across the country. State-wise number of villages having 5G BTSs  as on 28.02.2026 is attached here as Annexure-I.

- (b) As per data published by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), number of wireless (mobile) subscribers across the country during the last five years are mentioned below:

| Information on total number of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers for the past five years   | Information on total number of Wireless (Mobile) Subscribers for the past five years   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Period Ending                                                                          | No. of Subscribers                                                                     |
| 31.03.2021                                                                             | 1,180,956,137                                                                          |
| 31.03.2022                                                                             | 1,142,093,885                                                                          |
| 31.03.2023                                                                             | 1,143,927,943                                                                          |
| 31.03.2024                                                                             | 1,165,490,336                                                                          |
| 31.03.2025                                                                             | 1,156,986,081                                                                          |
| 31.01.2026                                                                             | 1,250,893,999                                                                          |

(c) As  per  data  published  by  TRAI,  as  on  31 st   January  2026,  61.78  million fixed  broadband subscribers, commonly known as Wi-Fi connections, are working in the country.

Annexure-I

| S. No.   | State/ UTs                          | Number of villages where 5G BTSs have been installed as on 28.02.2026   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar                    | 24                                                                      |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh                      | 4745                                                                    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh                   | 257                                                                     |
| 4        | Assam                               | 3916                                                                    |
| 5        | Bihar                               | 8233                                                                    |
| 6        | Chandigarh                          | 0                                                                       |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh                        | 2041                                                                    |
| 8        | Delhi                               | 199                                                                     |
| 9        | Goa                                 | 165                                                                     |
| 10       | Gujarat                             | 5907                                                                    |
| 11       | Haryana                             | 3343                                                                    |
| 12       | Himachal Pradesh                    | 1766                                                                    |
| 13       | Jammu &Kashmir                      | 2522                                                                    |
| 14       | Jharkhand                           | 2381                                                                    |
| 15       | Karnataka                           | 12671                                                                   |
| 16       | Kerala                              | 1551                                                                    |
| 17       | Ladakh                              | 54                                                                      |
| 18       | Lakshadweep                         | 5                                                                       |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 5226                                                                    |
| 20       | Maharashtra                         | 8301                                                                    |
| 21       | Manipur                             | 337                                                                     |
| 22       | Meghalaya                           | 351                                                                     |
| 23       | Mizoram                             | 88                                                                      |
| 24       | Nagaland                            | 174                                                                     |
| 25       | Odisha                              | 4900                                                                    |
| 26       | Puducherry                          | 82                                                                      |
| 27       | Punjab                              | 4174                                                                    |
| 28       | Rajasthan                           | 7743                                                                    |
| 29       | Sikkim                              | 122                                                                     |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                          | 6079                                                                    |
| 31       | Telangana                           | 2699                                                                    |
| 32       | Tripura                             | 320                                                                     |
| 33       | Dadra& Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 69                                                                      |
| 34       | Uttar Pradesh                       | 13758                                                                   |
| 35       | Uttarakhand                         | 1398                                                                    |
| 36       | West Bengal                         | 7439                                                                    |
|          | Total                               | 1,13,040                                                                |

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