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Separate registered stock, household possession, licences and journeys to work.

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Vehicles, cars and drivers in India: choosing the right count

A dated MoRTH vehicle-registration table explains the scale of two-wheelers and cars while keeping households, owners and drivers separate.

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Measure	Value	Who or what is counted?	Period and evidence
Registered motor vehiclesIndia · Vehicles, transport and commuting	354,018,000registered vehicles	All vehicle categories in the state/UT registration returns compiled by MoRTH	31 March 2022; provisional Official source ↗Appendix 11, printed page 133 / PDF page 135, 2022(P) row / All Vehicles column; source unit thousands Definition and limits Provisional stock at 31 March 2022. Not current 2026 registrations, unique owners, active vehicles or drivers. Source values have been converted from thousands to vehicles.
Registered two-wheelersIndia · Vehicles, transport and commuting	263,378,000registered vehicles	Two-wheelers in the state/UT registration returns compiled by MoRTH	31 March 2022; provisional Official source ↗Appendix 11, printed page 133 / PDF page 135, 2022(P) row / Two Wheelers column; source unit thousands Definition and limits Provisional registration stock, not the number or percentage of households owning a two-wheeler and not the number of riders.
Registered cars, jeeps and taxisIndia · Vehicles, transport and commuting	49,051,000registered vehicles	The combined cars, jeeps and taxis registration category compiled by MoRTH	31 March 2022; provisional Official source ↗Appendix 11, printed page 133 / PDF page 135, 2022(P) row / Cars, Jeeps and Taxis column; source unit thousands Definition and limits Includes taxis and jeeps. It must not be presented as private household cars, car-owning households or people licensed to drive.
Households possessing a carIndia · Vehicles, transport and commuting	7.5%of households	Households represented by NFHS-5, according to urban/rural residence	2019–21 Official source ↗Table 2.11, printed p.47 / PDF p.82 Definition and limits Historical NFHS-5 estimates for 2019–21. Household possession does not count cars, drivers, licence holders or people who travel by car. The separate 8.0% usual-resident population measure has a different denominator; this figure is 7.5% of households.

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