93 percent of the villages coverd with 4G, know how long it will take 5G to reach there?

As soon as 5G was launched in the country, the sound of the network revolution started ringing once again, all the big cities were covered with 5G advertisements. The slogan of mobile from village to village once again started raising its head. For the time being, this high-speed network will be limited to only a few cities, but soon mobile connectivity will become stronger in every village in the country.

The pace of this work will be faster because its base in the form of 4G has already been prepared. 93 percent of the country's villages have been equipped with 4G. We will talk further that how long will it take for 5G to reach every city in the country and how many villages in which state have 4G coverage at present.

93 percent of the villages coverd with 4G

If you look at the data received from the Ministry of Telecom, you will find that there are a total of 6,44,131 villages in the country, where there are plans to provide telecom services. Out of these, 4G services have reached 5,98,951 villages.

At present, there are 45,180 villages in the country where 4G services have not yet been reached. These are the villages where your mobile phone will be out of network area upon reaching.

In which state how many villages are equipped with 4G services?

During the winter session, Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnav sent the data of all the states of the country in response to a question in the Lok Sabha. The data is as follows-

According to the data received from Telecom Service Providers (TSPs), the Department of Telecom's field unit, and State Governments as of March 2022, out of 6,44,131 villages in the country, around 5,98,951 (93%) villages are having 4G mobile network and 45,180 number of villages are not having 4G mobile coverage.

State-wise 4G-connected villages

ABCDE
1
1Andaman & Nicobar Islands559105454
2
2Andhra Pradesh17328141593169
3
3Arunachal Pradesh599322623731
4
4Assam26429242232206
5
5Bihar4488844575313
6
6Chhattisgarh20072174822590
7
7ChandigarhNANANA
8
8
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
956233
9
9Goa39234250
10
10Gujarat1842517604821
11
11Haryana6640662911
12
12Himachal Pradesh20852189701882
13
13Jammu and Kashmir64745643831
14
14Jharkhand32370300502320
15
15Karnataka29818286341184
16
16Kerala1438135880
17
17Ladakh24392151
18
18Lakshadweep271017
19
19Madhya Pradesh55058518183240
20
20Maharashtra43931401383793
21
21Manipur26122069543
22
22Meghalaya710045802520
23
23Mizoram867618249
24
24Nagaland15351073462
25
25NCT of Delhi55550
26
26Odisha51176435847592
27
27Puducherry96951
28
28Punjab125341251915
29
29Rajasthan46077423433734
30
30Sikkim461157304
31
31Tamil Nadu1648815916572
32
32Telangana102039951252
33
33Tripura937638299
34
34Uttar Pradesh105531105146385
35
35Uttarakhand16456152151241
36
36West Bengal4097140836135
37
Total64413159895145180

How long will 5g take to reach every village?

Now the question is how long will it take for 5G to spread across the country? The answer is very clear. The country's largest telecom company Reliance Jio is already rolling out the plan of bringing 5G services to every city of the country by November 2023.

93 percent of the villages coverd with 4G

In fact, while establishing the 4G services, electronic infrastructure was built keeping 5G in mind. That is, the basic infrastructure, like installation of towers and broadband cables, etc. has been already done to roll out the 5g services.

4G services were first launched by Airtel on 10th April 2012. After that many other companies including Jio entered 4G and it took 10 years to cover 93 percent of villages along with all the cities in the country. According to the experts, it will take hardly 2 years to reach 4G in all the villages across the country.

The places where systems supporting 5G have already been installed, services will reach within three to four months.

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