<br/>The Himalayan state of Sikkim has made excellent progress in providing electricity and drinking water to citizens. According to the latest National Family Health Survey for Sikkim, a total of 92 per cent of over one lakh households in the state have electricity and 78 per cent drinking water. <br/> <br/>The 92 per cent households having electricity, include 90 per cent in rural areas and 100 per cent. More than half of the families in the state used solid fuel for cooking, with wood being the most commonly used. <br/> <br/>The statistics also revealed that of the total households, just over half of them, that is 51 percent lived in pucca houses, most of them in urban areas. Sikkim is primarily rural with only 20 per cent of the households located in urban areas.<br/>