Rural–Urban Digital Divide: Evidence From Indian States

Rashmi Umesh Arora, Nikhil Sapre · 2025 · International Journal of Finance & Economics

Summary. This study measures the rural-urban digital divide across 18 Indian states by constructing indices for digital infrastructure and digital skills in both rural and urban areas. The researchers find that digital progress in India is unevenly distributed, with significant gaps between rural and urban populations and between wealthy and low-income states. Rural areas and poorer states lag substantially behind in both infrastructure and skills, revealing that India's digital growth story excludes large segments of the population.

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  title   = {Rural–Urban Digital Divide: Evidence From Indian States},
  author  = {Rashmi Umesh Arora and Nikhil Sapre},
  journal = {International Journal of Finance & Economics},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1002/ijfe.70045},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.70045}
}

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DOI

10.1002/ijfe.70045

Countries

India

Regions

Asia

Categories

broadband-and-digital, rural-data-and-definitions

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2026-04-28