Energy consumption differentials of across zones in India: A Case evidence of NSSO 61st round data Dr. Kannan A.*, Kohila P.** *Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Economics, School of Economics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-21, Tamil Nadu, India **M. Phil., Research Scholar, School of Economics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai-21, Tamil Nadu, India Online published on 21 November, 2013. Abstract Energy has played an important role in all aspects of daily sustenance of human beings as well as economy as a whole. It might be met by the users from the environment in the form of either renewable or non-renewable energy resources. In the subsistence economy, firewood and charcoal, dung and agricultural wastes meet the entire demand for cooking and heating. Although the energy used by households in rural India is changing, traditional fuels such as firewood and chips, dung cake are still playing the main sources of household cooking energy. In The present paper aims that to examine various types of energy consumption differentials in cooking and lighting purpose across zone in India by household type and to estimate the extent of households depends on firewood as a primary source of energy for their household needs in India. Top Keywords Consumption differentials, energy, household types, primary source, and livelihood sustenance. Top |