Life in a slum is comparable to life in most urban households in India, according to Census 2011 data on living conditions in slums.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/34-slums-have-no-toilet-63-own-mobile-phone-india-census-2011
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/uma-vishnu
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/slums
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/census-2011
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/household-appliances
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-housing-and-urban-poverty-alleviation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/thesaurus/mobile-phone
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/andhra-pradesh
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/madhya-pradesh
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttar-pradesh