“…Electricity consumption pattern in the selected villages could not be investigated in the present study. However, from a related study conducted in a nearby village (Napaam village of Sonitpur district), the peak electricity demand in a rural household cluster was found to range between 18 kW and 65 kW [40]. Urban et al [41] reported that the electricity consumption in the rural areas of India ranges between 0.3 kWh and 1 kWh per household per day.…”