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Maggi Packets Eaten in Indian Hostels Daily
Scope it first — questions to ask
- · What counts as a hostel? — College/university hostels plus student PGs; exclude school boarding houses.
- · What's the unit? — Standard 70g packet, whether cooked in-room or at the night canteen.
- · Average day or exam season? — A normal average day.
Assumptions on the table
- · India higher-education enrollment ≈ 40M — AISHE ballpark of 4+ crore students.
- · ~25% of students live in hostels/PGs (the rest are day scholars) — typical residential share.
- · ~70% of hostellers eat Maggi at all — it is the default late-night snack, but not universal.
- · Eaters average ~1.5 packets a week — a weekly habit plus exam-night spikes, not a daily one.
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