We all know what a nuclear or joint household means. But do you know what does a ‘supplemented nuclear’ household mean?
According to Census 2011, among all types of households in the country, the numerically biggest is what is called the `supplemented nuclear‘ household making up 16% of the nearly 25 crore households in India.
`Supplemented nuclear‘ households are households where an unmarried relative  a younger brother of the husband or wife, or maybe an elderly aunt  stays with the family.
