Estimation of Monthly Per Capita Vehicle Fuel Consumption in Kavathe Mahankal Tahsil

Abstract

This study aims to estimate the average monthly per capita vehicle fuel consumption in Kavathe Mahankal Tahsil and to identify the key household, vehicle, and travel-related factors influencing fuel use. A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 373 households using a structured questionnaire, with households stratified by monthly income and selected through stratified random sampling using Neyman allocation. Independent two-sample t-tests and Welch ANOVA were applied to assess differences in monthly per capita vehicle fuel consumption across various groups, highlighting the significant effects of household income, occupation, gender, and vehicle-related factors. The fitted regression model effectively predicts monthly per capita vehicle fuel consumption based on average fuel economy, long trips per month, occupation of household head, number of adults, number of vehicles in family, traffic congestion in locality, frequent extra load, vehicle service interval, type of vehicle own and fuel consumption satisfaction.