People in the country, especially in small cities, are now preferring to buy condoms online. According to data released by E-commerce company Snapdeal, online sales of these products have seen an increase due to lack of different varieties of condoms and hesitation in buying them from stores.

The company said that they have become more confident and open to buying condoms due to better policy to deliver their product to the customers.

Demand in non-metros grew by 30 percent
Snapdeal said that the demand for non-metros has increased by 30 percent compared to last year for condoms. Eight out of 10 condom orders are coming from non-metros, ie small cities.

According to news agency IANS, a Snapdeal spokesperson said, "Given the hesitation due to lack of sex and adequate education about it, people are still unwilling to buy from condom stores."

More than 50 per cent demand for non-metros has been seen in Tier-3 cities like Imphal, Moga, Aizawl, Agartala, Ernakulam, Mallapuram, Shillong, Silchar, Udaipur, Hisar, Nagaon, Bardhaman, Dibrugarh, Kanpur and Ahmednagar.

Major companies
Prominent condom companies in the country include HLL Lifecare (Hindustan Latex), TTK Protective Devices, Suretex Prophylactics India Limited, Anondita Healthcare, Cupid Limited, Mercator Healthcare Limited, Convex Latax Private Limited, JK Ansell Limited, Universal Prophylactics Private Limited, Indus Medicare Limited and Havia Fine Products Private Limit E include.

HLL Lifecare is a public company and manufactures condoms under the brand name Moods. TTK Protective Devices manufactures condoms under the Score brand name and JK Ansel Kamasutra brand name.