Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Local food Audience in India

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Local food in India — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Local food has an estimated audience of 6,104,786 people in India.

The average Local food fan in India is 33.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Uttar Pradesh.

The audience is concentrated in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal.

Top brand affinities include Sex and the City, Food industry, Online food ordering, with strongest over-indexing on Sex and the City (1.95× the country average).

Demographically, the Local food audience skews more male with an average age of 33.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Design Affinity, Indulgence.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 29 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Local food fan in India is more male, around 33.1 years old, with strong Design Affinity tendencies and a notable affinity for Sex and the City.

Category: Food & Beverages · Type: Topic

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-17.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Local food profile in India.

Audience size
6.1M
in India
Gender
34.4%
65.6% male
Age
33.1
average years
Country rank
#900
Topic in India
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+113%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Local food fans

34.4% are female, 65.6% are male, average age 33.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

34.4%
Female
65.6%
Male
Demographic split for Local food audience in India
MetricValue
Female34.4%
Male65.6%
Average age33.1
Estimated audience size6,104,786
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 33.1
average years
Age distribution of the Local food audience in India
Age bracketShare%
16-1930%
20-2928%
30-3920%
40-4912%
50+9%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.8%

of the worldwide Local food audience comes from India.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Local food
CountryShare
United States18.0%
Japan9.7%
Italy5.7%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the India average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Local food audience in India is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Local food fans by region: top regions in India
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Arunachal Pradesh~8K2.08×
02Goa~9K1.48×
03Sikkim~4K1.32×
04Assam~80K1.26×
05Meghalaya~7K1.12×
06Nagaland~5K1.12×
07Mizoram~5K1.12×
08Manipur~8K1.07×
09Tripura~8K0.98×
10Himachal Pradesh~20K0.94×
11Uttarakhand~30K0.93×
12Jharkhand~50K0.92×
13Jammu and Kashmir~30K0.92×
14Chhattisgarh~40K0.91×
15Telangana~80K0.89×
16Punjab (region)~70K0.86×
17Andhra Pradesh~60K0.86×
18Odisha~60K0.86×
19Bihar~100K0.83×
20Madhya Pradesh~100K0.82×
21Haryana~60K0.80×
22Rajasthan~100K0.78×
23Gujarat~100K0.77×
24Kerala~70K0.75×
25West Bengal~100K0.73×
26Tamil Nadu~100K0.69×
27Karnataka~100K0.67×
28Uttar Pradesh~200K0.61×
29Maharashtra~200K0.59×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Local food audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Local food audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Food industryFood & Beverages3.87×
02Cooking showFood & Beverages3.80×
03Fast food restaurantsFood & Beverages3.68×
04Fast casual restaurantsFood & Beverages3.55×
05CookbookFood & Beverages3.18×
06Online food orderingFood & Beverages2.77×
07Party dressFashion & Accessoires2.59×
08Italian cuisineFood & Beverages2.55×
09BridesmaidKids & Family2.48×
10Wedding ringFashion & Accessoires2.46×
11Engagement ringFashion & Accessoires2.34×
12Bride and GroomHome & Garden2.32×
13Ring (jewellery)Fashion & Accessoires2.25×
14Street foodFood & Beverages2.13×
15Jewelry designFashion & Accessoires2.09×
16Designer clothingFashion & Accessoires2.04×
17Sex and the CityMovies & TV1.95×
18Fast foodFood & Beverages1.84×
19FoodieFood & Beverages1.79×
20RecipesFood & Beverages1.56×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Local food audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local food audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM1.51×
IndulgenceJOY1.47×
Pet OwnershipJOY1.39×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Local food audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM0.63×
Need for SecurityCONSERVATISM0.63×
Community OrientationOPEN0.95×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Local food have in India?

Local food has an estimated audience of 6,104,786 people in India, concentrated in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

02

What is the gender split and age of Local food fans?

34.4% of Local food fans are female, 65.6% are male, with an average age of 33.1 years.

03

Which brands do Local food fans like most?

Local food fans show strongest brand affinity for Sex and the City (1.95×), Food industry (3.87×), and Online food ordering (2.77×) over the country average.

04

Where do Local food fans live in India?

Local food fans in India are most concentrated in Uttar Pradesh (reach ~200K), Maharashtra (reach ~200K), and West Bengal (reach ~100K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Local food fans also like?

Beyond Local food itself, the audience over-indexes on Food industry (3.87×), Online food ordering (2.77×), Party dress (2.59×), and Fast food restaurants (3.68×) compared to the India average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in India who actively search for Local food. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across India. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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