VillageMap of India: Socio-Demographic and Economic Census Data, 2011

This collection comprises 42 geospatial datasets documenting village-level socio-demographic and economic characteristics across India's states and union territories, derived from the Primary Census Abstract 2011 and published by ML InfoMap. For each covered state or territory, the collection includes point layers representing village locations, polygon layers representing village boundaries, or both. Each layer is linked to census variables covering gender, education, literacy, employment, housing, labor supply, and caste. The 42 datasets span 35 states and union territories, including Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal. The data is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for village-level demographic analysis and reference mapping. Consult the documentation for variable descriptions. The format for data included with this record is predominantly polygon data, but also consists of point data as well.