Esri India supplies population and location data that Esri uses to create Advanced Demographics and ArcGIS Places datasets for India.
Data availability
Visit the Where to find Esri Demographics topic for a list of ways to access Advanced Demographics sourced from Esri India. Visit Access ArcGIS Places in the Introduction to ArcGIS Places topic for a list of licensed ArcGIS products in which ArcGIS Places supplied by Esri India is available.
Advanced Demographics for India
Esri provides an Advanced Demographics dataset for India sourced from data supplied by Esri India. Available attributes include the following:
- Population—Population regional counts and projections
- Households—Household counts by population and family structure, and the availability of (or access to) resources, services, and amenities
- Housing—Housing units and ownership
- Education—Population counts by education and literacy categories
- Employment—Jobs and industry counts and unemployment
See the Advanced Demographics section of the India topic and the Reference documents section below for details.
Vintage
2011
Update frequency
Decennial
Advanced Demographics reference documents
ArcGIS Places for India
Esri provides an ArcGIS Places dataset for India sourced from data supplied by Esri India. The ArcGIS Places dataset for India contains information about more than 9 million places—also known as points of interest, including destinations such as shopping centres, hotels, banks and ATMs, petrol stations, parks, and more. Attributes include location address and category information, as well as information such as brands and building names where available. Visit Introduction to ArcGIS Places for more information.
Vintage
May 2024
Update frequency
Annual
Available geographies
ArcGIS Places for India is a point-level dataset.
Category codes
ArcGIS Places for India have a seven-digit category code. The first two digits provide a general industry category as shown below:
- Art and Entertainment (10)
- Business and Services (20)
- Community and Government (30)
- Dining and Drinking (40)
- Event, Travel, Transportation (50)
- Farming and Industry (60)
- Healthcare (70)
- Markets and Retail (80)
- Real Estate and Other (90)
The remaining five digits provide increased specificity. For example, a location with a Category ID of 6001001 indicates a farm.
- The first two digits, 60, indicate a top-level industry value of Farming and Industry.
- The next two digits, 01, indicate a category of Agriculture Business.
- The final two digits, 001, are the subcategory Farm.
Example use cases
ArcGIS Places datasets sourced from Esri India can be used to locate competitors, identify marketing opportunities, perform proximity analysis, and more. Information about points of interest can help companies perform site selections to help with decision-making. Retailers can use point of interest data to assess how well their venues perform and to conduct market research.
NAICS code
A translation of the local category system to the 2022 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) is available for each location.
Note:
For standard NAICS code definitions, see the NAICS website.
ArcGIS Places attributes
The ArcGIS Places dataset sourced from Esri India includes the following attributes:
| Attribute | Description | Example value |
|---|---|---|
Name | The name associated with the place. | District court |
Street | The street where the place is located, when applicable. | SH-76 Kalyan-Bhiwandi Road |
Locality | The place locality, neighborhood, town, or equivalent. | Mandi House |
City | The town or municipality in which the place is located. | New Delhi |
State | The state or union territory in which the place is located. | Delhi |
PIN code | Postal Index Number (PIN) of the place. | 421302 |
Landmark | The name of the area, complex, or other significant buildings around which the place is located, when applicable. | Noble High School |
Esri India category | The 7-digit category associated with the place. | 3001001 |
Esri India category description | Description of the category associated with the place. | Courthouse - Court of law |
Brand name | Brand associated with the location, when applicable. | Canara Bank |
Building name | Name of the building in which the place is located, when applicable. | Muni Reddy Complex |
Survey or plot number | Provides the survey or plot number, when applicable. | Shop No. 102 |
House or shop number | Provides the house or shop number, when applicable. | 23-9-78/3 |
Business hours | The hours of operation by day of the week in the place's local time zone. Seasonal hours may use start and end dates. ¹ | Sunday: 08:00-14:00; Monday: 10:00-18:00;... |
Open 24 hours | Indicates if location is open 24 hours on one or more days of the week, in Yes/No format. | No |
Open Sunday | Indicates if location is open on Sunday, in Yes/No format. | No |
NAICS code | North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with the business, when applicable. | 922110 |
NAICS code description | North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) description associated with the business, when applicable. | Insurance Carriers |
Source | The primary data source from which the record is derived. Always Esri India. | Esri India |
Esri PID | Unique identifier of the place, assigned by Esri. Perpetual over time. | ff07b20ff3a2fe6788-5a8174f28c2311 |
Note:
¹ Available only with ArcGIS Business Analyst Web App.
ArcGIS Places reference documents
Refer to the following reference document: