India

Outline of map of India

The Esri Indian datasets are sourced from Michael Bauer Research GmbH and Esri India.

Data source

Standard Demographics

Release:

November 2022.

Vintage:

2022

Data:

© Michael Bauer Research GmbH 2022 based on © Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, UN.

Boundaries:

© Michael Bauer Research GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, 2022.

Settlement Points:

Vintage = Oct 2017 Nominal Spacing: 75-meters Based on: 2013 MDA BaseVue Land Cover (redelivered by MDA in 2016) 2016 Landsat8 Panchromatic Texture 2016 HERE Road Intersections 2016 GeoNames Populated Places 2017 Vectors 20180731 MBR Delivery.

Advanced Demographics

Release:

May 2023.

Vintage:

2011

Data:

© Esri India. Esri India data sources include the Census PCA 2011 data tables and the genderwise population projections for urban and rural areas for 2011-2036 that were published by the Census of India.

Boundaries:

© Esri India, Survey of India (Sol), Census of India, Local Government Directory (LGD) and Election Commission of India (ECI).

Settlement Points:

Vintage = Oct 2017 Nominal Spacing: 75 -meters Based on: 2013 MDA BaseVue Land Cover (redelivered by MDA in 2016) 2016 Landsat8 Panchromatic Texture 2016 HERE Road Intersections 2016 GeoNames Populated Places 2017 Vectors 20180731.

Dataset information

India

Three-letter ISO country code

IND

Currency

Indian rupee

Three-letter currency code

INR

Number of Standard Demographics attributes available

91

Number of Advanced Demographics attributes available

295

Number of Standard Demographics geography levels

4

Number of Advanced Demographics geography levels

8

Geography levels

Geography levelsAvailable for IndiaAvailable through ArcGIS.com mapsStandard Demographics feature countAdvanced Demographics feature count

Country

X

X

1

1

States

X

X

36

36

Districts

X

X

737

765

Parliamentary Constituencies

X

X

--

544

Subdistricts

X

X

6873

6958

Assembly Constituencies

X

X

--

4131

Pincodes

X

X

--

19597

Villages

X

X

--

653958

Data apportionment settings

Learn more about how data apportionment works.

Standard Demographics data apportionment settings

Threshold upper boundAggregation methodLevel of geography

150 km

Block Apportion

IN.Subdistricts

more

Centroids in Polygon

IN.Subdistricts

Advanced Demographics data apportionment settings

Threshold upper boundAggregation methodLevel of geography

608 km

Block Apportion

IN.Villages

1200 km

Block Apportion

IN.Subdistricts

more

Block Apportion

IN.Districts

Standard Demographics

The following examples are representative of the variables and data categories available for this region. See the Standard Demographics reference documents for the full list of available variables and sample report.

Data typeYearDescription

Total Population

2022

Count of total population by regional boundaries.

Population Density

2022

Regional population count divided by total regional sq. kilometers/miles.

Population per Mill

2022

Count of total regional population divided by total national population and multiplied by 1,000.

Total population by gender

2022

Count of regional male and female population.

Total Households

2022

Count of total number of households within regional boundaries.

Average Household Size

2022

Average size of households within regional boundaries; calculated by dividing the number of persons living in households by the total number of households.

Purchasing Power: Total

2022

Total regional disposable income (income after taxes).

Purchasing Power: Per Mill

2022

Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population and multiplied by 1,000.

Purchasing Power: Per Capita

2022

Total regional disposable income (income after taxes) divided by total regional population.

Purchasing Power: Index

2022

A measure that compares the regional disposable income (income after taxes) to the national average, which has an index value of 100. For example, if a region's purchasing power index is 89, it has 11% less disposable income than the national average; if the region's index is 117, it has 17% more purchasing power than average.

Consumer Expenditures

2022

Total consumer expenditure for specific product and service types. Data provided includes:

  • Total regional expenditure on the product or service, such as total expenditure on Alcoholic Beverages.
  • Total expenditure Per Mill: the total amount spent on the product or service in this region divided by the total regional population and multiplied by 1,000.
  • Total expenditure Per Capita: the total amount spent on the product or service in this region divided by the total regional population.
  • Total expenditure Index: a measure that compares regional spending on the product or service to national spending. The national index value is 100. If a region's expenditure index is 89, the region spends 11% less than the national average on this product or service; if the regional index is 117, it spends 17% more than the national average.

Standard Demographics reference documents

Advanced Demographics

Data categories

Esri provides Advanced Demographics in the below data categories for India.

Example variables

The following examples are representative of the available variables in the Advanced Demographics data categories for this region. See the Advanced Demographics reference documents for the full list of available variables, methodology, and sample reports.

Data typeYearDescription

Total Population

2011

Count of total regional population.

Population by gender

2011

Count of regional male and female population.

Population by age

2011

Count of regional population grouped by age.

Population Forecast

2011

Forecast of estimated future regional population by specific incremental values, such as five-year, ten-year, or twenty-year projections.

Total Households

2011

Count of regional households, typically defined as persons living together in one housing unit.

Average Household Size

2011

Calculates average number of household members for this region; divides regional total number of all households and various household categories by the regional total number of household members.

Households by size

2011

Count of regional households grouped by number of persons living in the household.

Households by population structure

2011

Count of regional households grouped by household population structure, such as married couple with children, non-relatives, and so forth.

Households by housing unit condition

2011

Count of regional households grouped by housing unit condition.

Households by housing unit composition

2011

Count of regional households grouped by housing unit composition materials.

Households by resources

2011

Count of regional households grouped by available resources, such as by the availability of water, sewer, or energy categories; might be further refined by the distance to amenities.

Households by assets

2011

Count of regional households grouped by asset ownership, such as by the number of automobiles owned.

Households by housing metrics

2011

Count of regional households grouped by housing data, such as length of tenure, dwelling type, and so forth.

Housing Units by ownership

2011

Count of regional housing units grouped by ownership categories, such as owned or rented; might be further refined by expenditure categories, such as amount spent on rent or mortgage.

Employment Status

2011

Count of regional population grouped by employment status; might be further refined by age, gender, and race or ethnicity categories.

Occupations by type and duration

2011

Count of regional employed population grouped by specific industry or occupation categories, such as healthcare, real estate, construction, and so forth; might be further refined by age, gender, race or ethnicity categories, and duration of tenure.

Educational Attainment: Literacy

2011

Count of regional population grouped by literacy categories; might be further refined by age, gender, and race or ethnicity categories.

Advanced Demographics reference documents