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2001 Assam, India: Village Points with Socio-Demographic and Economic Census Data

Description:

This point shapefile shows village locations with socio-demographic and economic Census data for 2001 for the State of Assam, India linked to the 2001 Census. Includes village socio-demographic and economic Census attribute data such as total population, population by sex, household, literacy and illiteracy rates, and employment by industry. This layer is part of the VillageMap dataset which includes socio-demographic and economic Census data for 2001 at the village level for all the states of India. This data layer is sourced from secondary government sources, chiefly Survey of India, Census of India, Election Commission, etc. This map includes data for 4053 villages, 12 towns, 23 districts and 1 state.This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for village level demographic analysis within basic applications to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.

Resource Link:

http://hdl.handle.net/2451/34423

Identifier:

http://hdl.handle.net/2451/34423

Language:

English

Publisher:

ML InfoMap (Firm)

Provider:

NYU

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Point data

Subject:

Human settlements, Villages, Census, Demography, Population, Sex ratio, Housing, Labor supply, Caste, Literacy, Society, and Location

Temporal Coverage:

2001

Date Issued:

2013

Spatial Coverage:

Assam, India, Merāpāni, Assam, India, and Diphu, Assam, India

Access Rights:

Restricted

Format:

Shapefile