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National Sample Survey region boundaries of India, 2011

Identification Information
Citation
Originator
ML Infomap
Publication Date
20140501
Title
National Sample Survey region boundaries of India, 2011
Geospatial Data Presentation Form
vector digital data
Online Linkage
https://figgy.princeton.edu/downloads/9c924ca0-f0f5-4e2b-b0dd-32bd440ac739/file/417f7763-1348-4bff-a296-c798fd793f07
Abstract
Names of regional divisions, where regions are defined by the government organisation National Sample Survey.
Purpose
Mapping of regional divisions, where regions are defined by the government organisation National Sample Survey. For use with GIS software.
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Time period of content.
Time Period
Beginning
20090101
End
20101231
Bounding Box
West
68.110092
East
97.409103
North
37.050301
South
6.755698
Theme Keyword
survey
surveys
National Sample Survey
National Sample Survey Office
NSS
NSSO
region
regions
survey regions
names
region names
boundary
boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
boundaries
location
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
India
AP Coastal Northern
AP Coastal Southern
AP Inland North Eastern
AP Inland North Western
AP Inland Southern
ASM Cachar Plain
ASM Central Brahamputra Plains
ASM Plains Eastern
ASM Plains Western
Andaman Nicobar Islands
Arunachal Pradesh
BH Central
BH Northern
CHT Mahanadi Basin
CHT Northern Chhattisgarh
Chandigarh
Dadra Nagar Haveli
Daman Diu
Delhi
GT Dry areas
GT Kachchh
GT Plains Northern
GT Saurashtra
GT South Eastern
Goa
HN Eastern
HN Western
HP Central
HP Mahanadi Basin
HP Trans Himalayan Southern
JH Hazaribagh Plateau
JH Northern
JH Ranchi Plateau
JK Jhelam Valley
JK Ladakh
JK Mountainous
JK Outer Hills
KL Northern
KL Southern
KT Coastal Ghats
KT Inland Eastern
KT Inland Northern
KT Inland Southern
Lakshadweep
MH Coastal
MH Eastern
MH Inland Central
MH Inland Eastern
MH Inland Northern
MN Hills
MN Plains
MP Central
MP Inland Northern
MP Malwa
MP Northern
MP South
MP South Western
MP Vindhya
Meghalaya
Mizoram
NA
Nagaland
ODS Coastal
ODS Northern
ODS Southern
PB Northern
PB Southern
Pondicherry
RT Eastern
RT North Eastern
RT North Eastern 1
RT Northern
RT South Eastern
RT Southern
RT Western
Sikkim
Southern Chhattisgarh
TN Coastal
TN Coastal Northern
TN Inland
TN Southern
Tripura
UP Central
UP Eastern
UP Northern Upper Ganga Plains
UP Southern
UP Southern Upper Ganga Plains
Uttarakhand
WB Central Plains
WB Eastern Plains
WB Himalayan
WB Southern Plains
WB Western Plains
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
Data are licensed to Princeton University-affiliated persons only.
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
Irregular
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Delivery Point
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Telephone
609-258-1097
Credit
NSS RegionMap of India by ML Infomap New Delhi
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows Vista Version 6.0 (Build 6001) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348
Data Quality Information
Logical Consistency Report
Coastal boundary aligned with imagery, no gaps in polygon, no topological errors, aggregate and % figures verified.
Completeness Report
Complete National Sample Survey regions boundaries.
Horizontal Positional Accuracy Report
30-50 metres.
Lineage
Contribution
National Sample Survey Organisation, Ministry of Statistics, Government of India. NSS region profile of India, 2009-2010.
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
93
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-009
Longitude Resolution
8.983152841195215e-009
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal Degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D WGS 1984
Ellipsoid Name
WGS 1984
Semi-major Axis
6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257223563
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
NSS Region
Entity Type Definition
Sample Survey region.
Entity Type Definition Source
Government of India
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
Esri
NSS_CODE
Code of NSS region. (1 to 9999)
Definition Source
Census of India
NSS_NAME
Name of NSS region. (Text)
Definition Source
Census of India
STATE_UT
Name of administrative state or union territory. (Text)
Definition Source
Census of India
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20140521
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Contact Address
Address
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
City
Princeton
State or Province
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Voice Telephone
609-258-1097
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version
FGDC-STD-001-1998
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