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India : District Boundaries, 1951
- Identification Information
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Spatial Reference Information
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Distribution Information
- Metadata Reference Information
- Identification Information
- Citation
- Originator
- ML InfoMap (Firm)
- Publication Date
- 2008
- Title
- India : District Boundaries, 1951
- Geospatial Data Presentation Form
- vector digital data
- Publication Information
- Publication Place
- New Delhi
- Publisher
- ML InfoMap (Firm)
- Online Linkage
- https://www1.columbia.edu/sec/acis/eds/dgate/studies/C1301/data/mlinfomap_india_district_census_1951.zip
- Abstract
- India : District Boundaries, 1951 is a polygon theme representing district boundaries of India for 1951. Includes district socio-demographic Census attribute data such as total population, population by sex, and rural/urban populations. This layer is part of the India Historic Map dataset showing decadal change in district boundaries of India since 1951. This data layer is sourced from secondary government sources, chiefly Survey of India, Census of India, Election Commission, etc. Scale 1:1,000,000.
- Purpose
- These data are intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for basic applications such as viewing, querying, and map output production.
- Temporal Extent
- Currentness Reference
- ground condition
- Time Instant
- 1951
- Bounding Box
- West
- 68.196831
- East
- 97.409096
- North
- 37.121712
- South
- 6.767454
- ISO Topic Category
- Boundaries
- Society
- Theme Keyword
- Census
- Population Statistics
- Theme Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Place Keyword
- India
- Place Keyword Thesaurus
- GeoNames
- Temporal Keyword
- 1951
- Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
- None
- Access Restrictions
- For current Columbia affiliates only.
- Use Restrictions
- For educational, non-commercial use only.
- Status
- Complete
- Maintenance and Update Frequency
- None planned
- Point of Contact
- Contact Organization
- ML InfoMap
- Delivery Point
- 124 - A Katwaria Sarai
- City
- New Delhi
- Postal Code
- 110 016
- Contact Telephone
- + 91 - 11 - 4168 8592
- Contact Facsimile Telephone
- + 91 - 11 - 4168 8593
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- post@mlinfomap.com
- Spatial Data Organization Information
- Direct Spatial Reference Method
- Vector
- Point and Vector Object Information
- SDTS Terms Description
- SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
- G-polygon
- Spatial Reference Information
- Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
- Geographic
- Latitude Resolution
- 0.000001
- Longitude Resolution
- 0.000001
- Geographic Coordinate Units
- Decimal degrees
- Geodetic Model
- Horizontal Datum Name
- World Geodetic System 1984
- Ellipsoid Name
- WGS_1984
- Semi-major Axis
- 6378137.000000
- Denominator of Flattening Ratio
- 298.257224
- Entity and Attribute Information
- Entity Type
- Entity Type Label
- district51
- Entity Type Definition
- India Historical District Map 1951
- 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
- DIST51_ID
- Unique Identification Number
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- AREA
- Area
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- PERIMETER
- Perimeter
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- DIST51_
- Unique Identification Number
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- NAME
- Name of the District
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- STATE_UT
- Name of Administrative State or Union Territory
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- TOT_POP
- Total Population
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- M_POP
- Total Male Population
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- F_POP
- Total Female Population
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- R_POP
- Total Rural Population
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- U_POP
- Total Urban Population
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- POP_1941
- Total Population in 1941
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- SEX_RATIO
- Total Number of Females Per 1000 Males
- Definition Source
- ML Infomap
- Distribution Information
- Format Name
- GeoPackage
- Distributor
- ML InfoMap (Firm)
- Name
- Metadata Reference Information
- Metadata Date
- 20120322
- Metadata Contact
- Contact Information
- Contact Organization Primary
- Contact Organization
- Research Data Services (RDS), Columbia University Libraries
- Contact Person
- GIS/Metadata Librarian
- Contact Address
- Address
- 420 W. 118th St. 215 IAB, MC 3301
- City
- New York
- State or Province
- NY
- Postal Code
- 10027
- Country
- USA
- Contact Voice Telephone
- (212) 854-6012
- Contact Electronic Mail Address
- data@library.columbia.edu
- Metadata Standard Name
- FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
- Metadata Standard Version
- FGDC-STD-001-1998