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District Boundaries of India, 1971

Description:

This layer is a polygon theme representing district boundaries of India for 1971 and includes district socio-demographic Census attribute data such as total population, population by sex, and rural/urban populations. This data layer is sourced from secondary government sources (Survey of India, Census of India, Election Commission, etc.) and includes data for 357 districts, 23 states and 7 union territories. This layer is part of the Historical Boundaries of India dataset showing decadal change in district boundaries of India since 1951. This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for district-level demographic analysis within basic applications to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data. Coastal boundary aligned with imagery, no gaps in polygon, no topological errors, aggregate and % figures verified 30-50 metres

Resource Link:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zk596gy7380

Identifier:

https://purl.stanford.edu/zk596gy7380

Language:

eng

Creator:

ML InfoMap (Firm)

Publisher:

ML InfoMap (Firm)

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Polygon data

Subject:

Sex ratio, Literacy, Population, Statistics, Administrative and political divisions, Boundaries, and Society

Theme:

Boundaries and Society

Temporal Coverage:

1971

Date Issued:

2013

Spatial Coverage:

India, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India), Andhra Pradesh (India), Assam (India), Bihar (India), Chandīgarh (India : Union Territory), Daman and Diu (India), Delhi (India : Union Territory), Goa (India : State), Gujarat (India), Haryana (India), Himachal Pradesh (India), Jammu and Kashmir (India), Lakshadweep (India), Kerala (India), Madhya Pradesh (India), Maharashtra (India), Manipur (India), Mysore (India : District), Nāgāland (India), Orissa (India), Pondicherry (India), Punjab (India), Rajasthan (India), Tamil Nadu (India), Uttar Pradesh (India), and West Bengal (India)

Rights:

These data are licensed by Stanford Libraries and are available to Stanford University affiliates only. Affiliates are limited to current faculty, staff and students. Non affiliates seeking access should contact the publisher directly. These data may not be reproduced or used for any purpose without permission.

Rights Holder:

Copyright ownership resides with the originator.

Access Rights:

Restricted

Format:

Shapefile

Georeferenced:

false