README.md

India - Subnational Administrative Boundaries

Short description

The dataset contains administrative level 2 boundaries for India
The Administrative level 2 distinguishes districts

Link

https://data.humdata.org/dataset/geoboundaries-admin-boundaries-for-india

Publisher

United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

Dataset owner

https//censusindia.gov.in
Election Commission of India
Pathways Data Pvt. Ltd
lgdirectory.gov.in
Wikimedia Commons

Data card author

Stella Ofori-Ampofo

Dataset overview

Crops: N/A

Variables: The following columns contain information required to join administrative unit to yield table
shapeGroup- 3 character country code e.g. IND
shapeName - name of district

Temporal coverage: N/A

Temporal resolution: N/A

Spatial resolution: Subnational (district) - ADMIN LEVEL 2

Date Published: 6th January, 2022

Data Modality: Shapefile

Provenance

Version: N/A

License

Open Database License (ODC-ODbL)
Acknowledgement of the geoBoundaries project is required for the use of this data

Additional information

Coordinate references system is EPSG:4326
All stages of data collection and processing are publicly available, as described in both peer-reviewed academic outlets and in the public code base available through GitHub

References

Date accessed: March 1, 2024