Thanks. i have found a list of what I believe is all villages here:http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/Listofvillagesandtowns.aspx and have downloaded them in csv format. Where can i find latitudes and longitudes for the villages? Also, where may i find gis data for taluk boundaries? Cheers!
On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 10:15:31 PM UTC-4, Thejesh GN wrote: > > I generally use > > Village - taluk - district - state. > > I have seen many using the same in government documents and in sales > papers. > > -- > Thejesh GN ⏚ ತೇಜೇಶ್ ಜಿ.ಎನ್ > http://thejeshgn.com > GPG ID : 0xBFFC8DD3C06DD6B0 > On Jun 11, 2014 3:14 AM, "Justin Meyers" <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> hello, >> I am finding conflicting information when it comes to administrative >> divisions within India. It seems different parts of the nation have >> different boundaries. I have found this wiki: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_India That >> lists them as: >> 1)zone (**Not sure if people refer to these) >> 2)states and union territories >> 3)regions (**Not sure if people refer to these) >> 4)divisions >> 5)districts >> 6)subdistricts >> 7)blocks, hobils, villages, etc >> 8)potentially neighborhoods >> >> >> So my question is this, if you are from India, how do you refer to >> location? Do you say "I am from this village, this sub-district,this >> district,and this state/ union territories"? >> >> or is it more common for people to refer to sub-district, district, and >> state? >> >> I would think people would say they are from a specific village, then >> build up the name with sub-district, district, and state. >> >> But I am not sure. >> >> Could anyone help? >> >> Thanks! >> >> -- >> Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more >> about us by visiting http://datameet.org >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "datameet" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- Datameet is a community of Data Science enthusiasts in India. Know more about us by visiting http://datameet.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "datameet" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
