Dear Justin Meyers Standard classification of India is based on census which is:
For Rural Area: Village/Sub District (also called Tehsil, Talluka and Mandal etc)/District/State/India For Urban Areas: Ward/Town/Sub District (also called Tehsil, Talluka and Mandal etc)/District/State/India For village-wise maps, you may check http://gisserver.nic.in/cen/default.asp Regards, Shafeeq On Wednesday, 11 June 2014 08:09:32 UTC+5:30, Justin Meyers wrote: > > 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]> 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]. >>> 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.
