Shafeeq, Thank you for the information and help. I am beginning to find government sources of villages with gps coordinates (latitude and longitude), but the amounts aren't on a national level (there should be roughly 600,000 villages total in India as per the 2011 census and a few other official data sources). Do you know where I can find a gis dataset or a government website that has a list of all the villages, village codes, and their latitude/ longitude?
Thanks, Justin On Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:45:35 PM UTC-5, Shafeeq Rahman wrote: > > 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.
