Hello, 

I think Lat Lon For every village is difficult 
However this is where you can get all codes

https://egovstandards.gov.in/village_details

This is where higher divisions are listed 

https://egovstandards.gov.in/code-dirctory-land-region-codification

They are as per a standard named MDDS

Rgds
Dilip Damle 
(New Delhi)

On Thursday, June 12, 2014 12:43:19 AM UTC+5:30, Justin Meyers wrote:
>
> 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. 
>>>>
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>>>> 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!
>>>>>
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