Water Resource Information System has village shapefiles http://www.india-wris.nrsc.gov.in/
You can do lat long manually.... i don't know if that helps. Also districts change all the time.. the census list won't be up to date. Nisha On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 2:51 AM, Dilip Damle <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. > -- Nisha Thompson DataMeet.org [email protected] skype: nishaqt mobile: 962-061-2245 -- 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.
