Hi Sharad,

Why do you think there should be 622 files for the 2011 census? I recollect
that the Census 2011 had only 640 districts.

Regards,
Devdatta


On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 at 12:10, Sharad Lele <[email protected]> wrote:

> I have now also uploaded a zip file with all PCA 2011 data. The files are
> unfortunately district-wise, but hopefully easy to integrate. There is one
> catch, however: Only 640 files were available on the website, although I
> think there should be 662. Perhaps PCA was not available for those 22
> districts? Can someone throw some light on this? Or locate them separately
> and send to me to upload here?
>
> On Monday, January 27, 2025 at 12:08:36 PM UTC+5:30 Sharad Lele (शरच्चंद्र
> लेले) wrote:
>
>> Gujarat file is sitting outside the zip file. Also Maharashtra.
>>
>> On 27-01-2025 12:02, Swetha S wrote:
>>
>> Thanks a lot! This is helpful - especially because I couldn't find the
>> town/village directories 5 states/UTs on the census site.
>>
>> The town amenities directories in your folder look complete. But I think
>> the village file is missing for Gujarat (state 24)
>>
>> On Mon, 27 Jan 2025 at 11:31, Sharad Lele (शरच्चंद्र लेले) <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Shwetha:
>>>
>>> I have uploaded the rural and urban 'directories' (amenities
>>> directories) for all states here
>>> <https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zWcKbL9tVXk0nLD-bbl5TIhJ8u3gkoY9?usp=sharing>.
>>> Please check and see if this is what you want.And if any state is missing.
>>>
>>> I don't think I have PCA data for all states already downloaded but will
>>> check. Am sure there are others in datameet who are better at scraping the
>>> current (totally messed up and user un-friendly Census website). But i
>>> thought we can make a start here.
>>>
>>> Sharad
>>>
>>> On 27-01-2025 11:03, Swetha S wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Shiv and Sharad,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your responses.
>>>
>>> - I was hoping someone might have already consolidated the town and
>>> village amenities tables from the states into one dataset.
>>>
>>> - Shiv, the links to the tables on the page you shared do not work from
>>> India either. So far the best way to locate the files seems to be to search
>>> for "district census handbook" on
>>> https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/. The title is at
>>> odds with the content - the district census handbooks bring up the village
>>> and town amenities Excel files for that state.
>>>
>>> A public repository of all the files would be a much-needed public good.
>>> I'm surprised there isn't one already.
>>>
>>> Best,
>>>
>>> Swetha
>>>
>>> On Fri, 24 Jan 2025 at 17:06, 'Shiv Hastawala' via datameet <
>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Shwetha
>>>>
>>>> If I correctly understand what you need, then I believe you should be
>>>> able to find it somewhere on this link:
>>>>
>>>> https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/tables
>>>>
>>>> Now, since I am not physically in India, the link doesn't open for me.
>>>> Funnily enough, it doesn't work with an Indian VPN server either. But I'm
>>>> pretty sure you will be able to access it if you are in India. However, a
>>>> caveat is that I last accessed it (using help from a friend in India)
>>>> around May 2024; so I'm not sure if the link is actually broken right now.
>>>> If that is the case, then I apologize in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, if it does work for you, a little word of caution: each census
>>>> year on this link consists of hundreds (or maybe a little over 1000) of
>>>> data files, and the search tool sucks quite a bit, with only 10 or so
>>>> results showing up on each page (I think they deliberately make it
>>>> difficult for some reason). So you may have to do a lot of manual work to
>>>> find the right files. Unless you know how to automate the process using
>>>> python or something.
>>>>
>>>> *By the way, this just gave me an idea: does anyone want to voluntarily
>>>> create a dump of all these files on GitHub so that they are easily
>>>> accessible to anyone who needs them? I would urge some of the senior
>>>> members of the group to volunteer for this effort. I think it would be
>>>> extremely useful for all of us.*
>>>>
>>>> Thanks and regards.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Yours sincerely
>>>>
>>>> *Shiv Hastawala*
>>>>
>>>> (He/His/Him)
>>>> Doctoral Graduate
>>>> Department of Economics
>>>> Binghamton University (State University of New York)
>>>>
>>>> Email ID: shastaw1[at]binghamton[dot]edu
>>>>
>>>> Zoom ID: 201 717 2613 <(201)%20717-2613>
>>>>
>>>> www.shivhastawala.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 24, 2025 at 11:17 AM S <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have the consolidated Census 2011 villages amenities
>>>>> dataset?
>>>>>
>>>>> SHRUG is fantastic, but does not work for my purpose since I need the
>>>>> unit of observation to be exactly per the Census 2011 and not at the level
>>>>> of the shrug ID (which is the lowest common denominator across the 1991,
>>>>> 2001 and 2011 censuses).
>>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks,
>>>>> Swetha
>>>>>
>>>>> On Friday, 2 February 2024 at 1:59:54 pm UTC+5:30 Shiv Hastawala wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> My pleasure!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks and regards.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yours sincerely
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Shiv Hastawala*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> (He/His/Him)
>>>>>> Doctoral Student
>>>>>> Department of Economics
>>>>>> Binghamton University (State University of New York)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Zoom ID: 201 717 2613 <%28201%29%20717-2613>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> www.shivhastawala.com
>>>>>> On Fri, 2 Feb 2024 at 3:28 am, Nadine K.J. <[email protected]>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks Shiv!!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Yes I had read the documentation/user manual but was unable to
>>>>>>> locate it (I didn't think it would be written in the FAQ ;) ).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If anyone wonders the same: go to "Core Keys" on the download page.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks for your help and patience :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>> Nadine
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thursday 1 February 2024 at 20:13:35 UTC+1 Shiv Hastawala wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Actually all place names are available in the file
>>>>>>>> 'shrid_loc_names'. Please go through their documentation to understand 
>>>>>>>> how
>>>>>>>> they define a SHRID. It is basically a village, but you will get the
>>>>>>>> nuances from their docs.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Thanks and regards.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yours sincerely
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> *Shiv Hastawala*
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> (He/His/Him)
>>>>>>>> Doctoral Student
>>>>>>>> Department of Economics
>>>>>>>> Binghamton University (State University of New York)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Zoom ID: 201 717 2613 <%28201%29%20717-2613>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> www.shivhastawala.com
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Thu, 1 Feb 2024 at 2:02 pm, Nadine K.J. <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Shiv,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Thanks again!
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> In the SHRUG data there are no village names in the Census village
>>>>>>>>> files. It appears that the numbers are a collection of the total 
>>>>>>>>> villages
>>>>>>>>> in that State,District combination. I require those for matching, how 
>>>>>>>>> can I
>>>>>>>>> get the names?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>>>> Nadine
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Thursday 1 February 2024 at 12:40:03 UTC+1 Shiv Hastawala wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Nadine
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You can find that in Table A01 of both the 2001 and 2011
>>>>>>>>>> Censuses. You can access those tables here:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables#
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> You will need to select the census year on the left to get the
>>>>>>>>>> tables from that year.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Thanks and regards.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Yours sincerely
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> *Shiv Hastawala*
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> (He/His/Him)
>>>>>>>>>> Doctoral Student
>>>>>>>>>> Department of Economics
>>>>>>>>>> Binghamton University (State University of New York)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Zoom ID: 201 717 2613 <%28201%29%20717-2613>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> www.shivhastawala.com
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Tue, 30 Jan 2024 at 4:00 pm, Nadine K.J. <[email protected]>
>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Shiv,
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you so much!
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Is it also possible to obtain the rural_population per district?
>>>>>>>>>>> (I recall that Census displays also the breakdown of urban/rural 
>>>>>>>>>>> population)
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Kind regards,
>>>>>>>>>>> Nadine
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday 30 January 2024 at 00:24:55 UTC+1 Shiv Hastawala
>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Nadine
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> It is available here:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.devdatalab.org/shrug_download/
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks and regards.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yours sincerely
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> *Shiv Hastawala*
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> (He/His/Him)
>>>>>>>>>>>> Doctoral Student
>>>>>>>>>>>> Department of Economics
>>>>>>>>>>>> Binghamton University (State University of New York)
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Zoom ID: 201 717 2613 <%28201%29%20717-2613>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> www.shivhastawala.com
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Mon, 29 Jan 2024 at 6:22 pm, Nadine K.J. <
>>>>>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I am looking for the population for each village according to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2001 census and 2011 census. The links here above in this thread 
>>>>>>>>>>>>> are no
>>>>>>>>>>>>> longer working.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I looked at:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/?page=1&sk=village%20directory&tag%5B%5D=Census-2001&sort_by=popularity&sort_order=desc&ps=15
>>>>>>>>>>>>> and there you can search for each STATE + DISTRICT separately
>>>>>>>>>>>>> to obtain a VILLAGE DIRECTORY.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, I wonder if someone has the village population data
>>>>>>>>>>>>> in one excel sheet of India 2001 and 2011 census.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you so much!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nadine
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tuesday 31 January 2017 at 11:29:13 UTC+1 AVANI DARE wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The Census Data Village Directory for 2001 of all States is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> provided in Census Digital Library. Data which you will download 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is in
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Excel Format only. Hope this will help you.Check this link
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://www.censusindia.gov.in/DigitalLibrary/MFTableSeries.aspx
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Warm Regard
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Avani Dare
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Special Project Associate
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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