District Boundaries of India, 1981

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Abstract
This layer is a polygon theme representing district boundaries of India for 1981 and includes district socio-demographic Census attribute data such as total population, population by sex, and rural/urban populations. This data layer is sourced from secondary government sources (Survey of India, Census of India, Election Commission, etc.) This layer is part of the Historical Boundaries of India dataset showing decadal change in district boundaries of India since 1951.
Purpose
This dataset is intended for researchers, students, and policy makers for reference and mapping purposes, and may be used for district-level demographic analysis within basic applications to support graphical overlays and analysis with other spatial data.

Description

Type of resource cartographic, software, multimedia
Form Shapefile
Extent 22.014 MB
Place New Delhi, IN
Publisher ML InfoMap (Firm)
Date valid 1981
Publication date 2013
Language English
Digital origin born digital
Map data 1:200000 ; E 68°6ʹ36ʺ--E 97°24ʹ33ʺ/N 37°3ʹ1ʺ--N 6°45ʹ21ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creators/Contributors

Creator ML InfoMap (Firm)

Subjects

Subject Sex ratio
Subject Literacy
Subject Population
Subject Statistics
Subject Administrative and political divisions
Subject India
Subject Delhi (India : Union Territory)
Subject Gujarat (India)
Subject Haryana (India)
Subject Karnataka (India)
Subject Kerala (India)
Subject Maharashtra (India)
Subject Punjab (India)
Subject Rajasthan (India)
Subject Tamil Nadu (India)
Subject Uttar Pradesh (India)
Subject West Bengal (India)
Subject 1981
Subject Boundaries
Subject Society
Genre Geospatial data
Genre Cartographic dataset

Bibliographic information

Conceptual consistency report Coastal boundary aligned with imagery, no gaps in polygon, no topological errors, aggregate and % figures verified
Attribute accuracy report 30-50 metres
Supplemental information Census 1981 data included
Location https://purl.stanford.edu/hb489vm9892

Access conditions

Use and reproduction
These data are licensed by Stanford Libraries and are available to Stanford University affiliates only. Affiliates are limited to current faculty, staff and students. Non affiliates seeking access should contact the publisher directly. These data may not be reproduced or used for any purpose without permission.
Copyright
Copyright ownership resides with the originator.

Preferred citation

Preferred citation
ML Infomap. (2013) District Boundaries of India, 1981. ML Infomap. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/hb489vm9892

Collection

Historical boundaries of India, 1951-2011

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