README file

Title:  India 2001 Census Files

EDS Study Number:        1109

These files match official final India Census 2001 counts as per their website
                       # of households  # of persons     
    Official count       193,579,954    1,028,610,328



in data subdirectory:  

file name  (.xls)        # of hshlds     # of persons       # of entries

                                                         
state_total              193,579,954    1,028,610,328           35

state_urban               55,722,140       286,119,689          35
state_rural              137,204,390       742,490,639          35
hh count no urb-rur*         653,424                    (# of hshlds with missing urb-rur data except total population.
                          -----------    -------------     Read the Description of Files documentation for details.)
                TOTAL    193,579,954     1,028,610,328



districts_total          193,579,954    1,028,610,328          593

districts_urban           55,722,140       286,119,689         593
districts_rural          137,204,390       742,490,639         593
hh count no urb-rur          653,424                    (# of hshlds with missing urb-rur data except total population.                       
                          -----------    -------------     Read the Description of Files documentation for details.)
                TOTAL    193,579,954     1,028,610,328



admin_level3             193,579,954    1,028,610,328         5610
                        
admin_level3_urban        55,722,140      286,119,689         5610   
admin_level3_rural       137,204,390      742,490,639         5610
data missing                 653,424                   (# of hshlds with missing urb-rur data except total population.
                         -----------      -----------     Read the Description of Files documentation for details.)    
                TOTAL    193,579,954    1,028,610,328


(When mapping the data, admin_level3_bound files are an alternative to using the admin_level3 files.
 Read the Description of Files documentation carefully before using.)

admin_level3_bound       189,605,883    1,009,603,757         5469
admin-level3_no_bound      3,974,071       19,006,571          142
                         ------------   -------------
                TOTAL    193,579,954    1,028,610,328



in doc subdirectory:
   
     Document name                                  File Name                  File Type

Description of Files with 2001 Census counts        file-formats.txt           ASCII text
metadata_for_census_tables (about variables)    metadata_for_cenus_tables.doc    WORD  


in program subdirectory: