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Pop Estimates 2020

Population Estimates for Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies in India, 2020

Name: Population Estimates for Districts and Parliamentary Constituencies in India, 2020
Creator: Harvard Dataverse

These estimates are used for 2020 district and parliamentary-constituency population denominators.

Open downloadCore referenceMetadata incompleteMediumGood starting datasetStrong district source

Weiyu Wang; Rockli Kim; S. V. Subramanian · 2021 · Harvard Dataverse

demographics elections

Host / institution

Harvard Dataverse · Harvard Dataverse

Geography

India, district, parliamentary constituency

Time coverage

2020

Update frequency

One-time estimates (2020)

What this is best for

District and parliamentary constituency population estimates aligned to contemporary geography

Main limitations

License NR in source audit; verify on Dataverse

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is District & PC Pop. 2020 used for?: District and parliamentary constituency population estimates aligned to contemporary geography
How do you access District & PC Pop. 2020 data?: District & PC Pop. 2020 is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does District & PC Pop. 2020 cover?: Geography: India, district, parliamentary constituency. Time coverage: 2020.
What are the main limitations of District & PC Pop. 2020?: License NR in source audit; verify on Dataverse

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

2 links

Variables4

Live-fetched dataverse.harvard.edu (2026-07-09). Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
District population	Estimated district population 2020	Population
PC population	Parliamentary constituency population 2020	Population
District ID	District geography key	Geography
PC ID	Parliamentary constituency key	Geography

Formats

tabular

Technical tags

referencedistrict-level

Example uses

Per-capita rates and electoral denominators

Research and articles using this data

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3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Malaria hotspots and climate change trends in the hyper-endemic malaria settings of Mizoram along the India–Bangladesh borders
Pachuau Lalmalsawma, K. Balasubramani, Meenu Mariya James · et al. · Scientific Reports · 2023
Analyzes District & PC Pop. 2020 data in the context of: "Malaria hotspots and climate change trends in the hyper-endemic malaria settings of Mizoram along the India–Bangladesh borders".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Is mobility transition driven by wealth inequality? Evidence from analysis of the electric two-wheelers adoption in India
Rajesh Gupta, Arjun Anand · Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice · 2025
Analyzes District & PC Pop. 2020 data in the context of: "Is mobility transition driven by wealth inequality? Evidence from analysis of the electric two-wheelers adoption in India".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Avifaunal Composition of Municipal Areas of Ajmer District, Rajasthan, India
Mehra SP · Journal of Ecology & Natural Resources · 2020
Analyzes District & PC Pop. 2020 data in the context of: "Avifaunal Composition of Municipal Areas of Ajmer District, Rajasthan, India".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
Web checked:: Not checked yet

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/RXYJR6

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.