How do you access DLHS-2 data?

DLHS-2 is labeled “Registration required” 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.

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Part of DLHS · 2002–04

DLHS-2

District Level Household Survey 2 (2002–04)

Name: District Level Household Survey 2 (2002–04)
Creator: MoHFW / IIPS

DLHS-2 is used to study district RCH service use and outcomes in the early 2000s.

Registration requiredVery large

health

Host / institution

MoHFW / IIPS / GHDx · MoHFW / IIPS

Geography

India, district

Time coverage

2002–05

Update frequency

Wave-based (historical)

What this is best for

District-level RCH evidence in the early 2000s

Main limitations

Documentation quality varies by archive

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is DLHS-2 used for?: District-level RCH evidence in the early 2000s
How do you access DLHS-2 data?: DLHS-2 is labeled “Registration required” 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 DLHS-2 cover?: Geography: India, district. Time coverage: 2002–05.
What are the main limitations of DLHS-2?: Documentation quality varies by archive

Guides for using this data

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

2 links

Variables3

Live-fetched ghdx.healthdata.org (2026-07-09): Global Health Data Exchange | GHDx. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
Household health use	Service utilization fields	Service
RCH indicators	Reproductive and child health	RCH
District comparisons	District-level program indicators	Geography

Formats

microdata

Technical tags

household surveymicrodatadistrict-level

Example uses

Service-delivery comparisons across districts

Research and articles using this data

Verified examples that analyze, reuse, introduce, or visualize this dataset. Search matches without evidence are not published here.

3 verified sources

Scholarly works3

Journal articleAnalyzes data
Infant and Child Mortality in India in the Last Two Decades: A Geospatial Analysis
Abhishek Singh, Praveen Kumar Pathak, Rajesh K. Chauhan · et al. · PLoS ONE · 2011
Analyzes DLHS-2 data in the context of: "Infant and Child Mortality in India in the Last Two Decades: A Geospatial Analysis".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Time trends in prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy
K. Kalaivani, Prema Ramachandran · The Indian Journal of Medical Research · 2018
Analyzes DLHS-2 data in the context of: "Time trends in prevalence of anaemia in pregnancy".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Child underweight, land productivity and public services: a district-level analysis for India
Swarna Sadasivam Vepa, Brinda Viswanathan, Rohit Parasar · et al. · OpenDocs (Institute of Development Studies) · 2016
Analyzes DLHS-2 data in the context of: "Child underweight, land productivity and public services: a district-level analysis for India".

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

Open access portal Documentation

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.