How do you access indian_admin_boundaries data?

indian_admin_boundaries 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.

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ramSeraph boundaries

indian_admin_boundaries — admin, postal, forest & more

Name: indian_admin_boundaries — admin, postal, forest & more
Creator: ramSeraph

This repo is used for machine-readable Indian administrative boundary files for mapping and joins.

Open downloadGitHub repoVery largeGood starting dataset

geospatial

Host / institution

GitHub · ramSeraph

Geography

India, district, postal, forest, police

Time coverage

Historical and current admin products

Update frequency

Releases through 2025

What this is best for

Best-in-class release packaging of Indian administrative boundaries

Main limitations

Track asset-level licenses (many CC0 with attribution ask)

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is indian_admin_boundaries used for?: Best-in-class release packaging of Indian administrative boundaries
How do you access indian_admin_boundaries data?: indian_admin_boundaries 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 indian_admin_boundaries cover?: Geography: India, district, postal, forest, police. Time coverage: Historical and current admin products.
What are the main limitations of indian_admin_boundaries?: Track asset-level licenses (many CC0 with attribution ask)

Guides for using this data

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

2 links

Variables7

Live-fetched raw.githubusercontent.com (2026-07-09): Contains data from various sources about Indian administrative boundaries. Data. 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
States / Districts / SubDistricts	Admin boundary hierarchy	Admin
Blocks / Panchayats / Villages	Rural local-body boundaries	Admin
Habitations / Urban	Habitation and urban extents	Settlement
Forests / Coastal	Forest and coastal regulation layers	Environment
Postal / Police	Postal and police jurisdiction layers	Services
Constituencies	Electoral constituency boundaries	Elections
Census 2011 / Historical districts	Census and historical admin layers	History

Formats

release assets · vector tiles

Technical tags

releasesvector tilesgithub

Example uses

Basemap and historical district work

Open access portal Repository

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.