How do you access INDIAN-SHAPEFILES data?

INDIAN-SHAPEFILES 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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INDIAN-SHAPEFILES — admin, highways, railways, metros

Name: INDIAN-SHAPEFILES — admin, highways, railways, metros
Creator: datta07

INDIAN-SHAPEFILES is used as a convenient shapefile pack of Indian admin and related boundaries.

Open downloadGitHub repoLarge

geospatial transport

Host / institution

GitHub · datta07

Geography

India

Time coverage

Broad coverage snapshot

Update frequency

High visibility community repo

What this is best for

Broad India shapefile/GeoJSON coverage for visualization

Main limitations

MIT on repo; source-level checks still needed

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is INDIAN-SHAPEFILES used for?: Broad India shapefile/GeoJSON coverage for visualization
How do you access INDIAN-SHAPEFILES data?: INDIAN-SHAPEFILES 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-SHAPEFILES cover?: Geography: India. Time coverage: Broad coverage snapshot.
What are the main limitations of INDIAN-SHAPEFILES?: MIT on repo; source-level checks still needed

Guides for using this data

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

2 links

Variables5

Live-fetched raw.githubusercontent.com (2026-07-09): # INDIAN-SHAPEFILES High quality and most accurate geojson files of India's terr. 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
Admin polygons	State / district administrative polygons	Admin
Highways	Highway network geometries	Transport
Railways	Railway network geometries	Transport
Metros	Metro network geometries	Transport
GeoJSON attributes	Feature properties in GeoJSON files	Attributes

Formats

GeoJSON · raw files

Technical tags

geojsongithub

Example uses

Transport and admin basemaps

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
Highways and railways in the updated Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation
V. V. Kosmin · Transport Technician: Education and Practice · 2022
Analyzes INDIAN-SHAPEFILES data in the context of: "Highways and railways in the updated Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation".
ReportAnalyzes data
Gender Realities in Indian Railways
Leena Sachdeva · Transport and Sustainability · 2022
Analyzes INDIAN-SHAPEFILES data in the context of: "Gender Realities in Indian Railways".
ReportAnalyzes data
Public Private Partnership in National Highways
International Transport Forum Discussion Papers · 2013
Analyzes INDIAN-SHAPEFILES data in the context of: "Public Private Partnership in National Highways".

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

Open access portal Repository

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.