How do you access Village boundaries data?

Village 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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village boundaries

datameet/indian_village_boundaries

Name: datameet/indian_village_boundaries
Creator: DataMeet

indian_village_boundaries is used for village-level polygon boundaries in rural GIS analysis.

Open downloadGitHub repoVery large

geospatial

Host / institution

GitHub · DataMeet

Geography

India, village

Time coverage

Village boundary project

Update frequency

Updated 2018 — older but important

What this is best for

Village-level boundary layer with attribution guidance

Main limitations

ODbL share-alike; incomplete in places; older maintenance

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is Village boundaries used for?: Village-level boundary layer with attribution guidance
How do you access Village boundaries data?: Village 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 Village boundaries cover?: Geography: India, village. Time coverage: Village boundary project.
What are the main limitations of Village boundaries?: ODbL share-alike; incomplete in places; older maintenance

Guides for using this data

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

2 links

Variables4

Live-fetched raw.githubusercontent.com (2026-07-09): ## Indian Village Boundaries - Please visit our [projects website for details. 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
Village polygons	Village boundary geometries	Boundaries
Village name / code	Village identity attributes	Attributes
State / district	Parent administrative geography	Geography
Rural boundaries	Rural cadastral / settlement extents	Boundaries

Formats

raw spatial · project site

Technical tags

odblgithubvillages

Example uses

Village choropleths and rural boundary joins with survey microdata

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
Time‐variant GIS Databases of Changing Historical Administrative Boundaries: A European Comparison
Ian N. Gregory · Transactions in GIS · 2002
Analyzes Village boundaries data in the context of: "Time‐variant GIS Databases of Changing Historical Administrative Boundaries: A European Comparison".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
The Development of Village level Geospatial Framework for "Digital India"
Dinesh Kumar Azad, A.K. Singh · International Journal of Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS · 2021
Analyzes Village boundaries data in the context of: "The Development of Village level Geospatial Framework for "Digital India"".
Working paperAnalyzes data
A GIS-based flood risk mapping of Assam, India, using the MCDA-AHP approach at the regional and administrative level
Laxmi Gupta, Jagabandhu Dixit · 2021
Analyzes Village boundaries data in the context of: "A GIS-based flood risk mapping of Assam, India, using the MCDA-AHP approach at the regional and administrative level".

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

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.