How do you access IRES 2020 data?

IRES 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.

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IRES

India Residential Energy Survey (IRES) 2020

Name: India Residential Energy Survey (IRES) 2020
Creator: CEEW / academic collaborators

IRES 2020 is used to study residential energy use, appliances, and related household energy behavior.

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Shalu Agrawal; Sunil Mani; Abhishek Jain; Karthik Ganesan; Johannes Urpelainen · 2021 · Harvard Dataverse

energy consumption

Host / institution

Harvard Dataverse · CEEW / academic collaborators

Geography

India, district, state, household

Time coverage

2020 — 152 districts in 21 large states (~97% population)

Update frequency

Survey round 2020

What this is best for

Pan-India household energy survey on access, reliability, appliances, and fuel use

Main limitations

License NR in source audit

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is IRES 2020 used for?: Pan-India household energy survey on access, reliability, appliances, and fuel use
How do you access IRES 2020 data?: IRES 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 IRES 2020 cover?: Geography: India, district, state, household. Time coverage: 2020 — 152 districts in 21 large states (~97% population).
What are the main limitations of IRES 2020?: License NR in source audit

Guides for using this data

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

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Variables6

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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Name / code	Description	Group
energy access	Energy access	Source fields
consumption	Consumption	Source fields
electricity reliability	Electricity reliability	Source fields
cooking and heating	Cooking and heating	Source fields
appliances	Appliances	Source fields
efficiency	Efficiency	Source fields

Formats

survey microdata

Technical tags

household surveymicrodata

Example uses

National energy access and appliance ownership maps

Academic identifiers

Data DOI: 10.7910/DVN/U8NYUP

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Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.