How do you access MI Census 6 data?

MI Census 6 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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6th Minor Irrigation Census

Name: 6th Minor Irrigation Census
Creator: Ministry of Jal Shakti

The Minor Irrigation Census is used to inventory groundwater and surface minor-irrigation structures.

Open downloadLarge

agriculture water

Host / institution

Ministry of Jal Shakti / OGD · Ministry of Jal Shakti

Geography

India, village

Time coverage

Reference year 2017–18

Update frequency

Census cycle

What this is best for

Village-level irrigation asset mapping

Main limitations

Census lag; not daily water levels

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is MI Census 6 used for?: Village-level irrigation asset mapping
How do you access MI Census 6 data?: MI Census 6 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 MI Census 6 cover?: Geography: India, village. Time coverage: Reference year 2017–18.
What are the main limitations of MI Census 6?: Census lag; not daily water levels

Guides for using this data

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

2 links

Variables4

Live-fetched www.data.gov.in (2026-07-09 retry): Home | Open Government Data (OGD) Platform India. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
scheme type	Scheme type	Source fields
ownership	Ownership	Source fields
holding size	Holding size	Source fields
utilization	Utilization	Source fields

Formats

zip · API via OGD

Technical tags

open datacensus

Example uses

Irrigation infrastructure GIS joins

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
Minor Irrigation and Economic Upliftment: A study on Tribal Farming Households in Sambalpur District
Rasan Bhengra, Saraswati Devi · International Journal of Research and Review · 2026
Analyzes MI Census 6 data in the context of: "Minor Irrigation and Economic Upliftment: A study on Tribal Farming Households in Sambalpur District".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Unraveling the Phenomenon of Supply‐Demand Feedback in Agricultural Water Interventions
Mohammad Faiz Alam, Michael E. McClain, Alok Sikka · et al. · Earth s Future · 2025
Analyzes MI Census 6 data in the context of: "Unraveling the Phenomenon of Supply‐Demand Feedback in Agricultural Water Interventions".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Impact of electrically operated tubewells on water use, water productivity and profitability of major crops in Gorai village, Samastipur district of Bihar
Ravish Chandra, Kumar Ashish, P Prateek · et al. · Plant Science Today · 2025
Analyzes MI Census 6 data in the context of: "Impact of electrically operated tubewells on water use, water productivity and profitability of major crops in Gorai village, Samastipur district of Bihar".

Scholarly checked:: 10 Sept 2026
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