OSM

OpenStreetMap India Extract

OpenStreetMap India extracts are used for roads, POIs, and community-mapped features.

Open downloadVery largeGood starting dataset
Host / institution

OSM / Geofabrik · OpenStreetMap

Geography

India

Time coverage

Continuous community map

Update frequency

Rolling updates

What this is best for

Web maps, routing, and POI layers

Main limitations

Completeness varies by region and feature class

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is OSM India used for?
Web maps, routing, and POI layers
How do you access OSM India data?
OSM India 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 OSM India cover?
Geography: India. Time coverage: Continuous community map.
What are the main limitations of OSM India?
Completeness varies by region and feature class

Guides for using this data

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

3 links

Variables5

Live-fetched wiki.openstreetmap.org (2026-07-09): Map features - OpenStreetMap Wiki. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Sourced from live host documentation

Open official dictionary
Name / codeDescription
Roads / railTransport network ways
Water / forestsNatural features
POIsPoints of interest
TagsOSM key=value attributes
GeometryNodes, ways, relations
Formats

PBF · shapefile

Technical tags
geospatial vectoropenrolling
Example uses
Typical research and analysis uses for this dataset

Accessibility and network analysis

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.