How do you access SECC 2011 data?

SECC 2011 is labeled “Public dashboard” 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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SECC

Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011

Name: Socio Economic and Caste Census 2011
Creator: Ministry of Rural Development / SECC

SECC 2011 is used to study household deprivation, assets, landlessness, and welfare targeting criteria.

Public dashboardVery largeGood starting dataset

welfare poverty demographics social protection

Host / institution

SECC / DoRD · Ministry of Rural Development / SECC

Geography

India, state, district, block, GP, village

Time coverage

2011

Update frequency

One-time 2011 enumeration (portal still queried for targeting)

What this is best for

Household deprivation, assets, landlessness, and caste/social targeting—central for welfare eligibility and rural poverty research

Main limitations

2011 base year; portal packaging is not full research microdata; definitional differences vs Census PCA

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is SECC 2011 used for?: Household deprivation, assets, landlessness, and caste/social targeting—central for welfare eligibility and rural poverty research
How do you access SECC 2011 data?: SECC 2011 is labeled “Public dashboard” 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 SECC 2011 cover?: Geography: India, state, district, block, GP, village. Time coverage: 2011.
What are the main limitations of SECC 2011?: 2011 base year; portal packaging is not full research microdata; definitional differences vs Census PCA

Guides for using this data

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

1 link

PortalSECC 2011 portalsecc.dord.gov.in/

Variables5

SECC 2011 portal field descriptions. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / code	Description	Group
Deprivation criteria	Household deprivation flags used for targeting	Welfare
Assets / housing	Asset and housing condition fields	Assets
Landlessness	Land ownership / landless markers	Land
Social category	Caste / social group fields	Social
Inclusion / exclusion	Automatic inclusion and exclusion criteria	Targeting

Formats

portal tables · reports

Technical tags

census-style listingdeprivation criteriapublic portal

Example uses

Welfare eligibility rules, deprivation maps, SECC-linked scheme targeting studies

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
Caste-Based Discrimination: Socio-Economic Impact to Dalit Community in Nepal
American Research Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences · 2023
Analyzes SECC 2011 data in the context of: "Caste-Based Discrimination: Socio-Economic Impact to Dalit Community in Nepal".
Journal articleAnalyzes data
Abject Poverty and Multiple Deprivations in Rural India Based on SECC 2011 in Comparison with NSSO and NFHS: Summary Findings Analyzed
Joseph Abraham · IRA-International Journal of Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267) · 2017
Analyzes SECC 2011 data in the context of: "Abject Poverty and Multiple Deprivations in Rural India Based on SECC 2011 in Comparison with NSSO and NFHS: Summary Findings Analyzed".
ReportAnalyzes data
Whither SECC?
Adam King · Southeastern Ceremonial Complex · 2011
Analyzes SECC 2011 data in the context of: "Whither SECC?".

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

Open access portal

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