How do you access SHRUG / SHRID data?

SHRUG / SHRID is labeled “Registration required” 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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SHRUG · SHRID

SHRUG / SHRID Socioeconomic High-resolution Rural-Urban Geographic Platform

Name: SHRUG / SHRID Socioeconomic High-resolution Rural-Urban Geographic Platform
Creator: Development Data Lab

SHRUG/SHRID is used to link village and town data across surveys and censuses on a common research geography key.

Registration requiredVery largeGood starting dataset

research infrastructure demographics development geospatial

Host / institution

Development Data Lab · Development Data Lab

Geography

India, state, district, village, town

Time coverage

Multi-source linked panels (Census and other layers)

Update frequency

Periodic research releases

What this is best for

Core village/town linked research infrastructure for India—especially development economics work needing consistent place IDs across datasets

Main limitations

Research download/registration workflow; not a substitute for raw official Census or LGD codes without checking versioned keys

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is SHRUG / SHRID used for?: Core village/town linked research infrastructure for India—especially development economics work needing consistent place IDs across datasets
How do you access SHRUG / SHRID data?: SHRUG / SHRID is labeled “Registration required” 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 SHRUG / SHRID cover?: Geography: India, state, district, village, town. Time coverage: Multi-source linked panels (Census and other layers).
What are the main limitations of SHRUG / SHRID?: Research download/registration workflow; not a substitute for raw official Census or LGD codes without checking versioned keys

Guides for using this data

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

1 link

PortalSHRUG / SHRID platformwww.devdatalab.org/shrug

Variables5

Development Data Lab SHRUG / SHRID documentation. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

Open official dictionary

Name / code	Description	Group
SHRID	Socioeconomic High-resolution Rural-Urban ID	IDs
Village / town keys	Place identifiers for merges	Geography
Census-linked demographics	Linked population and demographic fields	Demography
Amenities layers	Linked amenity / infrastructure fields	Amenities
Admin crosswalks	Boundary and code crosswalk tables	Crosswalks

Formats

CSV · Stata · documentation

Technical tags

linked research platformvillage/town keysopen research data

Example uses

Merging village outcomes, elections, night lights, and amenities on common SHRID keys

Open access portal

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.