Data Dictionary

ID
id
Type
int4
Label
index

ID
year
Type
text
Label
Year

ID
state_code
Type
text
Label
State Code

ID
state_name
Type
text
Label
State Name

ID
no_of_census_houses
Type
numeric
Label
Total Number of Census Houses

ID
no_of_census_houses_rural
Type
numeric
Label
Census Houses in Rural Areas

ID
no_of_census_houses_urban
Type
numeric
Label
Census Houses in Urban Areas

ID
no_of_mud_houses
Type
numeric
Label
Number of Mud Houses

ID
no_of_mud_houses_rural
Type
numeric
Label
Mud Houses in Rural Areas

ID
no_of_mud_houses_urban
Type
numeric
Label
Mud Houses in Urban Areas

ID
no_of_wood_or_bamboo_houses
Type
numeric
Label
Number of Wood or Bamboo Houses

ID
no_of_wood_or_bamboo_houses_rural
Type
numeric
Label
Wood or Bamboo Houses in Rural Areas

ID
no_of_wood_or_bamboo_houses_urban
Type
numeric
Label
Wood or Bamboo Houses in Urban Areas

ID
no_of_burnt_brick_houses
Type
numeric
Label
Number of Burnt Brick Houses

ID
no_of_burnt_brick_houses_rural
Type
numeric
Label
Burnt Brick Houses in Rural Areas

ID
no_of_burnt_brick_houses_urban
Type
numeric
Label
Burnt Brick Houses in Urban Areas

ID
no_of_stone_houses
Type
numeric
Label
Number of Stone Houses

ID
no_of_stone_houses_rural
Type
numeric
Label
Stone Houses in Rural Areas

ID
no_of_stone_houses_urban
Type
numeric
Label
Stone Houses in Urban Areas

ID
no_of_cement_houses
Type
numeric
Label
Number of Cement Houses

ID
no_of_cement_houses_rural
Type
numeric
Label
Cement Houses in Rural Areas

ID
no_of_cement_houses_urban
Type
numeric
Label
Cement Houses in Urban Areas

ID
no_of_houses_with_mosaic_or_floor_tiles
Type
numeric
Label
Number of Houses with Mosaic or Floor Tiles

ID
no_of_houses_with_mosaic_or_floor_tiles_rural
Type
numeric
Label
Houses with Mosaic or Floor Tiles in Rural Areas

ID
no_of_houses_with_mosaic_or_floor_tiles_urban
Type
numeric
Label
Houses with Mosaic or Floor Tiles in Urban Areas

ID
no_of_houses_with_any_other_material
Type
numeric
Label
Number of Houses constructed with any other material

ID
no_of_houses_with_any_other_material_rural
Type
numeric
Label
Houses with any other material in rural areas

ID
no_of_houses_with_any_other_material_urban
Type
numeric
Label
Houses with any other material in urban areas

Additional Information

Field Value
Data last updated September 23, 2024
Metadata last updated September 23, 2024
Created October 8, 2023
Format CSV
License Open Data Commons Attribution License
Additional infoTable : H-03 C: Census houses by predominant material of the floor (excluding locked/vacant houses)
Data extraction pagehttps://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables
Data insightsData Insights that can be drawn: Regional preferences in floor materials between rural and urban areas. Trend analysis to see the evolution of floor material preferences over the years. State-wise adoption of modern floor materials like machine-made tiles, plastic, or concrete. Potential correlations between the development of a state and its urban floor material choices. The dominance of traditional floor materials like grass, thatch, bamboo, or wood in certain regions. The state-by-state percentage of houses that use unconventional or rare materials.
Data last updated2,011
Data retreival date6/23/2022
Datastore activeTrue
FrequencyDecadal
GranularityState
Has viewsTrue
Id84e920c3-f4d9-4392-b65b-8a901ac668df
Idp readyTrue
Lgd mappingyes
MethodologyThe data has been sourced from the official Census of India website, which conducts a detailed enumeration of the country's population and their living conditions once every decade. The dataset is likely based on survey responses from households across the nation, which is then aggregated at the state level for presentation.
Mimetypetext/csv
No indicators24
Package id04ca228f-0b3f-45f9-8bce-d16371d5aa17
Position2
Size8.5 KiB
Skumoha-census_houses_by_floor_material-st-dc-aaa
Stateactive
States uts no35
Tags['India Census', 'House construction', 'Floor materials', 'Rural vs Urban', 'Housing trends']
Url typeupload
Years covered2,011
Methodology The data has been sourced from the official Census of India website, which conducts a detailed enumeration of the country's population and their living conditions once every decade. The dataset is likely based on survey responses from households across the nation, which is then aggregated at the state level for presentation.
Indicators
Similar Resources
Granularity Level State
Data Extraction Page https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/data/census-tables
Data Retreival Date 6/23/2022
Data Last Updated 2011
Sku moha-census_houses_by_floor_material-st-dc-aaa
Dataset Frequency Decadal
Years Covered 2011
No of States/UT(s) 35
No of Districts
No of Tehsils/blocks
No of Gram Panchayats
Additional Information Table : H-03 C: Census houses by predominant material of the floor (excluding locked/vacant houses)
Number of Indicators 24
Insights from the dataset Data Insights that can be drawn: Regional preferences in floor materials between rural and urban areas. Trend analysis to see the evolution of floor material preferences over the years. State-wise adoption of modern floor materials like machine-made tiles, plastic, or concrete. Potential correlations between the development of a state and its urban floor material choices. The dominance of traditional floor materials like grass, thatch, bamboo, or wood in certain regions. The state-by-state percentage of houses that use unconventional or rare materials.
IDP Ready Yes
LGD Mapping Yes