Census House Wall Material
The dataset provides information on the predominant material used for constructing walls in census houses across various states of India. The data is bifurcated between rural and urban areas, offering insights into regional construction preferences and infrastructure quality.
Data Dictionary
- ID
- id
- Type
- numeric
- 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
- total_no_of_census_houses_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Total number of census houses in rural region
- ID
- grass_thatch_bamboo_wood_mud_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Grass/thatch/bamboo/wood/mud as material of floor in rural region
- ID
- plastic_polythene_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Plastic/Polythene as material of floor in rural region
- ID
- hand_made_tiles_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Hand made tiles as material of floor in rural region
- ID
- machine_made_tiles_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Machine made tiles as material of floor in rural region
- ID
- burnt_brick_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Burnt brick as material of floor in rural region
- ID
- stone_slate_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Stone/Slate as material of floor in rural region
- ID
- gi_metal_asbestos_sheet_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- GI/Metal/Asbestos as material of floor in rural region
- ID
- concrete_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Concrete as material of floor in rural region
- ID
- any_other_material_rural
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Any other material in rural region
- ID
- total_no_of_households_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Total number of census houses in urban region
- ID
- grass_thatch_bamboo_wood_mud_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Grass/thatch/bamboo/wood/mud as material of floor in urban region
- ID
- plastic_polythene_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Plastic/Polythene as material of floor in urban region
- ID
- hand_made_tiles_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Hand made tiles as material of floor in urban region
- ID
- machine_made_tiles_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Machine made tiles as material of floor in urban region
- ID
- burnt_brick_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Burnt brick as material of floor in urban region
- ID
- stone_slate_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Stone/Slate as material of floor in urban region
- ID
- gi_metal_asbestos_sheet_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- GI/Metal/Asbestos as material of floor in urban region
- ID
- concrete_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Concrete as material of floor in urban region
- ID
- any_other_material_urban
- Type
- numeric
- Label
- Any other material in urban region
Additional Information
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Data last updated | October 7, 2023 |
| Metadata last updated | August 22, 2024 |
| Created | October 7, 2023 |
| Format | CSV |
| License | Open Data Commons Attribution License |
| Additional info | nan |
| Data extraction page | H-03 B: Census houses by predominant material of the walls (excluding locked/vacant houses) |
| Data insights | Data Insights that can be drawn:Comparison of predominant wall materials used in rural vs. urban regions of individual states.Trend analysis of wall materials over the years, to observe any shifts in construction preferences.Identifying states with higher usage of certain materials which may indicate regional abundance or lack thereof.Analysis of how the modernization of construction practices is taking place across rural and urban areas.Observing any correlation between the type of wall material and state's economic, geographical, or climatic factors. |
| Data last updated | 2,011 |
| Data retreival date | 6/23/2022 |
| Datastore active | True |
| Frequency | Decadal |
| Granularity | State |
| Has views | True |
| Id | c772874c-1305-45ee-bf09-f488c2ef85d2 |
| Idp ready | True |
| Lgd mapping | yes |
| 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. |
| No indicators | 20 |
| Package id | 04ca228f-0b3f-45f9-8bce-d16371d5aa17 |
| Position | 0 |
| Size | 5.5 KiB |
| Sku | moha-census_houses_by_wall_material-st-dc-aaa |
| State | active |
| States uts no | 35 |
| Url type | upload |
| Years covered | 2,011 |
| 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 | H-03 B: Census houses by predominant material of the walls (excluding locked/vacant houses) |
| Data Retreival Date | 6/23/2022 |
| Data Last Updated | 2011 |
| Sku | moha-census_houses_by_wall_material-st-dc-aaa |
| Dataset Frequency | Decadal |
| Years Covered | 2011.0 |
| No of States/UT(s) | 35 |
| No of Districts | |
| No of Tehsils/blocks | |
| No of Gram Panchayats | |
| Additional Information | nan |
| Number of Indicators | 20 |
| Insights from the dataset | Data Insights that can be drawn:Comparison of predominant wall materials used in rural vs. urban regions of individual states.Trend analysis of wall materials over the years, to observe any shifts in construction preferences.Identifying states with higher usage of certain materials which may indicate regional abundance or lack thereof.Analysis of how the modernization of construction practices is taking place across rural and urban areas.Observing any correlation between the type of wall material and state's economic, geographical, or climatic factors. |
| IDP Ready | Yes |
| LGD Mapping | Yes |