Codes

This variable is not available for any of the currently selected samples.

Description

GEO2_IN2009 identifies the household's district within India in 2009. Districts are the second level administrative units of the country, after states. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO2_IN2009 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site.

The full set of geography variables for India can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

Comparability — General

Note that the union territory of Pondicherry (coterminous to states in India) consists of four disjointed districts - Yanam (enclosed by the state of Andhra Pradesh), Mahe (enclosed by the state of Kerala), Pondicherry, and Karaikal (both within the state of Tamil Nadu).

Universe

Availability

• India: 2009