Noteworthy Publications, Reports, Periodicals and Data Sources
1. Census of India, Ministry of Home Affairs
1. Census of India, Ministry of Home Affairs
2. Economic Survey of India, Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance
2. Economic Survey of India, Chief Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance
3. Socioeconomic Census of India, Ministry of Rural Development
3. Socioeconomic Census of India, Ministry of Rural Development
4. KLEMS database, Reserve Bank of India
4. KLEMS database, Reserve Bank of India
5. Economic Survey for the state of India Report
5. Economic Survey for the state of India Report
6. India Exclusion Report, Centre for Equity Studies
6. India Exclusion Report, Centre for Equity Studies
7. Inflations Expectations Survey for Households, Reserve Bank of India
7. Inflations Expectations Survey for Households, Reserve Bank of India
8. State of Working India report, Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University
8. State of Working India report, Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University
9. Teen Age Girl Report, Nandhi Foundation
9. Teen Age Girl Report, Nandhi Foundation
10. Annual Status of Education Report, Pratham
10. Annual Status of Education Report, Pratham
11. Indian Household Development Survey, University of Maryland and NCAER
11. Indian Household Development Survey, University of Maryland and NCAER
12. World Development Report, World Bank
12. World Development Report, World Bank
13. Future of Work, World Economic Forum
13. Future of Work, World Economic Forum
14. Teacher Absenteeism Report, Azim Premji University
14. Teacher Absenteeism Report, Azim Premji University
15. Annual Survey of Indian Cities, Janagraha Foundation
15. Annual Survey of Indian Cities, Janagraha Foundation
16. National Family Health Survey, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
16. National Family Health Survey, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
17. Annual Survey of Industries, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation
17. Annual Survey of Industries, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation
18. Ease of business Index, Asia Competitiveness Index
18. Ease of business Index, Asia Competitiveness Index
19. Cost of Living Index, Mercer
19. Cost of Living Index, Mercer
20. Swachh Survekshan, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
20. Swachh Survekshan, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
21. Additional Rural Income Survey, NCEAR
21. Additional Rural Income Survey, NCEAR
22. Rural Economic Development Survey, NCEAR
22. Rural Economic Development Survey, NCEAR
23. World Employment Social Outlook, International Labour Organization
23. World Employment Social Outlook, International Labour Organization
24. Human Development Report, United Nations Development Program
24. Human Development Report, United Nations Development Program
25. World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations Department of Economics and Statistics
25. World Urbanization Prospects, United Nations Department of Economics and Statistics
26. Annual Survey of Indian City Systems, Janaagraha
26. Annual Survey of Indian City Systems, Janaagraha
27. Doing Business Report, The World Bank
27. Doing Business Report, The World Bank
28. Agricultural statistics at a glance, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
28. Agricultural statistics at a glance, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare
29. City Prosperity Initiative, UN Habitat
29. City Prosperity Initiative, UN Habitat
30. Handbook of Urban Statistics, Ministry of Urban Development
30. Handbook of Urban Statistics, Ministry of Urban Development
31. Review of State Road Transport Undertakings, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
31. Review of State Road Transport Undertakings, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways
32. Ease of Living Index, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
32. Ease of Living Index, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs
33. Statistical Yearbook of India, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation
33. Statistical Yearbook of India, Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation
34. Reward work not wealth, Oxfam International
34. Reward work not wealth, Oxfam International
35. Global Wealth Databook, Credit Suisse
35. Global Wealth Databook, Credit Suisse
36. Social Progress Index, Social Progress Imperative
36. Social Progress Index, Social Progress Imperative
37. World Migration Report, International Organization for Migration
37. World Migration Report, International Organization for Migration
38. Global Nutrition Report,
38. Global Nutrition Report,
39. Global Food Security Index, Economist Intelligence Unit
39. Global Food Security Index, Economist Intelligence Unit
40. Global Education Monitoring Report
40. Global Education Monitoring Report
41. State of Policing in India Report, Common Cause and Centre for Study of Developing
41. State of Policing in India Report, Common Cause and Centre for Study of Developing
Societies
Societies
42. Karnataka Household Asset Survey, IIM-Bangalore
42. Karnataka Household Asset Survey, IIM-Bangalore
43. Public Affairs index, Bangalore Political Action Committee
43. Public Affairs index, Bangalore Political Action Committee
44. India Philanthropy Report, Bain and Company
44. India Philanthropy Report, Bain and Company
45. All India Survey of Higher Education,
45. All India Survey of Higher Education,
46. India Justice Report, TATA Trusts
46. India Justice Report, TATA Trusts
47. Rural Health Statistics,
47. Rural Health Statistics,
48. Theopendata.com: a volunteer driven initiative to supply quality development indicator related data in developing countries
48. Theopendata.com: a volunteer driven initiative to supply quality development indicator related data in developing countries
49. All India Debt and Investment Survey, NSS
49. All India Debt and Investment Survey, NSS
50. Peoples Report on Basic Education, CORD
50. Peoples Report on Basic Education, CORD
51. Global Gender Gap Index, WEF
51. Global Gender Gap Index, WEF
52. Social Attitudes Research India, RICE
52. Social Attitudes Research India, RICE
53. Young Lives India Survey, Young Lives India
53. Young Lives India Survey, Young Lives India
54. India Wage Report, International Labour Organization
54. India Wage Report, International Labour Organization
55. Million Deaths Study, Centre for Global Health Research
55. Million Deaths Study, Centre for Global Health Research
56. Financial Inclusions Insights Survey, Kantar
56. Financial Inclusions Insights Survey, Kantar
57. All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey, NABARD
57. All India Rural Financial Inclusion Survey, NABARD
58. Industrial Outlook Survey, RBI
58. Industrial Outlook Survey, RBI
59. Food Grain Bulletin, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer
59. Food Grain Bulletin, Department of Food and Public Distribution, Ministry of Consumer
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
60. Index of Industrial Production
60. Index of Industrial Production
61. State of Worlds Children Report, UNICEF
61. State of Worlds Children Report, UNICEF
62. Ecowrap (newsletters prepared by the research desk of SBI); https://sbi.co.in/web/about-us/research-desk
62. Ecowrap (newsletters prepared by the research desk of SBI); https://sbi.co.in/web/about-us/research-desk
63. Indiatradeportal.in
63. Indiatradeportal.in
64. Mobile Gender Gap Report, GSMA
64. Mobile Gender Gap Report, GSMA
65. Our World in Data, Oxford University
65. Our World in Data, Oxford University
66. Chartbookofeconomicinequality.com
66. Chartbookofeconomicinequality.com
67. Sdg-tracker.org
67. Sdg-tracker.org
68. How India Lives: howindialives.com
68. How India Lives: howindialives.com
69. India in Pixels (follow on YouTube and Twitter)
69. India in Pixels (follow on YouTube and Twitter)
70. Jaano India, Swaniti Initiative
70. Jaano India, Swaniti Initiative
71. Mint did a sixteen-part series on the lives of Indians using different datasets. All of the can be found here: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/FEljcOegPt7qBmaXeOm3sK/How-India-
71. Mint did a sixteen-part series on the lives of Indians using different datasets. All of the can be found here: https://www.livemint.com/Politics/FEljcOegPt7qBmaXeOm3sK/How-India-
lives-thinks-earns-and-spends.html
lives-thinks-earns-and-spends.html
72. Indianstatistics.org
72. Indianstatistics.org
73. goldprice.org
73. goldprice.org
74. The Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) has a list of
74. The Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) has a list of
prominent surveys done in developing countries: http://ibread.org/bread/data
prominent surveys done in developing countries: http://ibread.org/bread/data
75. Prison Statistics India, National Crime Record Bureau
75. Prison Statistics India, National Crime Record Bureau
76. Labour Yearbook India, Ministry of Labour
76. Labour Yearbook India, Ministry of Labour
77. Indiadataportal.com, Bharati Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business
77. Indiadataportal.com, Bharati Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business
78. Crime in India Report, NCRB
78. Crime in India Report, NCRB
79. Global Hunger Index
79. Global Hunger Index
80. https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2674065 : Provides shapefiles for parliamentary and
80. https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2674065 : Provides shapefiles for parliamentary and
assembly constituencies in India
assembly constituencies in India
81. http://devecondata.blogspot.com/ : some more sources of dev econ data sources from
81. http://devecondata.blogspot.com/ : some more sources of dev econ data sources from
different countries
different countries
82. NYU Spatial Data repository
82. NYU Spatial Data repository
83. Ecourts.gov.in (judicial data in India)
83. Ecourts.gov.in (judicial data in India)
84. State of State Finances, PRS legislative research
84. State of State Finances, PRS legislative research
85. Seshagun Database, Ministry of Education
85. Seshagun Database, Ministry of Education
86. Socioeconomic data and application centre (SEDAC), Columbia University
86. Socioeconomic data and application centre (SEDAC), Columbia University
87. Shape files for India (the whole country):
87. Shape files for India (the whole country):
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByLjiBJ1xOpuTVRIWThhazBLdWM
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0ByLjiBJ1xOpuTVRIWThhazBLdWM
88. The Telangana data portal: https://data.telangana.gov.in/search/type/dataset
88. The Telangana data portal: https://data.telangana.gov.in/search/type/dataset
89. Village level shapefiles for a few states in India:
89. Village level shapefiles for a few states in India:
https://github.com/datameet/indian_village_boundaries
https://github.com/datameet/indian_village_boundaries
90. Indian Statefiles (with Ladakh): https://indiaviz.org/post/india_states_shapefile/
90. Indian Statefiles (with Ladakh): https://indiaviz.org/post/india_states_shapefile/
91. Village and pincode level shapefiles in India:
91. Village and pincode level shapefiles in India:
https://revolutionarygis.wordpress.com/tag/india-shapefile/
https://revolutionarygis.wordpress.com/tag/india-shapefile/
92. IDFC India Rural Development Report
92. IDFC India Rural Development Report
93. This website is similar to dataverse and BREAD you can get info about large scale surveys:
93. This website is similar to dataverse and BREAD you can get info about large scale surveys:
http://atlas.closer.ac.uk/
http://atlas.closer.ac.uk/
94. This page is maintained by Duncan Thomas, professor of Econ at Duke University and contains data about the development sector datasets:
94. This page is maintained by Duncan Thomas, professor of Econ at Duke University and contains data about the development sector datasets:
https://ipl.econ.duke.edu/dthomas/dev_data/
https://ipl.econ.duke.edu/dthomas/dev_data/
95. State of Economic Inclusion Report, The World Bank
95. State of Economic Inclusion Report, The World Bank
96. National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey, the world bank
96. National Annual Rural Sanitation Survey, the world bank