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Government health institutions, their doctors and paramedics, and private medical facilities in each Kerala village
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| period | period_type | geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | district_code | district | subdistrict_code | subdistrict | block | gram_panchayat | reference_year | facility | provider | number | doctors_sanctioned | doctors_in_position | paramedics_sanctioned | paramedics_in_position | distance_if_not_in_village |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | allopathic_hospital | government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 km or more |
For every census village of Kerala, the number of government health institutions of each kind (community and primary health centres, sub centres, maternity and child welfare centres, TB clinics, allopathic and alternative medicine hospitals, dispensaries, veterinary hospitals, mobile clinics and family welfare centres) with the sanctioned and in-position doctors and paramedical staff, plus the count of non-government facilities and practitioners. Where a government institution is not in the village, the directory gives a distance band to the nearest. Use it to see which villages have no health institution or no doctor in position.
| Column | Label | Description | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
period | Release period | Period of the source release this row comes from (edition year, academic year, month or capture year) | |
period_type | Release period type | year, academic_year, quarter or month | |
geo_level | Geography level | census_village: every row is one village of the 2011 Census | |
geo_code | Census village code | Six-digit Census 2011 location code of the village |
Please cite this dataset when you use it:
Policy and Research Initiative (2026). Village-wise health facilities and medical staff in Kerala, Census 2011 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Original data: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. /data/village-health-facilities-kerala
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | alternative_medicine_hospital | government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 km or more |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | charitable_facility | non_government | 0 |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | community_health_centre | government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 km or more |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | dispensary | government | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 to 10 km |
geo_name | Village | Name of the village as printed in the Census village directory |
district_code | District LGD code | Local Government Directory code of the district the village is in |
district | District | District of the village in LGD spelling |
subdistrict_code | Taluk code | Census 2011 code of the sub-district (taluk) without leading zeros |
subdistrict | Taluk | Name of the Census sub-district (taluk) the village is in |
block | Community development block | Name of the community development block the village belongs to |
gram_panchayat | Gram panchayat | Name of the gram panchayat the village belongs to, as printed in the directory |
reference_year | Reference year | Year for which the village's facilities were reported to the Census |
facility | Facility type | Kind of health institution or private medical facility, for example primary_health_centre or medicine_shop |
provider | Provider | government for public health institutions, non_government for private facilities and practitioners |
number | Facilities (number) | Number of facilities of this kind in the village |
doctors_sanctioned | Doctors sanctioned | Total sanctioned strength of doctors in these facilities |
doctors_in_position | Doctors in position | Doctors actually in position in these facilities |
paramedics_sanctioned | Paramedical staff sanctioned | Total sanctioned strength of paramedical staff in these facilities |
paramedics_in_position | Paramedical staff in position | Paramedical staff actually in position in these facilities |
distance_if_not_in_village | Distance to nearest (band) | Distance band to the nearest government facility of this kind: under 5 km, 5 to 10 km or 10 km or more; blank where one is in the village |
