Dataset · Agriculture
Area of each Kerala village by land use class and source of irrigation, in hectares, from the Census 2011 village directory
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| period | period_type | geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | district_code | district | subdistrict_code | subdistrict | block | gram_panchayat | reference_year | measure | hectares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | barren_and_uncultivable | 365.0 |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | culturable_waste | 51.0 |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | current_fallow | 0.0 |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | fallow_other_than_current | 0.0 |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | forest | 0.0 |
For every census village of Kerala, the total geographical area and its split into forest, non-agricultural use, barren land, pasture, tree crops, culturable waste, fallow land and net area sown, plus the unirrigated area and the area irrigated by canals, wells and tube wells, tanks and lakes, waterfalls and other sources. Areas are in hectares as reported to the Census. Use it to compare cropping and irrigation patterns across villages and taluks.
| 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 land use and irrigated area in Kerala, Census 2011 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Original data: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. /data/village-land-use-kerala
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 |
measure | Land use class | Land use class or irrigation source, for example net_area_sown or irrigated_by_wells_and_tube_wells |
hectares | Area (hectares) | Area of the village in this class, in hectares |
