Dataset · Infrastructure
Post offices, phones, buses, roads, banks, markets and community facilities in each Kerala village, Census 2011
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| period | period_type | geo_level | geo_code | geo_name | district_code | district | subdistrict_code | subdistrict | block | gram_panchayat | reference_year | category | item | available | distance_if_not_in_village |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | finance_and_markets | agricultural_credit_society | no | 5 to 10 km |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 |
For every census village of Kerala, whether each service or facility is available in the village, and where it is not, the distance band to the nearest. It covers communication (post offices, telephones, mobile coverage, internet and courier), transport (buses, railway, autos, ferries), roads (highways, district roads and surface types), finance and markets (ATMs, banks, credit societies, self-help groups, ration shops, markets), and welfare and community facilities (anganwadis, ASHA workers, libraries, sports, polling stations). Use it to find villages without basic services.
| 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 communication, transport, roads, banking, markets and community facilities in Kerala, Census 2011 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Original data: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. /data/village-services-kerala
| Pavoor |
| 592 |
| Kasaragod |
| 5630 |
| Kasaragod |
| Manjeshwar |
| Vorkady |
| 2009 |
| finance_and_markets |
| agricultural_marketing_society |
| no |
| 10 km or more |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | roads | all_weather_road | yes |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | welfare_and_community | anganwadi_centre | yes |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | transport | animal_cart | no |
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 |
category | Category | communication, transport, roads, finance_and_markets or welfare_and_community |
item | Service or facility | The service, facility or road type, for example public_bus_service or anganwadi_centre |
available | Available in village | yes if the village has the service or facility, no if not, blank if not recorded |
distance_if_not_in_village | Distance to nearest (band) | Distance band to the nearest place with the service: under 5 km, 5 to 10 km or 10 km or more; blank where it is in the village or the directory gives none |
