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Drinking water sources, drainage, toilets and waste disposal in each Kerala village 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 | category | item | available | available_all_year | available_in_summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | drainage | closed_drainage | no | ||
| 2011 | year | census_village |
For every census village of Kerala, whether each source of drinking water is available (treated and untreated tap water, covered and uncovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells, springs, rivers and canals, tanks and others), and whether it works all year and in the summer months. It also records the type of drainage, whether the village is covered by the Total Sanitation Campaign, community toilets and the system of waste disposal. Use it to find villages that depend on unprotected water sources or have no drainage or waste system.
| 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 drinking water sources, drainage and sanitation in Kerala, Census 2011 (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Original data: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. /data/village-water-sanitation-kerala
| 627057 |
| Pavoor |
| 592 |
| Kasaragod |
| 5630 |
| Kasaragod |
| Manjeshwar |
| Vorkady |
| 2009 |
| sanitation_and_waste |
| community_biogas_or_waste_recycling |
| no |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | sanitation_and_waste | community_toilet_with_bath | no |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | sanitation_and_waste | community_toilet_without_bath | no |
| 2011 | year | census_village | 627057 | Pavoor | 592 | Kasaragod | 5630 | Kasaragod | Manjeshwar | Vorkady | 2009 | drinking_water_source | covered_well | yes | yes | yes |
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 | drinking_water_source, drainage or sanitation_and_waste |
item | Item | Source of drinking water, type of drainage or sanitation arrangement, for example hand_pump or closed_drainage |
available | Available in village | yes if the village has this source or arrangement, no if not, blank if not recorded |
available_all_year | Works all year | For water sources: yes if it functions all round the year; blank for other items or where not recorded |
available_in_summer | Works in summer | For water sources: yes if it functions in the summer months (April to September); blank for other items or where not recorded |
