IIT Bombay Maharashtra Census Shapefiles

IIT Bombay Maharashtra Census Shapefiles

MH Specific

District and taluka boundary shapefiles with 600+ census attributes per village

Build a multi-level Maharashtra administrative boundary service API for GIS applications and data visualization.
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Quick Start

import geopandas as gpd
# Download from IIT Bombay research repository
# gdf = gpd.read_file('maharashtra_census_shapefiles.shp')
print('IIT Bombay Maharashtra Census Shapefiles')
print('Contact IIT Bombay GIS lab for access')
Modality
Vector (Shapefile)
Size
36 districts; taluka + village boundaries; 600+ attributes
License
Format
GeoTIFF
Language
en
Update Frequency
static
Organization
IIT Bombay
Category
geospatial-gis

Schema

FieldTypeDescription
geometryPolygonAdministrative boundary polygon
namestringArea name
census_codestringCensus area code
levelstringAdministrative level (district, taluka, village)

Build With This

Create a Maharashtra census data visualization tool overlaying demographic data on administrative boundaries
Develop a constituency boundary mapper aligning census boundaries with electoral wards for political analysis
Build a development indicator dashboard using census shapefiles as the geographic framework for Maharashtra

AI Use Cases

Census-linked spatial analysisdemographic hotspot mappingrural development targetingPOCRA project planning
Last verified: 2026-03-07