census_2011_mother_tongue: Census 2011 mother tongue data (C-16)

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Census 2011 mother tongue data (C-16)

Description

Mother tongue speakers by language at state and district levels from the 2011 Census C-16 tables, with rural/urban and male/female breakdowns. Downloaded on first use; see census_cache_dir(). For per-district or per-subdistrict counts that sum correctly, use census_languages().

Usage

census_2011_mother_tongue()

Value

A tibble with 350,157 rows and 18 columns:

state_code

Numeric state code

state_name

Name of the state

state_name_harmonized

Harmonized state name for joining across datasets

district_code

District code ("000" for state total)

area_name

Name of the state or district

language_code

Census language code

language_name

Name of the language or dialect

language_level

L1 for main languages, L2 for dialects

language_group

Numeric language group code

total_persons

Total speakers

total_males

Male speakers

total_females

Female speakers

rural_persons

Rural speakers

rural_males

Rural male speakers

rural_females

Rural female speakers

urban_persons

Urban speakers

urban_males

Urban male speakers

urban_females

Urban female speakers

Source

Census of India 2011, C-16 Mother Tongue Tables.

Examples

census_2011_mother_tongue() |> head()

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