get_census: Get India census data

In censusindia: Census of India Data, 1901-2011, with Boundaries and Projections

Get India census data

Description

Census data for India at state, district, or subdistrict level.

Usage

get_census(
  year,
  geography = c("state", "district", "subdistrict"),
  variables = NULL,
  state = NULL,
  geometry = FALSE,
  sector = c("total", "rural", "urban")
)

Arguments

year	Census year. One of: 1901, 1911, 1921, 1931, 1941, 1951, 1961, 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001, 2011.
geography	Geographic level: "state", "district", or "subdistrict". Not all geographies are available for all years.
variables	Character vector of variables to retrieve. Use list_census_variables() to see available variables. If NULL (default), returns all available variables for the specified year and geography.
state	Optional. Filter to specific state(s). Can be state name or abbreviation (e.g., "Maharashtra" or "MH").
geometry	If TRUE, returns an sf object with geographic boundaries.
sector	For 1971/1981, filter to "total", "rural", or "urban".

Value

A tibble (or sf object if geometry = TRUE).

Examples

get_census(2011, "state")
get_census(1971, "district", state = "Maharashtra")
get_census(1981, "district", variables = c("population", "literacy_rate"), geometry = TRUE)

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