Sources
Every value on IndiaFacts cites one of the institutions below.
Tier 1
Decennial enumeration of population — the baseline for literacy, sex ratio, urbanisation and household indicators.
Vital statistics: birth & death rates, infant mortality, life expectancy.
Economic, fiscal and social statistics across states, compiled from primary sources.
Audited receipts, disbursements and debt position of state governments.
Tier 2
State GSDP, NSDP and per-capita income at constant and current prices.
Employment, unemployment and labour-force participation estimates.
Annual compendium of registered cognizable crimes by state and category.
School enrolment, teachers, infrastructure and dropout rates.
Higher-education enrolment, gross enrolment ratio and gender parity.
Composite indices and harmonised indicators across states.
Crop area, production, yield, irrigation and land-use statistics by state.
Number and size of operational landholdings by state.
Domestic and foreign tourist visits by state.
National youth games medal tally by state.
Road length, road density and transport statistics by state.