785 districts · 36 states & UTs
India, mapped down
to every district.
A live choropleth of population, density and census data, layered with highways and transit — explore the country one district at a time.
Layers
Any data layer, one map
Population and density from Census 2011, health and nutrition from NFHS-5 (2019-21) — pick a layer and every one of 785 districts recolors live.
- Population & density — Census 2011
- Health & nutrition — NFHS-5 (2019-21)
- Instant layer switching
The saving
An afternoon of GIS work, already done. Every layer, every district, every time.
Old way
~2.8h
Shapefiles + GIS · per layer
- 01Download district shapefiles25 min
- 02Reconcile district name mismatches40 min
- 03Join Census, NFHS-5 & highway tables45 min
- 04Re-project & simplify geometry30 min
- 05Style and QA the choropleth30 min
Atlas India
Under a minute
Every layer, every time
- 01Pick a state or district
- 02Pick a data layer
Steps 01–05 already done, once, for every layer.
~2.8 hours saved, every layer you open.
No shapefiles, no joins, no QA — done once, for all 785 districts.
What you can build
Multiple sources, one geography. Every one of them on the same 785 districts.
The data
Official sources, one geography, every layer dated.
Census
2011
Population, literacy & amenities
NFHS-5
2019–21
Health, nutrition & lifestyle
WorldPop
2020
Modelled population grid
Highways
Live
Highways & expressways
Boundaries
Current
District geometry, reconciled
Census
2011
Population, literacy & amenities
NFHS-5
2019–21
Health, nutrition & lifestyle
WorldPop
2020
Modelled population grid
Highways
Live
Highways & expressways
Boundaries
Current
District geometry, reconciled
Census
2011
Population, literacy & amenities
NFHS-5
2019–21
Health, nutrition & lifestyle
WorldPop
2020
Modelled population grid
Highways
Live
Highways & expressways
Boundaries
Current
District geometry, reconciled
Census
2011
Population, literacy & amenities
NFHS-5
2019–21
Health, nutrition & lifestyle
WorldPop
2020
Modelled population grid
Highways
Live
Highways & expressways
Boundaries
Current
District geometry, reconciled
Census
2011
Population, literacy & amenities
NFHS-5
2019–21
Health, nutrition & lifestyle
WorldPop
2020
Modelled population grid
Highways
Live
Highways & expressways
Boundaries
Current
District geometry, reconciled
Census
2011
Population, literacy & amenities
NFHS-5
2019–21
Health, nutrition & lifestyle
WorldPop
2020
Modelled population grid
Highways
Live
Highways & expressways
Boundaries
Current
District geometry, reconciled
Census
2011
Population, literacy & amenities
NFHS-5
2019–21
Health, nutrition & lifestyle
WorldPop
2020
Modelled population grid
Highways
Live
Highways & expressways
Boundaries
Current
District geometry, reconciled
Census
2011
Population, literacy & amenities
NFHS-5
2019–21
Health, nutrition & lifestyle
WorldPop
2020
Modelled population grid
Highways
Live
Highways & expressways
Boundaries
Current
District geometry, reconciled
Joined on district boundaries so every layer lines up on the same geography, regardless of source — 785 districts across 36 states & UTs, every one traceable back to a named source and year.