NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region and Gender-wise Average Size and Total Number of Households, and Total Number of Persons in India
The dataset contains state-, region- and gender-wise NSS 78th round compiled data on Average Size and Total Number of Households, and Total Number of Persons (by Gender) in India
NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region and Gender-wise Average Size and Total Number of Households, and Total Number of Persons in India
The dataset contains state-, region- and gender-wise NSS 78th round compiled data on Average Size and Total Number of Households, and Total Number of Persons (by Gender) in India
The fiscal year to which the population data pertains.
state
String
37
777
The Indian state or union territory for which the population figures are reported.
region
String
3
777
The geographic area type, such as rural or urban, to which the data applies.
nss_round
String
1
777
The National Sample Survey (NSS) round during which the data was collected.
category
String
3
777
The broad population measure being reported, such as total number of persons broken down by gender.
sub_category
String
3
666
A finer classification of the category, indicating the nature of the figure such as whether it is an estimate.
gender
String
4
333
The gender group to which the population figure applies, where applicable.
value
Float64
689
777
The measured population or household size figure for the given state, region, and category.
unit
String
2
777
The unit of measurement for the value, such as absolute number or average number of persons per household.
note
String
1
0
Supplementary remarks or clarifications associated with the data record, if any.
Citation
Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation. (2026). NSS Round No. 78: State-, Region and Gender-wise Average Size and Total Number of Households, and Total Number of Persons in India [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/18182