MNREGA: Month-, State-, District- and Block-wise Total Persondays and Households engaged in Work during 2016-17
The dataset contains month-, state-, district-, and block-wise data on total number of persondays, and number of households engaged in work, under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) during 2016-17
Note:
Personday is defined as as the number of persons working per day multiplied by the number of days worked
MNREGA: Month-, State-, District- and Block-wise Total Persondays and Households engaged in Work during 2016-17
The dataset contains month-, state-, district-, and block-wise data on total number of persondays, and number of households engaged in work, under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) during 2016-17
Note:
Personday is defined as as the number of persons working per day multiplied by the number of days worked
The Indian financial year (April to March) to which the NREGS data record belongs.
month
String
12
166392
The month within the fiscal year to which the NREGS data record pertains.
state
String
34
166392
The name of the Indian state to which the NREGS record pertains.
district_as_per_source
String
683
166392
The name of the district as recorded in the original data source, which may differ from the standardized LGD name.
district_as_per_lgd
String
681
165912
The standardized name of the district according to the Local Government Directory (LGD).
district_lgd_code
Int64
684
165912
The unique numeric identifier for the district in the Local Government Directory (LGD).
block
String
6574
166392
The block or sub-district administrative unit within the district where the NREGS record applies.
scheme_name
String
1
166392
NA
category
String
2
166392
The category of the NREGS measurement, indicating whether the value represents households or persondays.
value
Int64
43431
166392
The numerical value of the NREGS measurement, expressed as an absolute number of households or persondays.
unit
String
1
166392
The unit of measurement for the value column, indicating that the value is an absolute number.
note
String
1
0
A free-text field for any additional notes or remarks related to the record.
Citation
Ministry of Rural Development. (2026). MNREGA: Month-, State-, District- and Block-wise Total Persondays and Households engaged in Work during 2016-17 [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/20066
