Year, District, Block, and Gram Panchayat-wise Number of SHG Members by Social Category and Number of SHGs per Village in West Bengal
The dataset provides year-wise, district-, block-, gram panchayat-, and village-level details of Self Help Group (SHG) members in the West Bengal. It includes disaggregated information on SHG membership by social category, along with the number of SHGs formed in each village.
Each record represents the number of SHG members belonging to a specific social group (e.g., Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Minority, Other, Person with Disability) for a given village and panchayat, as of the date mentioned.
Year, District, Block, and Gram Panchayat-wise Number of SHG Members by Social Category and Number of SHGs per Village in West Bengal
The dataset provides year-wise, district-, block-, gram panchayat-, and village-level details of Self Help Group (SHG) members in the West Bengal. It includes disaggregated information on SHG membership by social category, along with the number of SHGs formed in each village.
Each record represents the number of SHG members belonging to a specific social group (e.g., Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Minority, Other, Person with Disability) for a given village and panchayat, as of the date mentioned.
The date as of which the Self-Help Group (SHG) membership data was recorded.
state
String
1
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The Indian state to which the village-level SHG data pertains.
district_as_per_source
String
23
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The district name as reported in the original source data.
district_as_per_lgd
String
23
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The district name standardized according to the Local Government Directory (LGD).
district_lgd_code
Float64
23
167483
The unique numeric code assigned to the district in the Local Government Directory (LGD).
block
String
344
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The administrative block within the district where the village is located.
panchayat
String
3007
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The gram panchayat (village council area) under which the village falls.
village_name
String
25090
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The name of the village for which SHG membership is reported.
total_shgs
Int64
641
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The total number of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) in the village belonging to the given social category.
social_category
String
6
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The minority social category (e.g., Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe) to which the SHG members belong.
number_of_members
Int64
4316
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The count of SHG members in the village belonging to the specified social category.
units
String
1
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The unit of measurement for the member count, expressed in absolute numbers.
notes
String
1
0
Optional remarks or additional information related to the record.
Citation
Ministry of Rural Development. (2026). Year, District, Block, and Gram Panchayat-wise Number of SHG Members by Social Category and Number of SHGs per Village in West Bengal [Data set]. Dataful. https://dataful.in/datasets/22316
