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GIS data sources: India

Region
Southern Asia
ISO 3166
IN · IND
Sources
8
Links checked
2026-10-14

8 sources, including 5 hand-picked national datasets. Covering boundaries & admin, elevation / dem, imagery, land cover, census & statistics, transport, hydrology, open data portal. Download as JSON or get the full catalogue CSV.

Sources

  • Census of India (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Office of the Registrar General

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    censusindia.gov.in

    Not verified (site blocks automated checks) · 2026-10-14 (TLS certificate could not be verified)

  • Survey of India (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Survey of India

    • Boundaries & admin
    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    surveyofindia.gov.in

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Bhoonidhi (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO)

    • Imagery
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Formats
    GeoTIFF
    Link
    bhoonidhi.nrsc.gov.in

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Bhuvan (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    National Remote Sensing Centre (ISRO)

    CartoDEM, Resourcesat imagery and thematic maps.

    • Imagery
    • Land cover
    • Elevation / DEM
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Formats
    GeoTIFF, WMS
    Link
    bhuvan.nrsc.gov.in

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • OpenStreetMap extract – India (opens in a new tab)

    Download

    Geofabrik / OpenStreetMap contributors

    Daily OSM extract.

    • Transport
    • Boundaries & admin
    • Hydrology
    Licence
    ODbL 1.0
    Formats
    PBF, Shapefile
    Link
    download.geofabrik.de

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • geoBoundaries administrative boundaries (opens in a new tab)

    API

    William & Mary geoLab

    JSON API listing every available admin level with direct download links.

    • Boundaries & admin
    Licence
    Varies (open; see metadata)
    Formats
    GeoJSON, Shapefile, TopoJSON
    Link
    geoboundaries.org

    Link checked · 2026-10-14

  • Open Government Data Platform India (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    National Informatics Centre

    • Open data portal
    Licence
    Government Open Data Licence – India
    Link
    data.gov.in

    Unavailable at last check · 2026-10-14 (HTTP 503)

  • Ministry of Statistcs and Programme Implementation (opens in a new tab)

    Portal

    Ministry of Statistcs and Programme Implementation

    National statistical office (from the UN Statistics Division directory).

    • Census & statistics
    Licence
    See provider terms
    Link
    mospi.gov.in

    Unavailable at last check · 2026-10-14 (connection timed out)