India · 785 districts · 36 states & UTs
NewUnited States · 3,144 counties →India & the USA, mapped down
to every district & county.
A live choropleth of population, density and census data for India and the United States, layered with highways and transit — explore either country one district or county 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 Info
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.
Data stories
Numbers, told as stories. Each one follows a single question across the map, from the ground up.
A data story is a short read about one place, one moment or one measure. You scroll; the map beside the words changes with them. Every figure is drawn from the same sources as the atlas, so anything you read you can open, rank and check.
- A placeA state, a region, a handful of districts — and what sets them apart from the rest.
- A timeWhat the Census counted in 2011, what NFHS-5 asked in 2019–21, what the satellites see now.
- A measureReading, health, crowding, roads and rails — one thing at a time, so each can be seen clearly.
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
US Census
2025
US county population estimates
ACS
2020–24
US income, education, health & housing
US counties
2025
US county boundaries (Census TIGER)
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
US Census
2025
US county population estimates
ACS
2020–24
US income, education, health & housing
US counties
2025
US county boundaries (Census TIGER)
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
US Census
2025
US county population estimates
ACS
2020–24
US income, education, health & housing
US counties
2025
US county boundaries (Census TIGER)
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
US Census
2025
US county population estimates
ACS
2020–24
US income, education, health & housing
US counties
2025
US county boundaries (Census TIGER)
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
US Census
2025
US county population estimates
ACS
2020–24
US income, education, health & housing
US counties
2025
US county boundaries (Census TIGER)
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
US Census
2025
US county population estimates
ACS
2020–24
US income, education, health & housing
US counties
2025
US county boundaries (Census TIGER)
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
US Census
2025
US county population estimates
ACS
2020–24
US income, education, health & housing
US counties
2025
US county boundaries (Census TIGER)
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
US Census
2025
US county population estimates
ACS
2020–24
US income, education, health & housing
US counties
2025
US county boundaries (Census TIGER)
Joined on district and county boundaries so every layer lines up on the same geography, regardless of source — 785 districts across 36 states & UTs, and now 3,144 US counties across 50 states & DC — every one traceable back to a named source and year.
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