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This dataset, IndiaLandReforms_df, is a data frame containing information on politics and land reforms in India. It includes variables related to agricultural landholding patterns, rural development indicators, election outcomes, political participation, and socio-economic measures across different districts and years.

Usage

data(IndiaLandReforms_df)

Format

A data frame with 2670 observations and 32 variables:

mouza

Mouza code or identifier (integer)

year

Year of observation (integer)

district

District code or identifier (integer)

rplacul

Proportion of land cultivated (numeric)

rpdrhh

Proportion of rural households (numeric)

rblacul

Proportion of land below a certain threshold (numeric)

rbgdrrghh

Proportion of rural households with a given characteristic (numeric)

election

Election year indicator (integer)

preelect

Pre-election indicator (integer)

edwalfco

Electoral variable - women in local councils (numeric)

erlesscu

Electoral variable - less cultivated land (numeric)

ermgcu

Electoral variable - medium cultivated land (numeric)

ersmcu

Electoral variable - small cultivated land (numeric)

ermdcu

Electoral variable - medium developed cultivated land (numeric)

ercusmol

Electoral variable - custom smallholder measure (numeric)

ercubgol

Electoral variable - custom big landholder measure (numeric)

erillnb

Electoral variable - illiteracy rate (numeric)

erlow

Electoral variable - low-income households (numeric)

ratleft0

Political variable - left party ratio before adjustment (numeric)

dwalfco

Development variable - women in local councils (numeric)

inflat

Inflation rate (numeric)

smfempyv

Share of female employment in youth (numeric)

incseats

Number of seats won by incumbents (numeric)

lfseats

Number of seats won by left parties (numeric)

inflflag

Inflation flag indicator (numeric)

inclflag

Incumbent flag indicator (numeric)

lflflag

Left party flag indicator (numeric)

ratleft

Political variable - left party ratio (numeric)

infiw

Inflation index for wages (numeric)

infumme

Inflation index for unspecified metric (numeric)

infal

Inflation index for agricultural labor (numeric)

gp

Gram Panchayat code or identifier (integer)

Source

Data taken from the pder package version 1.0-2

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'IndiaLandReforms_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the IndiAPIs package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a data frame object. The original content has not been modified in any way.