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This dataset, IndiaPopulation_dt, is a data table containing the names of states and union territories in India along with their respective abbreviations and populations. The dataset also includes the total population of India. These are 2019 projections as reported in the Unique Identification Authority of India 2019-2020 Annual Report.

Usage

data(IndiaPopulation_dt)

Format

A data.table with 39 observations and 3 variables:

place

Name of the state or union territory (character)

abbrev

Abbreviation for the state or union territory (character)

population

Population in 2019 projection (numeric)

Source

Data taken from the covid19india package version 0.1.4

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'IndiaPopulation_dt' 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 'dt' indicates that the dataset is a data.table object. The original content has not been modified in any way.