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This dataset, WestBengalPop_tbl_df, is a tibble containing demographic data for districts of West Bengal, India, based on the 2011 Census. It includes total population, population increase percentage, sex ratio, literacy percentage, and population density for each district.

Usage

data(WestBengalPop_tbl_df)

Format

A tibble with 23 observations and 8 variables:

code

Numeric district code (numeric)

abbr

District abbreviation (character)

district

Full district name (character)

pop_2011

Population in the year 2011 (numeric)

pop_increase_2011

Population increase percentage in 2011 compared to the previous census (numeric)

sex_ratio_2011

Sex ratio in 2011, expressed as females per 1,000 males (numeric)

literacy_per_2011

Literacy rate in 2011, expressed as a percentage (numeric)

density_2011

Population density in 2011 (persons per square kilometer) (numeric)

Source

Data taken from the mapindia package version 1.0.1

Details

The dataset name has been kept as 'WestBengalPop_tbl_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 'tbl_df' indicates that the dataset is a tibble object. The original content has not been modified in any way.