Sample Microdata of House Listing of India 2011 - 1 percent sample dataset
India, 2011
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Data file: SAMP_IND_HLIST_2011_1pct
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Valid:
2465814
Valid (weighted):
246581400
Invalid:
0
Invalid (weighted):
0
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Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | Weighted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Residence | 2380616 | 238061600 |
96.5%
|
| 2 | Residence-cum-other use | 85198 | 8519800 |
3.5%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
Uses of Census Houses
The actual use of census house was ascertained and recorded in full. The different uses of census houses were standardized and grouped into ten categories, as shown hereunder: i) Residence: This category includes houses that were used exclusively for residential purpose. ii) Residence-cum-other use: If the census house was used for residence in combination with one or more other non-residential purpose(s) such as residence-cum- grocery shop, residence-cum-workshop (book binding), residence-cum-boarding house, etc., thesame was indicated together with the detail of non-residential use(s) of the census house. iii) Shop/Office: Census houses exclusively used as shops (where articles are bought / sold on cash or credit) and offices were covered under this category. Instructions were also given to indicate the nature of shop or of the office for which it was being put to use. iv) School/College, etc.:This category included all types of educational institutions and training centers without lodging facilities or any residential use. The nature of school or college or training center was also obtained. v) Hotel/lodge /guest house, etc.:This category covers census houses that were used exclusively for temporary stay or stay in transit and where no person or persons were found living for a period of three months or more. The nature or name of such hotel or lodge or guest house was also provided. If any of such hotel or lodge or guest house was used by the inhabitants as a residence for a period of three months or more then this was considered as an institutional household and covered under the category of houses used as 'residence-cum-other use'. Restaurants and all other eating places not endowed with lodging facilities were covered under the category of 'Shop/Office'. vi) Hospital/Dispensary, etc.: The category includes census houses exclusively used as hospitals, dispensaries, nursing homes and such other health or medical institutes provided they were not eligible to be considered as institutional households. The nature or names of such institutes were also provided under the appropriate column. If in any of above institutes, the inmates were found living for three months or more, treating the inmates of such an institution as an institutional household, the use of the census house Sometimes it becomes difficult to apply the definition of census house strictly in certain cases. For example, in an urban area, if a flat has five rooms, each room having direct entrance fromthe common staircase or courtyard. By definition, this has to be treated as five census houses. If all these five rooms are occupied by a single household it was not realistic to treat them as five census houses. In such a case, 'singleness' of use of these rooms along with the main house should be considered and the entire flat was treated as one census house. On the other hand, if two independent households occupy these five rooms, the first household living in 3 rooms and the second household occupying 2 rooms, then considering the use, the first three rooms together were treated as one census house and the remaining rooms as another census house. But if each room was occupied by an independent household, then each such room was treated as a separate census house. In case of hostels, hotels, etc., even if the door of each room in which an inmate lives opens to a common verandah, staircase, courtyard or a common room, as it happens almost invariably, the entire hostel / hotel building was treated as one census house. But if such hostels / hotels have out-houses or other structures used for different purposes or the same purpose, then each such structure attached to the main hostel / hotel was treated as a separate census house.
In some parts of the country, in rural areas, the pattern of habitation is such that a group of huts, located in a compound, whether enclosed or unenclosed, is occupied by one household. While the main residence may be located in one hut, other huts may be used for sleeping, as a kitchen, bath room, baithak, etc. Though each of the huts was a separate structure, they form a single housing unit and therefore, have to be treated collectively as one building and one census house. If some of the huts are used by one household and the others by a second household as residence, then the two groups of huts were treated as separate census houses. However, if there were also other huts in the compound used for other purposes and not as part of the household's residence such as, cattle shed, workshed, etc., was categorised as 'residence-cum-other use'
vii) Factory/workshop/workshed, etc.: If any census house was exclusively used for running a factory or a workshop or used as a workshed, the same was considered under this category. These are places where manufacturing, production, processing, repairing or services takes place or where goods and articles are made and sold. These can be large scale industries / small workshops / worksheds. This category of houses, however, excludes all eating places suchas tea stalls, sweet meat (halwai) shops, restaurants (without lodging facility), dhabhas, etc. which are covered in the category of shop / office.
viii) Place of worship:This category includes the places of worship such as temples, gurudwaras, mosques, churches, prayer halls, etc.
ix) Other non-residential use: This category covers the census houses used as places of entertainment and community gathering and all other non-residential miscellaneous uses of the census houses not covered under any of the above categories. They include houses used as cattle-shed, godown, garage, petrol pump, power station, pump house, tube well room, cinema house, museum, stadium, etc. In their case also, the actual use was recorded in the Houselist Schedule.
x) Vacant: If a census house was found vacant at the time of houselisting i.e., no person was found living in it and also it was not being used for any other non-residential purpose(s), it was shown as vacant and the reason of vacancy such as 'under repair', 'construction incomplete', 'want of tenant', etc. was also indicated.
The actual use of census house was ascertained and recorded in full. The different uses of census houses were standardized and grouped into ten categories, as shown hereunder: i) Residence: This category includes houses that were used exclusively for residential purpose. ii) Residence-cum-other use: If the census house was used for residence in combination with one or more other non-residential purpose(s) such as residence-cum- grocery shop, residence-cum-workshop (book binding), residence-cum-boarding house, etc., thesame was indicated together with the detail of non-residential use(s) of the census house. iii) Shop/Office: Census houses exclusively used as shops (where articles are bought / sold on cash or credit) and offices were covered under this category. Instructions were also given to indicate the nature of shop or of the office for which it was being put to use. iv) School/College, etc.:This category included all types of educational institutions and training centers without lodging facilities or any residential use. The nature of school or college or training center was also obtained. v) Hotel/lodge /guest house, etc.:This category covers census houses that were used exclusively for temporary stay or stay in transit and where no person or persons were found living for a period of three months or more. The nature or name of such hotel or lodge or guest house was also provided. If any of such hotel or lodge or guest house was used by the inhabitants as a residence for a period of three months or more then this was considered as an institutional household and covered under the category of houses used as 'residence-cum-other use'. Restaurants and all other eating places not endowed with lodging facilities were covered under the category of 'Shop/Office'. vi) Hospital/Dispensary, etc.: The category includes census houses exclusively used as hospitals, dispensaries, nursing homes and such other health or medical institutes provided they were not eligible to be considered as institutional households. The nature or names of such institutes were also provided under the appropriate column. If in any of above institutes, the inmates were found living for three months or more, treating the inmates of such an institution as an institutional household, the use of the census house Sometimes it becomes difficult to apply the definition of census house strictly in certain cases. For example, in an urban area, if a flat has five rooms, each room having direct entrance fromthe common staircase or courtyard. By definition, this has to be treated as five census houses. If all these five rooms are occupied by a single household it was not realistic to treat them as five census houses. In such a case, 'singleness' of use of these rooms along with the main house should be considered and the entire flat was treated as one census house. On the other hand, if two independent households occupy these five rooms, the first household living in 3 rooms and the second household occupying 2 rooms, then considering the use, the first three rooms together were treated as one census house and the remaining rooms as another census house. But if each room was occupied by an independent household, then each such room was treated as a separate census house. In case of hostels, hotels, etc., even if the door of each room in which an inmate lives opens to a common verandah, staircase, courtyard or a common room, as it happens almost invariably, the entire hostel / hotel building was treated as one census house. But if such hostels / hotels have out-houses or other structures used for different purposes or the same purpose, then each such structure attached to the main hostel / hotel was treated as a separate census house.
In some parts of the country, in rural areas, the pattern of habitation is such that a group of huts, located in a compound, whether enclosed or unenclosed, is occupied by one household. While the main residence may be located in one hut, other huts may be used for sleeping, as a kitchen, bath room, baithak, etc. Though each of the huts was a separate structure, they form a single housing unit and therefore, have to be treated collectively as one building and one census house. If some of the huts are used by one household and the others by a second household as residence, then the two groups of huts were treated as separate census houses. However, if there were also other huts in the compound used for other purposes and not as part of the household's residence such as, cattle shed, workshed, etc., was categorised as 'residence-cum-other use'
vii) Factory/workshop/workshed, etc.: If any census house was exclusively used for running a factory or a workshop or used as a workshed, the same was considered under this category. These are places where manufacturing, production, processing, repairing or services takes place or where goods and articles are made and sold. These can be large scale industries / small workshops / worksheds. This category of houses, however, excludes all eating places suchas tea stalls, sweet meat (halwai) shops, restaurants (without lodging facility), dhabhas, etc. which are covered in the category of shop / office.
viii) Place of worship:This category includes the places of worship such as temples, gurudwaras, mosques, churches, prayer halls, etc.
ix) Other non-residential use: This category covers the census houses used as places of entertainment and community gathering and all other non-residential miscellaneous uses of the census houses not covered under any of the above categories. They include houses used as cattle-shed, godown, garage, petrol pump, power station, pump house, tube well room, cinema house, museum, stadium, etc. In their case also, the actual use was recorded in the Houselist Schedule.
x) Vacant: If a census house was found vacant at the time of houselisting i.e., no person was found living in it and also it was not being used for any other non-residential purpose(s), it was shown as vacant and the reason of vacancy such as 'under repair', 'construction incomplete', 'want of tenant', etc. was also indicated.