Where these numbers come from
This page is generated from the reports themselves — the source list on each state file plus every citation attached to a quoted passage. It is not a hand-kept bibliography, so it cannot fall behind the reports it describes. For how the reports are assembled, see the methodology.
- 25
- Organisations cited
- 18
- Inline citations
- 9
- Reports published
- 4
- Datasets
Source organisations
Cited across the published reports
Ordered by how many reports rest on each one. A source cited by a single state is usually specific to it — a state economic survey, a high court, a state board.
- Census of India9 reports·Assam,Delhi,Himachal Pradesh,Kerala,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra,Manipur,Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh
- NITI Aayog8 reports·Assam,Himachal Pradesh,Kerala,Madhya Pradesh,Maharashtra,Manipur,Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh
- NFHS-57 reports·Assam,Himachal Pradesh,Kerala,Maharashtra,Manipur,Rajasthan,Uttar Pradesh
- PRS Legislative Research6 reports·Delhi,Himachal Pradesh,Kerala,Maharashtra,Manipur,Rajasthan
- RBI5 reports·Assam,Kerala,Maharashtra,Manipur,Rajasthan
- state government records3 reports·Kerala,Maharashtra,Manipur
- Assam government records1 report·Assam
- CPCB1 report·Delhi
- Delhi High Court1 report·Delhi
- Economic Survey of Delhi1 report·Delhi
- Economic Survey of Madhya Pradesh1 report·Madhya Pradesh
- Forest Department of Delhi1 report·Delhi
- HP Economic Survey 2024-251 report·Himachal Pradesh
- ISFR 20231 report·Madhya Pradesh
- Madhya Pradesh High Court1 report·Madhya Pradesh
- MoSPI/StatisticsTimes1 report·Uttar Pradesh
- National Tiger Conservation Authority1 report·Madhya Pradesh
- NFHS-5/61 report·Madhya Pradesh
- NIRF1 report·Delhi
- Rajasthan government records1 report·Rajasthan
- Tea Board of India1 report·Assam
- UP Economic Survey 2025-261 report·Uttar Pradesh
- UP Tourism1 report·Uttar Pradesh
- UPEIDA1 report·Uttar Pradesh
- Wikipedia-cross-checked primary data1 report·Delhi
Datasets
Geographic and transport data
The files behind the district pages and route maps. Counts are read from the data at build time, so a set that is still empty says so.
District boundaries
785 districtsLocal Government Directory boundary release, rebuilt as one shared topology so neighbouring districts share their edges instead of each carrying an independent outline.
data/districts/*.json
National highways
10 corridorsMinistry of Road Transport & Highways corridor listings, traced district by district.
data/highways.json
Expressways
17 corridorsNational Highways Authority of India project pages, including corridors still under construction.
data/expressways.json
Railway lines
4 linesIndian Railways line listings, grouped by the zone that operates each route. Route geometry is traced district by district, the same way the highway corridors are.
data/railways.json
Per report
Compilation dates and source documents
A compilation date is the month the report's numbers were gathered — not the date of the underlying data, which is generally older and named in the report itself.
| Report | Compiled | Sources | Districts | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | August 2026 | 6 | 35 | |
| Delhi | July 2026 | 8 | 13 | |
| Himachal Pradesh | July 2026 | 5 | 12 | |
| Kerala | July 2026 | 6 | 14 | |
| Madhya Pradesh | July 2026 | 7 | 55 | |
| Maharashtra | July 2026 | 6 | 36 | |
| Manipur | July 2026 | 6 | 16 | |
| Rajasthan | August 2026 | 6 | 41 | |
| Uttar Pradesh | July 2026 | 7 | 75 |
Inline citations
Attributed passages, by report
Quoted passages carry their own citation. These are the narrowest attributions in the data — everything else is cited at report level.
Delhi
- PRS LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH; DELHI URBAN SHELTER IMPROVEMENT BOARD, 2012 — ch. 1, Delhi at a Glance
- WIKIPEDIA, "HISTORY OF DELHI" / HEARN, "THE SEVEN CITIES OF DELHI" (1906) — ch. 2, History
- SUPREME COURT OBSERVER; GNCTD (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2021 — ch. 3, Government, Politics & Administration
- CENSUS OF INDIA, HISTORICAL POPULATION SERIES — ch. 5, Population & Demographics
- MOTI MAHAL, "OUR STORY" — ch. 6, Culture, Festivals & Cuisine
- EDUCATION NEXT; AAM AADMI PARTY EDUCATION REFORM RECORDS — ch. 7, Education & Research Institutions
- PRS LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH, DELHI BUDGET ANALYSIS 2025-26 — ch. 9, The Economy
- DELHI METRO RAIL CORPORATION — ch. 11, Transport & Connectivity
- INDIA STATE OF FOREST REPORT, 2015 & 2023 — ch. 12, Environment, Wildlife & Biodiversity
Madhya Pradesh
- EAC-PM WORKING PAPER, STATE GDP (2024) — ch. 1, Madhya Pradesh at a Glance
- MADHYA PRADESH GOVERNMENT, SIMHASTHA 2028 PLANNING DOCUMENTS — ch. 2, History
- MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT; NATIONAL PORTAL OF INDIA — ch. 3, Government, Politics & Administration
- NATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY 5 & 6; DOWN TO EARTH REPORTING — ch. 5, Population & Demographics
- CULTURAL HERITAGE OF INDIA; MP TOURISM BOARD — ch. 6, Culture, Festivals & Cuisine
- CENSUS OF INDIA; NFHS-5/6 — ch. 7, Education & Research Institutions
- GOVERNMENT OF MADHYA PRADESH, INVEST MADHYA PRADESH GIS 2025 — ch. 9, The Economy
- WIKIPEDIA, "ATAL PROGRESS-WAY"; MP TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT — ch. 11, Transport & Connectivity
- NATIONAL TIGER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY, 2022 STATUS OF LEOPARDS REPORT — ch. 12, Environment, Wildlife & Biodiversity