20th Livestock Census Data (2019)

Disclaimer

This data is sourced from various state government departments and the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India. The data represents the 20th Livestock Census conducted in 2019.

About

This dataset contains comprehensive livestock and poultry population data from the 20th Livestock Census (2019) conducted across India. The data includes district-level, village-level, and state-level statistics for various livestock categories including cattle, buffalo, sheep, goat, pig, and poultry.

Download

The files can be downloaded from github directly:

Main Dataset Files

• All India Livestock Census Data

• Karnataka District Level Data

• Karnataka Village Level Data

• Maharashtra District Level Data

State Level Summary Files

• State-wise Bovine Details

• State-wise Buffalo Details

• State-wise Cattle (Exotic/Crossbred) Details

• State-wise Cattle (Indigenous) Details

• State-wise Goat Details

• State-wise Pig (Exotic/Crossbred) Details

• State-wise Pig (Indigenous) Details

• State-wise Sheep (Exotic/Crossbred) Details

• State-wise Sheep (Indigenous) Details

• State-wise Stray Animals Details

• Total Livestock and Poultry Summary

Source

Data is primarily sourced from:

• Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India: Link

• Karnataka Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services: Link

• Pune Knowledge Cluster (PKC) for Maharashtra data

Data Dictionary

Common Metadata Fields

Column	Description	Example
metadata.recordID	Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) for each record, generated using uuid4 from python3	8ecd56d3-dc48-48b3-8f3c-0456ea758df3
country.ID	Country ID constructed using ISO 3166 alpha-2 code	country_IN
country.name	Country name from ISO 3166	INDIA
location.admin.hierarchy	Administrative hierarchy for the record - Revenue (if sub-district), ULB (if urban local body) or admin_0 (if unknown)	REVENUE

Location Fields

Column	Description	Example
state.ID	State ID or Union Territory ID constructed from Local Government Directory in India	state_29
state.name	State or Union Territory Name, as per Local Government Directory in India	KARNATAKA
district.ID	District ID constructed from Local Government Directory in India	district_524
district.name	District Name, as per Local Government Directory	BAGALKOTE
subdistrict.ID	Subdistrict or ULB ID, constructed from Local Government Directory in India	subdistrict_5587
subdistrict.name	Subdistrict or ULB Name, as per Local Government Directory	BBMP
village.ID	Village (for Revenue) or Ward ID (for ULB), constructed from Local Government Directory	village_12345
village.name	Village or Ward Name, as per Local Government Directory	Example Village
block.name	Block/Tehsil Name as given in the raw dataset	Example Block
town.name	Town Name as given in the raw dataset	Example Town
ward.name	Ward Name as given in the raw dataset	Example Ward
location.type	Type of location (Rural/Urban)	RURAL

Livestock Population Fields

Column	Description	Example
population.cattle	Total cattle population	222823
population.buffalo	Total buffalo population	234340
population.sheep	Total sheep population	622856
population.goat	Total goat population	383926
population.pig	Total pig population	20458
population.poultry	Total poultry population	1703285

Gender-specific Population Fields (All India Data)

Column	Description	Example
population.cattle.male	Male cattle population	12345
population.cattle.female	Female cattle population	23456
population.buffalo.male	Male buffalo population	12345
population.buffalo.female	Female buffalo population	23456
population.sheep.male	Male sheep population	12345
population.sheep.female	Female sheep population	23456
population.goat.male	Male goat population	12345
population.goat.female	Female goat population	23456
population.pig.male	Male pig population	12345
population.pig.female	Female pig population	23456

Poultry-specific Fields (Maharashtra Data)

Column	Description	Example
metadata.category	Whether Commercial or Backyard	Commercial
metadata.type	Whether Indigenous, Improved or Other	Indigenous
population.cocks	Cocks population	12345
population.hens	Hens population	23456
population.chickens	Chickens population	34567
population.drakes	Drakes population	1234
population.ducks	Ducks population	2345
population.ducklings	Ducklings population	3456
population.turkey	Turkey population	123
population.quails	Quails population	456
population.poultyBirds	Poultry birds (Gini Fowl, Ostrich, Emu, Geese) population	789

Dataset Coverage

• All India Data: Village/ward level livestock population across all states and union territories

• Karnataka Data: District and village-level detailed livestock statistics

• Maharashtra Data: District-level livestock and poultry statistics with breed categorization

• State-level Summaries: Comprehensive state-wise breakdowns by livestock type and breed

Data Quality Notes

• All location IDs follow the Local Government Directory (LGD) standards

• Population figures represent actual counts from the 2019 census

• Some records may have missing location information (marked as admin_0)

• Poultry data includes both commercial and backyard categories where available