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01 / PEOPLE
Compare the 2011 Census count with the UNFPA projection for 1 March 2026. Read the 2011 district literacy definition and remember that a survey’s reading test is a different measure.
Source periods: Census 2011; UNFPA 2021 and 2026; Government of India 2019 projection report.
02 / ECONOMY
Distinguish district income at current prices from household earnings, and crop production from yield. The banking guide calculates a credit–deposit ratio from a single dated series and explains its limits.
Source periods: 2023–24 income, 2024–25 crops and scheduled commercial banks at each March end.
03 / LAND AND CULTURE
Follow a mapped river, check the date on a historical flood source, or explore the district product register. A designated product is not a count of producers or factories.
The register uses the 2024 revised ODOP list; river lines and district outlines use different source geographies.
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