dhruvdixit06 / populationdensityindia

Population Density of India

Data to be used

• Districts of India : IND_adm1.shp
• Census data :India_Census.csv

Software

QGIS : https://qgis.org/en/site/forusers/download.html

Basic Elements of Map

1. Title : tells the map reader about the basic theme and purpose of map
   
2. Legend: lists all symbols used and explains the meaning of each of them ; alsocalled the key of map
   
3. Directional Indicator:shows where north, south, east and west like (North Arrow)
   
4. Scale: shows the size of the map compared to the size of the ground area; helps to calculate the size of a feature on the Earth’s surface
   
5. Map Grid: shows the grid of x,y coordinates to locate feature on the map
   
6. Data Source: Mentioning the data source and the year