Urban Mobility and Trip Generation Data for 25 Indian Cities

Thirty variables covering urban mobility and trip generation for 25 Indian cities were compiled by Ayushman Guha from government reports and specialized manuals. This secondary dataset, last updated in March 2026, provides city-level transport metrics for engineering and urban planning research.

Use Cases

• Comparative analysis of trip generation rates across 25 Indian cities using the 30 mobility variables
• Urban planning research based on government-reported transport metrics
• Engineering studies utilizing the 'Development of Trip Generation Manual' parameters

Strengths

• 30 distinct variables per city
• Data sourced from official Indian government reports
• Focuses on 25 specific urban centers

Limitations

• Small sample size of 25 records
• Secondary data subject to the accuracy of original government reporting
• Lack of explicit column definitions in the summary

Provenance

Source

Development of Trip Generation Manual for Indian Cities and government reports

Collection Method

secondary data collection

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

India