Indian Fake Data Generator (Python Edition)

A fast, zero-dependency Python library that generates culturally accurate, statistically consistent mock Indian demographic profiles backed by Census 2011 data using attention-like context masking.

Unlike traditional mock generators that produce impossible demographic combinations (such as a Sikh named Mohammed Sharma from Mizoram), this library correctly links variables together so that every generated person makes logical sense based on real-world statistical correlations.

Output Sample (one profile, seed = 7)

{
  "id": "72714162-6024-4710-9512-172321111444",
  "firstName": "Pushpa",
  "lastName": "Sharma",
  "fatherName": "Santosh Sharma",
  "motherName": "Geeta Sharma",
  "spouseName": "Sanjay Sharma",
  "gender": "female",
  "age": 34,
  "dateOfBirth": "1992-06-11",
  "bloodGroup": "O+",
  "heightCm": 152.9,
  "weightKg": 65.9,
  "bmi": 28.2,
  "aadhaarNumber": "500233102039",
  "panNumber": "EKIPS1361D",
  "voterIdNumber": "MHR0314014",
  "phoneNumber": "7501311043",
  "email": "pushpasharma352@gmail.com",
  "state": "Maharashtra",
  "stateCode": "MH",
  "district": "Kolhapur",
  "areaType": "urban",
  "addressLine": "245/D, Market Yard, Kolhapur",
  "locality": "Market Yard",
  "pinCode": "412519",
  "religion": "Hindu",
  "caste": "Deshastha Brahmin",
  "socialCategory": "General",
  "motherTongue": "Marathi",
  "secondLanguage": "Hindi",
  "education": "secondary",
  "occupation": "agricultural_labourer",
  "employmentSector": "self_employed",
  "maritalStatus": "married",
  "annualIncomeINR": 194000,
  "monthlyExpenditureINR": 15600,
  "numberOfChildren": 1,
  "dietaryPreference": "vegetarian",
  "disability": "none",
  "isMigrant": true,
  "migrationOriginState": "Andhra Pradesh",
  "bankIFSC": "SBIN0331430",
  "bankName": "State Bank of India",
  "bankAccountNumber": "00313113041",
  "rationCardType": "APL",
  "healthInsurance": "none",
  "landOwnershipAcres": 0,
  "vehicleRegistration": "MH 02 BB 2481",
  "vehicleType": "four_wheeler",
  "hasInternetAccess": true,
  "hasSmartphone": true,
  "usesSocialMedia": true,
  "upiId": "pushpa@okicici",
  "personality": {
    "openness": 54,
    "conscientiousness": 62,
    "extraversion": 60,
    "agreeableness": 70,
    "neuroticism": 58
  },
  "personalityTraits": {
    "summary": "An outgoing, people-oriented person who is practical, disciplined and kind-hearted. They feel things deeply and care about those around them.",
    "strengths": [
      "prefers familiar routines",
      "organized and punctual",
      "compassionate and helpful"
    ],
    "weaknesses": [
      "worries about small things",
      "needs company to feel energised",
      "perfectionist, can be rigid"
    ],
    "traitLabels": [
      "practical",
      "disciplined",
      "outgoing",
      "kind-hearted",
      "sensitive"
    ],
    "communicationStyle": "polite_indirect",
    "decisionStyle": "analytical",
    "socialBehavior": "outgoing"
  },
  "politicalLeaning": "nationalist_right",
  "religiosity": "very_religious",
  "cognitiveProfile": {
    "aptitudeScore": 74,
    "numeracyScore": 68,
    "literacyScore": 75,
    "digitalLiteracyScore": 53,
    "financialLiteracyScore": 71
  },
  "interests": {
    "primarySport": "cricket",
    "petPreference": "birds",
    "entertainment": [
      "Bollywood",
      "TV Serials",
      "Cricket Matches",
      "News",
      "YouTube",
      "OTT/Netflix"
    ],
    "readingHabit": "occasional",
    "musicPreference": "Bollywood",
    "preferredSocialMedia": "WhatsApp"
  },
  "habits": {
    "tobaccoUse": "smoking",
    "alcoholUse": "none",
    "exerciseFrequency": "weekly",
    "avgSleepHours": 9.3,
    "cooksAtHome": true,
    "chronotype": "early_riser"
  },
  "educationDetails": {
    "fieldOfStudy": null,
    "institutionType": "private",
    "mediumOfInstruction": "English",
    "qualificationYear": 2008,
    "competitiveExamPercentile": null
  },
  "educationTimeline": [
    {
      "level": "primary",
      "stageName": "Primary School",
      "institutionName": "Infant Jesus, Kolhapur",
      "institutionType": "private",
      "boardOrUniversity": "CBSE",
      "startYear": 1997,
      "endYear": 2003,
      "status": "completed",
      "score": "69.8%"
    },
    {
      "level": "middle",
      "stageName": "Middle School",
      "institutionName": "St. Peter's, Kolhapur",
      "institutionType": "private",
      "boardOrUniversity": "CBSE",
      "startYear": 2003,
      "endYear": 2006,
      "status": "completed",
      "score": "86.3%"
    },
    {
      "level": "secondary",
      "stageName": "Secondary School",
      "institutionName": "St. Agnes, Kolhapur",
      "institutionType": "private",
      "boardOrUniversity": "CBSE",
      "startYear": 2006,
      "endYear": 2008,
      "status": "completed",
      "score": "78.3%"
    }
  ],
  "moviePreferences": {
    "genres": [
      "Comedy",
      "Thriller",
      "Romance"
    ],
    "favoriteLanguages": [
      "Marathi",
      "Hindi"
    ],
    "anime": true,
    "animePreferences": [
      "Slice of life"
    ],
    "favoriteAnimeTitles": [
      "Monster",
      "Mob Psycho 100"
    ],
    "primaryPlatform": "ott",
    "watchFrequency": "weekly"
  },
  "culturalProfile": {
    "entrepreneurialScore": 32,
    "academicOrientation": 64,
    "artisticInclination": 41,
    "militaryTradition": 37,
    "agriculturalRootedness": 21,
    "artisanTradition": 1,
    "bureaucraticOrientation": 50,
    "socialActivism": 13,
    "communityBonding": 67,
    "migrationTendency": 24,
    "careerPreference": "business_trade",
    "familyStructure": "nuclear_family",
    "savingsOrientation": 65,
    "riskAppetite": 12
  },
  "householdSize": 1,
  "householdAssets": {
    "hasRadioTransistor": false,
    "hasTelevision": true,
    "hasComputer": true,
    "hasPhone": true,
    "hasBicycle": true,
    "hasScooter": true,
    "hasCar": true,
    "bankingService": true,
    "treatedWaterSource": true,
    "latrineFacility": true,
    "numberOfRooms": 2,
    "roofMaterial": "concrete",
    "wallMaterial": "burnt_brick",
    "cookingFuel": "lpg",
    "lightingSource": "electricity",
    "drinkingWaterSource": "tap_treated"
  },
  "probabilityMetrics": {
    "nationalReligionFreq": 0.803301791826052,
    "stateGivenReligionProb": 0.10324714506000403,
    "casteGivenContextProb": 0.04225352112676056,
    "lastNameGivenCasteProb": 0.09433962264150944,
    "socialCategoryProb": 0.352112676056338,
    "educationProb": 0.21890547263681595,
    "occupationProb": 0.18000000000000002,
    "jointProbability": 1.302695617760509e-05
  },
  "generatedAt": "2026-08-22T22:40:53.418702",
  "seed": 7
}

Installation

pip install indian-fakedata

Requires Python 3.8+.

CLI Usage

The package ships with the indian-fakedata CLI binary.

indian-fakedata [options]

Run with no arguments to display the full help menu.

Core Options

Demographic Constraints

Filter generated profiles to specific demographic slices:

Enrichment Layers (Progressive Depth)

Quick Examples

# 1000 profiles as CSV
indian-fakedata -c 1000 -f csv -o profiles.csv

# 50K Tamil Nadu Hindus as JSONL
indian-fakedata -c 50000 -f jsonl -o tn_data.jsonl --state "Tamil Nadu" --religion Hindu

# All enrichment layers with moderate bias
indian-fakedata -c 100 --enrich --bias 0.3 -f jsonl -o enriched.jsonl

# SC community fairness audit
indian-fakedata -c 5000 --outcomes --bias 0.5 --socialCategory SC -f jsonl -o sc_bias.jsonl

# LLM training corpus (Hinglish + loan apps)
indian-fakedata -c 10000 --narrative hinglish_conversation --narrative loan_application -f jsonl -o corpus.jsonl

# Agent personas for multi-agent simulation
indian-fakedata -c 500 --persona -f jsonl -o agents.jsonl

# Single detailed profile, pretty-printed
indian-fakedata -c 1 --enrich --bias 0.0 --seed 42

# Full family from one seed
indian-fakedata --family --seed 011 -f jsonl -o family.jsonl

Programmatic API

from indian_fakedata import (
    generate,
    generate_enriched,
    generate_stream,
    generate_enriched_stream,
    simulate_outcomes,
    generate_narrative,
    generate_all_narratives,
    generate_agent_persona,
    generate_user,
    generate_users,
    generate_family,
    generate_persona,
    save_profiles_to_file,
    format_profiles
)

# 1. Basic Generation
profiles = generate(count=10)

# 2. Enriched Generation (with outcomes, bios, and LLM agent personas)
enriched = generate_enriched(count=5, include_outcomes=True, include_agent_persona=True)

# 3. Stream Generation (for large datasets)
for profile in generate_stream(count=10000):
    pass # Process one by one without memory issues

# 4. User / Family / Persona (faker-style)
user = generate_user(seed=7)                      # one profile, string seeds OK
users = generate_users(count=5, seed="011")       # many users from one seed
dev = generate_user(highly_educated=True, gender="female",
                    constraints={"state": "Karnataka"})
family = generate_family(seed="011")              # spouse, parents, children, siblings
out = generate_persona(seed="011")                # {"user": ..., "persona": ...}
out["persona"]["fullPrompt"]                      # complete roleplay prompt:
                                                  # identity, education timeline,
                                                  # personality traits, movie/anime
                                                  # preferences, habits, beliefs

See TUTORIAL.md for full code examples in TypeScript and Python.

Data Sources & Real-World Accuracy

The generator is calibrated against publicly available survey data. The bundled distributions are approximations derived from published reports, not raw census tables — actual census microdata (../team/data/*.xlsx) is provided for reference but is not compiled into the package at build time.

1. Census of India 2011 (D-Series & C-Series Tables): Reference material for religion shares, state populations, and mother tongue frequencies; distributions are hand-calibrated approximations.
2. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5): Dietary preferences, BMI, blood groups, height/weight-by-age published statistics.
3. MSME Census: Community-level occupational sectors, vocational rates, industry divisions.
4. UIDAI & RTO Records: Structural syntax for Aadhaar, Voter ID, PAN, IFSC, and RTO registrations (Aadhaar uses a true Verhoeff checksum; PAN's 10th character is self-consistent but not the official check digit).
5. CSDS/Lokniti Election Studies: Political leanings and religiosity index biases.

Note: All data is synthetic mock data. Names, IDs, and numbers are randomly generated and do not correspond to any real individuals.

v2.0.4 data expansion

• 760 districts across all 36 states/UTs (UP has all 75, Tamil Nadu all 38) — was 369
• 471 surnames keyed to 48 communities (Jain, Buddhist/navayana fully covered) — was 211
• +566 first names for Jain (previously empty), Buddhist, Muslim and Christian pools
• 130+ anime titles, 21 anime genres, 25 movie genres, 34 state cinema languages
• 120 urban / 60 rural locality patterns for addresses

Because pool sizes changed, a given seed may resolve to a different person than in <= 2.0.3. Reproducibility within one version is guaranteed.

The 4 Data Layers

TypeScript / Node.js Edition

If you are looking for the Node.js / TypeScript version of this package, check out the root of this repository or install it via npm:

npm install @abhay557/indian-fakedata

License

MIT © Abhay Mourya