Normalize a state name to its canonical form

Maps variant state/UT names (HMIS, LGD, common alternatives) to a canonical form suitable for joining datasets.

Usage

normalize_state_name(x)

Arguments

x

Character vector of state names.

Value

Character vector of normalized state names. Unrecognized names are returned unchanged.

Examples

normalize_state_name("Andaman & Nicobar Islands")
#>   andaman & nicobar islands 
#> "Andaman & Nicobar Islands" 
normalize_state_name(c("orissa", "BIHAR", "Delhi"))
#>   orissa    bihar    delhi 
#> "Odisha"  "Bihar"  "Delhi"