Who we are

About Thinkndata

A research and data-solutions company headquartered in Bhubaneswar, Odisha.

Company Background

Built for the full research lifecycle

Thinkndata is a private limited research company established to provide dependable, ethical, and technology-enabled research services. We support organisations throughout the research lifecycle—from study planning and tool development to data collection, quality assurance, data management, analysis, and reporting.

Thinkndata combines experienced field teams, technology-enabled data collection, and rigorous quality-control systems to generate reliable evidence for research and decision-making.

Vision

To become a trusted research and data-solutions organisation recognised for producing reliable evidence and supporting informed decision-making.

Mission

To provide ethical, accurate, inclusive, and technology-enabled research services through strong methodologies, trained teams, effective field management, and rigorous quality-assurance systems.

Leadership

Led by experience

Although the company is new, the people behind it are not. Our founder-director has spent more than 15 years managing large household surveys, qualitative studies and impact evaluations across India for national and international institutions.

Founder & Director

Thinkndata Private Limited
15+years in social-sector research
MBAEntrepreneurship Development

Our founder-director has more than 15 years of experience in social-sector research, having designed and managed large-scale household surveys, qualitative studies, process evaluations and cluster-randomised trials across India, with a strong focus on nutrition, agriculture, gender and livelihoods in tribal and rural areas.

Expertise covers survey design, CAPI programming (ODK, SurveyCTO, Kobo), data quality assurance and back-checks, enumerator training and field management, and analysis in Stata, SPSS and NVivo, together with an MBA in Entrepreneurship Development and contributions to several peer-reviewed publications from these studies.

Survey designCAPI programmingData quality assuranceBack-checksEnumerator trainingField managementStata · SPSS · NVivo
Core Values

The principles behind every dataset

Eight values govern how Thinkndata designs studies, works with respondents, and delivers evidence.

01

Integrity

We are honest, transparent, and accountable in every stage of research.

02

Quality

We hold every dataset, transcript, and report to rigorous standards.

03

Accuracy

We prioritise precise, verifiable evidence over convenient answers.

04

Respect

We treat respondents, communities, clients, and teams with dignity.

05

Confidentiality

We protect respondent and client information at all times.

06

Inclusion

We design research so that diverse voices and communities are represented.

07

Innovation

We adopt technology and methods that measurably improve research quality.

08

Collaboration

We work as long-term partners with clients, teams, and communities.

Field Network

Our field team across India

Explore Thinkndata’s state-wise field network. Select a state on the map to view the team members currently available in that location.

229Field team members
20States / state groups covered
1830Combined years of survey experience
70Members with 10+ years’ experience

Gender balance

105women
46%of the field team

Women enumerators make it possible to interview women respondents in their own language and setting.

Survey experience · members by years

Fewer membersMore membersOdisha · HQ

Coverage shown reflects the current Thinkndata state-wise survey team database.

Selected state

Odisha

12 members

Members by state · select a state to view its team

Research Ethics

Our commitment to ethical research

Thinkndata’s fieldwork and data handling are governed by clear, non-negotiable commitments to respondents and clients.

01Informed consent
02Respondent privacy
03Confidential data handling
04Secure data transfer and storage
05Removal of personal identifiers when required
06Ethical field practices
07Client-specific data-security requirements
Work with us

Planning a study? Let’s build reliable evidence together.

Tell us about your research requirements and Thinkndata will respond with a clear, methodical plan.