2011 census of India

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The 15th Indian National census was conducted in two phases, houselisting and population enumeration. Houselisting phase began on April 1, 2010 and involved collection of information about all buildings. Information for National Population Register was also collected in the first phase, which will be used to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indians by Unique Identification Authority of India. The second population enumeration phase was conducted between 9 to 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. According to the provisional reports released on March 31, 2011, the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.64%. Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%. Spread across 35 states and union territories, the Census covered 640 districts, 5767 tehsils, 7742 towns and more than 6 lac villages. 2.7 million officials visited households in 7,935 towns and 6,40,867 villages, classifying the population according to gender, religion, education and occupation.[1] The cost of the exercise was approximately 2,200 crore (US$484 million) this comes to less than $ 0.5 per person, well below the estimated world average of $4.6 per person.[1] Conducted every 10 years,this census faced big challenges considering India's vast area and diversity of cultures and opposition from the manpower involved. Information on castes was included in the census following demands from several ruling coalition leaders including Lalu Prasad Yadav, Sharad Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav supported by opposition parties Bharatiya Janata Party, Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.[2] Information on caste was last collected during the British Raj in 1931. During the early census, people often exaggerated their caste status to garner social status and it is expected that people downgrade it now in the expectation of gaining government benefits.[3] There is only one instance of a caste-count in post-independence India. It was conducted in Kerala in 1968 by the Communist government under E. M. S. Namboodiripad to assess the social and economic backwardness of various lower

castes. The census was termed Socio-Economic Survey of 1968 and the results were published in the Gazetteer of Kerala, 1971.[4]

Contents

1 Census o 1.1 Houselisting o 1.2 Population enumeration 2 National Population Register 3 Census report 4 Population 5 Literacy 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Census
Shri C.Chandramouli is the Registrar General and commissioner of 2011 indian census.Census data was collected in 16 languages and training manual was prepared in 18 languages.The census was conducted in two phases. The first houselisting phase began on April 1, 2010 and involved collection of data about all the buildings and census houses.[5] Information for National population register was also collected in the first phase. The second population enumeration phase was conducted from 28 February 2011 all over the country. [edit] Houselisting Houselisting' Schedule contained 35 questions.[6]
Building number Census house number Predominant material of floor, wall and roof of the census house Ascertain use of actual house Condition of the census house Household number Total number of persons in the household Name of the head of the household Sex of the head Ownership status of the house Number of dwelling rooms Number of married couple the household Main source of drinking water Availability of drinking water source Main source of lighting Latrine within the Availability of kitchen Fuel used for cooking Radio/Transistor Television Computer/Laptop Telephone/Mobile phone Bicycle Scooter/Motor cycle/Moped Car/Jeep/Van Availing Banking services

Caste status (SC or ST or premises others) Type of latrine facility Waste water outlet connection Bathing facility within the premises

[edit] Population enumeration Population enumeration schedule contained 29 questions.[7][8]

Other languages known Literacy status Status of Name of the person attendance Relationship to head (Education) Sex Highest Date of birth and age educational level Current marital status attained Age at marriage Working any time Religion during last year Scheduled Category of Caste/Scheduled Tribe economic activity Disability Occupation Nature Mother tongue of industry Trade or service Class of worker Non economic activity

Seeking or available for work Travel to place of work Birth place Place of last residence Reason for migration Duration of stay in the place of migration Children surviving Children ever born Number of children born alive during last one year

[edit] National Population Register

National Population Register Household schedule contained 9 questions.[9]
Name of the person and resident status Name of the person as should appear in the population register Relationship to head Sex Date of birth Marital status

Educational qualification Occupation/Activity Names of father, mother and spouse

Once the information will be collected and digitalised, fingerprints and photos will be collected. Unique Identification Authority of India will issue a 12-digit identification number to all individuals and the first ID is expected to be issued in 2011.[10][11][12]

[edit] Census report

Decadal growth of Indian population (1901-2011). Provisional data from the census was released on March 31, 2011. Complete results are expected to be released in 2012.[13]
Total 1,210,193,422 Males 623,724,248 Females 586,469,174 Total 74.04% Literacy Males 82.14% Females 65.46% 2 per km 382 Density of population per 1000 males 940 females Sex ratio Child Sex ratio (0-6 age group) per 1000 males 914 females Population

[edit] Population
The population of India at 0:00 hours of 1 March 2011 was 1,210,193,422. India added 181 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil. India with 2.4% of the world's surface area accounts for 17.5 % of its population. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with roughly 200 million people. About 5 out of 10 Indians live in the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh. [14] Religion returns in Indian census provide a wonderful kaleidoscope of the country s rich social composition, as many religions have originated in the country and few religions of foreign origin have also flourished here. India has the distinction of being the land from where important religions namely Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism have originated at the same time the country is home to several indigenous faiths tribal religions which have survived the influence of major religions for centuries and are holding the ground firmly Regional conexistence of diverse religious groups in the country makes it really unique and the epithet unity in diversity is brought out clearly in the Indian Census. Ever since its inception, the Census of India has been collecting and publishing information about the religious affiliations as expressed by the people of India. In fact, population census has the rate distinction of being the only instrument that collets the information son this diverse and important characteristic of the Indian population.....

[edit] Literacy
Any one above age 7 who can read and write in any language with an ability to understand was considered a literate. In censuses before 1991, children below the age 5 were treated as illiterates. The literacy rate taking the entire population into account is termed as "crude literacy rate", and taking the population from age 7 and above into account is termed as "effective literacy rate". Effective literacy rate increased to a total of 74.04% with 82.14% of the males and 65.46% of the females being literate.[15]
Census year Total (%) Male (%) Female (%) 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 5.35 5.92 7.16 9.5 16.1 16.67 24.02 9.83 10.56 12.21 15.59 24.9 24.95 34.44 0.60 1.05 1.81 2.93 7.3 9.45 12.95

1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

29.45 36.23 42.84 64.83 74.04

39.45 46.89 52.74 75.26 82.14

18.69 24.82 32.17 53.67 65.46

The table lists the "crude literacy rate" in India from 1901 to 2011.

[edit] See also

Demographics of India

[edit] References
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. ^ a b C Chandramouli (23 August 2011). "Census of India 2011 A Story of Innovations". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. ^ Demand for caste census rocks Lok Sabha ^ India to conduct first record of nations caste system since days of the Raj ^ G.O.K 1971: Appendix XVIII ^ "House listing operations for Census 2011 progressing well". The Hindu. 4 April 2010. Retrieved 16 April 2011. ^ "Census of India 2011; Houselisting and Housing Census Schedule". Government of India. Retrieved 22 January 2011. ^ "Census of India 2011; Household Schedule-Side A". Government of India. Retrieved 22 January 2011. ^ "Census of India 2011; Household Schedule-Side B". Government of India. Retrieved 22 January 2011. ^ "National population register; Household Schedule". Government of India. Retrieved 22 January 2011. ^ Biggest "Census operation in history kicks off". The Hindu. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010. ^ "India launches new biometric census". Yahoo news. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.[dead link] ^ "India launches biometric census". BBC. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010. ^ "Final census figures to be released in 2012". Times of India. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 4 April 2011. ^ "Size Growth rate and distribution of population". http://www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 3April 2011. ^ "State of literacy". http://www.censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 29 April 2011.

[edit] External links

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