15th Census 2011 highlights

Importance of census
Census 2011 will be the 15th National Census of the Country
The Indian Census is the most credible source of information on Demography (Population characterstics), Economic Activity, Literacy and Education, Housing & Household Amenities, Urbanisation, Fertility and Mortality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Language, Religion, Migration, Disability and many other socio-cultural and demographic data since 1872. . This is the only source of primary data in the village ,town and ward level, It provides valuable information for planning and formulation policies for Central and the State Governments and is widely used by National and International Agencies, Scholars, business people, industrialists, and many more.

Census and Caste

What is Census?

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population.It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. 

It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The Indian census is a decennial exercise started by the British colonial power in 1872.  Since then, a population census has been carried out every 10 years. The latest census commenced on 1 April, 2010. 

The census is conducted in two phases: first, house listing and house numbering phase and second, the actual population enumeration phase.

The census is carried out by the canvassing method. In this method, each and every household is visited and the information is collected by specially trained enumerator.