census 2021 pdf
The
Indian Census is the largest single source of a variety of statistical
information on different characteristics of the people of India. With a history
of more than 130 years, this reliable, time tested exercise has been bringing
out a veritable wealth of statistics every 10 years, beginning from 1872 when
the first census was conducted in India non-synchronously in different parts.
To scholars and researchers in demography, economics, anthropology, sociology,
statistics and many other disciplines, the Indian Census has been a fascinating
source of data. The rich diversity of the people of India is truly brought out
by the decennial census which has become one of the tools to understand and
study India
The
responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of the
Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under Ministry of Home
Affairs, Government of India. It may be of historical interest that though the
population census of India is a major administrative function; the Census
Organisation was set up on an ad-hoc basis for each Census till the 1951
Census. The Census Act was enacted in 1948 to provide for the scheme of
conducting population census with duties and responsibilities of census
officers. The Government of India decided in May 1949 to initiate steps for
developing systematic collection of statistics on the size of population, its
growth, etc., and established an organisation in the Ministry of Home Affairs
under Registrar General and ex-Officio Census Commissioner, India. This
organisation was made responsible for generating data on population statistics
including Vital Statistics and Census. Later, this office was also entrusted
with the responsibility of implementation of Registration of Births and Deaths
Act, 1969 in the country.
The
decennial Census of India has been conducted 15
times, as of 2011. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in
1872 under british Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in
1881.[1] Post 1949, it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census
Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
All the censuses since 1951 were conducted under the 1948 Census of India Act.
The last census was held in 2011, whilst the next will be held in 2021.
The
2021 Census of India, also the 16th Indian Census, will be taken in 2021. The
15th Indian Census taken in 2011, attempted to estimate the population based on
Socio-Economic and Caste Status for the first time since 1931. However, as the
enumeration was based on recording the respondents' declaration, it led to
creation of hundreds of thousands of caste/subcaste categories. For the 16th
Indian census, the government is instead considering enumeration based on a
list of OBCs notified by each state
In
April 2019, a data user conference was held and it was announced that 330,000
enumerators will be enlisted and that they would be encouraged to use their own
smart phones, although a paper option will also be available, which the
enumerators will then need to submit electronically. It was further announced
that house listing will be conducted between April and September 2020, with
actual enumeration in February 2021 and a revision round in March. The
reference date will be 1 March 2021 in most of the country and 1 October 2020
for Jammu and Kashmir and some areas of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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