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What is Census?
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The official enumeration of population done periodically by the government
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Census is conducted after every 10 years
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Post-Independence 1st Census: 1951
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Latest Census: 2011 >
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15th Census (from 1872)
↓
After Independence it is 7th Census
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No Census held in 2021: due to COVID-19
>
- Art 82: Delimitation Commission
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Next Census: 2024 after elections ↓
I
Freezed through 84th CA
till 2026
History of Census
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87th CA: Delimitation on
I
1st Census: 1872; Mayo (Viceroy: 1869-72) basis of 2001 Census
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Non-synchronised/incomplete
1st complete/Synchronised Census: during Ripon (1880-1884) -
> In 1881
" Census Commissioner (then): W C Plowden
1st Census of a city: Dacca (1830) Census Commissioner: Henry Walter
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Father of Indian Census
Conducting Authority of Census
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Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under MoHA (Ministry
of Home Affairs)
Census 2011
Registrar General: CM Chandramouli
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Motto: Our Census, Our Future
Data taken from
I
State/UTs: 35
District: 640
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Population
Total population of India: 1210.2 Million (1.21 Billion)
17.5% of total world population resides in India
China: 19.4%
Male: 623.7 M
Female: 585.5 M
Fact: Population more than Brazil
Highest Lowest
State Uttar Pradesh (16% of total Sikkim
India) Maharashtra Bihar
UT Delhi Lakshadweep (State+UT)
District Thane (Maharashtra) Dibang Valley (Arunachal
Pradesh)
City Mumbai
Growth Rate
Parameters
Annual: 1.64% (Average annual growth rate)
Decadal: (2001-2011): 17.64% Male: 17.19%
Female: 18.12%
In terms of number: 181 M
Highest decade growth rate: 1961–1971 (24.8%)
.
Lowest: 1911-1921
Year of Great Divide
-0.31%
(Due to famine)
Highest Lowest
Meghalaya (27.8%) Nagaland (-0.47%) Kerala
State
UT Dadra and Nagar Haveli (55.5%)
Kurung Kumey; Arunachal (111%) Longleng (Nagaland)
District
Population 0-6 years
Total: 158.8 M (13.1% of total population)
-3.08% decreased as compared
to 2001
Highest: Bihar
District
Highest: Kupwara (J&K)
Lowest: Kolkata
Gender Composition
Male: 623.7 M (51.54%)
Female: 585.5 M (48.46%)
Sex Ratio: No. of females per 1000 males in a given population
2001 2011
933 943
Highest Lowest
State Kerala (1084) Haryana (879)
UT Puducherry (1037) Daman and Diu (618)
District Mahe (Puducherry) Daman
Child Sex Ratio 0-6 yrs
2001: 927
914: provisional
2011: 919
Highest Lowest
State Mizoram Haryana
UT
District Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Jhajjar (Haryana)
Pradesh)
Literacy Rate
People who are aged above 6 (7 and above)
Those who can read and write
Understanding in any of the 22 languages
2001: 64.83% Increase of 9.2%
2011: 74.04%
Male: 82.14% Female: 65.46%
Difference: 16.68%
State with highest difference in male and female literacy rate: Rajasthan
Highest Lowest
State Kerala (94%) Bihar (61.8%)
UT Lakshadweep (91.85%) Dadra and Nagar Haveli
District Serchhip (Mizoram) Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)
Population Density: the measure of no. of individuals per square kilometre
2001: 325
2011: 382
Highest Lowest
State Bihar (1106) Arunachal Pradesh (17)
UT Delhi (11.297) Andaman and Nicobar (46)
District NE Delhi Dibang Valley
Rural Urban Divide
Rural: 833.1 M (68.8%)
Top 3 states: Uttar Pradesh > Bihar > West Bengal
!
Area
Bottom 3 states: Sikkim > Mizoram > Goa
Largest: Rajasthan
Smallest: Goa
Urban: 377.1 M (31.2%)
Top 3 states: Maharashtra > Uttar Pradesh > Tamil Nadu
Bottom 3 states: Sikkim > Andhra Pradesh > Mizoram
Percentage wise
Rural (Highest): Himachal Pradesh
Urban (Highest): Goa
Caste Based
Scheduled Caste: 201 M 16.6% of total population
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Highest: Uttar Pradesh
% wise (highest): Punjab
Lowest: Mizoram
% wise: Mizoram
Scheduled Tribe: 104.3 M 8.6% of total population
Highest: Madhya Pradesh
% wise (highest): Lakshadweep
Lowest: Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Chandigarh
These states have zero ST
population
Religion Based
Highest decadal growth rate: Muslims (24.6%) Least literates
Lowest decade growth rate: Jains
Highest literacy rates amongst all the
communities
Miscellaneous
% of total migrants from Nepal: 15.1%
2024: Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) Digitalised system
Demographic Dividend: working age group (15-64) or (20-59)
Present Registrar General/Census Commissioner: Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan
One Liners (MCQs)
The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001–
2011
