CENSUS.pptx
- 2. • The Indian Census is the largest single source of various statistical information on various characteristics of the peopulation of the country. • In 2011, India conducted its 15th national census
- 3. History • With a history of more than 130 years, this reliable, began in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881 Frequency • Census is done every 10 years Last Census • The last census was held in 2011, whilst the next was to be held in 2021. But it has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India.
- 4. Governing and Conducting Body • The responsibility of conducting the decadal census rests with the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.
- 5. Census Act • The Census Act was enacted in the year 1948 to provide a plan for conducting population census along with the duties and responsibilities of census officers. • The Government of India decided in May 1949 to take steps to develop a systematic collection of data on population size, its growth, etc. and set up an organization in the Ministry of Home Affairs under the Registrar General of India and ex-officio Census Commissioner.
- 6. Census Questionnaire Name of person Relationship to head Sex Date of Birth and Age Current Marital Status Age at marriage Religion Scheduled caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST) Disability Mother Tongue Other Language known Literacy Status: Literate -1/ Illiterate -2 Status of attendance Highest educational level attained Worked any time during last year Category of the economic activity Occupation Nature of the industry, trade or services Class of workers
- 7. Non-economic activity Seeking or available for work Travel to place of work (i) one way distance (ii) mode of travel Fill for person born outside this village/town, Birth Place, If within India, write the present name of village/town, district and State. if outside India, write the present name of the country Migration characteristics Fill for person who has come to this village/town from elsewhere Place of last residence (a) if within India (b) at the time of migration Reason for migration Duration of stay in this village/town since migration Fertility Particulars - Children surviving Daughters(s) Son(s) Children ever born alive Daughters(s) Son(s) Number of children born alive during last one year Daughters(s) Son(s)
- 8. Phases of Census • The Census Operations in India have been carried out in two phases: - i) House listing and Housing Census and ii) Population Enumeration. House listing and Housing Census • During House listing and Housing Census, all buildings, Census Houses and Households are identified and systematically listed in the relevant schedules. • It provides comprehensive data on the conditions of human settlements, housing deficit and consequently the housing requirements to be taken care of in the formulation of housing policies.
- 9. Population Enumeration • The Population Enumeration follows the Housing Census within a gap of six to eight months. • During the second phase of census taking, each person is enumerated and her/his individual particulars are collected such as- i. Age, ii. Marital status, iii. Religion, Schedule Cast/Schedule Tribe, iv. Mother tongue, v. Education level, vi. Disability, vii. Economic activity, viii. Migration, ix. Fertility (for female)
- 10. Population Census 2011 • The national census survey covered all the 28 states of the country and 7 Union territories including 640 districts, 497 cities, 5767 tehsils & over 6 lakh villages. • Census data was collected in 16 languages and the training manual was prepared in 18 languages.
- 11. MOTTO • The motto of the 2011 census was 'Our Census, Our future'.
- 12. Duration of Census-2011 • The 2011 Census officially began on 1 April 2010 with Phase 1 i.e. House listing and Housing Census. • Phase 1 took 6 months and ended in September 2010. • Phase 2 of the Census was conducted from 9 February to 28 February 2011.
- 13. REVISION PHASE • The Census underwent Phase 3 from 1 March to 5 March 2011. Called the Revision Round, Phase 3 accounted for any births, deaths, or migration that occurred up to 00:00 1 March 2011.
- 14. Data Collectors • To collect information on 1.2 billion people in just 20 days, the government called on government employees to participate as enumerators. • Teachers were the main source of enumerators, but anganwadi workers and employees from other government departments were also assigned census duty. • • As a result, some schools were closed during the Census
- 15. 2011 Census Report Population Total 1,210,854,977 Males 623,724,568 Females 586,469,294 Literacy Total 74% Males 82.10% Females 65.46% Density of population per km2 382 Sex ratio per 1000 males 943 females Child sex ratio (0–6 age group) per 1000 males 914 females
- 17. Top 5 populous states data # State Populat ion Increas e Area(K m2) Density Sex- Ratio Literacy - India 1,210,8 54,977 17.64 % 3,287,2 40 382 940 74.04 1 Uttar Pradesh 199,81 2,341 20.23 % 240,92 8 829 912 67.68 2 Maharas htra 112,37 4,333 15.99 % 307,71 3 365 929 82.34 3 Bihar 104,09 9,452 25.42 % 94,163 1,106 918 61.80 4 West Bengal 91,276, 115 13.84 % 88,752 1,028 950 76.26 5 Andhra Pradesh 84,580, 777 10.98 % 275,04 5 308 993 67.02
- 18. Largest states in terms of area Rank State Area(Km2) Population Density 1 Rajasthan 342,239 68,548,437 200 / sqkm 2 Madhya Pradesh 308,252 72,626,809 236 / sqkm 3 Maharashtra 307,713 112,374,333 365 / sqkm 4 Andhra Pradesh 275,045 84,580,777 308 / sqkm 5 Uttar Pradesh 240,928 199,812,341 829 / sqkm
- 19. Distribution of Religion Religion Percent Estimated State Majority All Religion 100.00 % 121 Crores 35 Hindu 79.80 % 96.62 Crores 28 Muslim 14.23 % 17.22 Crores 2 Christian 2.30 % 2.78 Crores 4 Sikh 1.72 % 2.08 Crores 1 Buddhist 0.70 % 84.43 Lakhs - Jain 0.37 % 44.52 Lakhs - Other Religion 0.66 % 79.38 Lakhs - Not Stated 0.24 % 28.67 Lakhs -
- 20. Top 5 States with Literacy, Sex Ratio and Growth Rates State Literacy Kerala 94.00 % Lakshadweep 91.85 % Mizoram 91.33 % Goa 88.70 % Tripura 87.22 % State Sex Ratio Kerala 1084 Puducherry 1037 Tamil Nadu 996 Andhra Pradesh 993 State Growth Rate Percentage Dadra and Nagar Haveli 55.88 % Daman and Diu 53.76 % Puducherry 28.08 % Meghalaya 27.95 % Arunachal Pradesh 26.03 %
- 21. Literacy Rate • Adult literacy rate increased to 74.04% with a decadal growth of 9.21%
- 22. Sex Ratio • The Sex Ratio in the country has shown an improvement. • As per the Census, sex ratio has increased from 933 females per thousand males in 2001 to 943 females per thousand males in 2011.21-Aug-2013
- 23. Growth Rate • According to the provisional reports released on 31 March 2011, the Indian population increased to 1.21 billion with a decadal growth of 17.70%.
- 24. SES Data • There are 24.49 crore (243.9 million) households in India, of which 17.97 (179.7 million) crore live in villages. • Of these, 10.74 crore households are considered as deprived. • 5.37 crore (29.97%) households in rural areas are "landless deriving a major part of their income from manual labour.
- 25. Some interesting facts of 2011 census • Thane district of Maharashtra is the most populated district of India. • Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh is the least populated. • Kurung Kumey of Arunachal Pradesh registered highest population growthrate of 111.01 percent. • Longleng district of Nagaland registered negative population growth rate of (-)58.39.
- 26. • Mahe district of Puducherry has highest sex ratio of 1176 females per 1000 males. • Daman district has lowest sex ratio of 533 females per 1000 males. • Serchhip district of Mizoram has highest literacy rate of 98.76 percent. • Alirajpur of MP is the least literate district of India with figure of 37.22 percent only.