Understanding Census and Primary Data Abstract
- 1. Understanding Census and Primary Data Abstract By Aditi Mali Nirma University Rural Studio 2019 18-01-2019 1
- 2. Table of Content • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work 18-01-2019 2
- 3. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Population Census is the total process of collecting, compiling, analysing or otherwise disseminating demographic, economic and social data pertaining, at a specific time, of all persons in a country or a well-defined part of a country. As such, the census provides snapshot of the country's population and housing at a given point of time. Source: http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/about_census.aspx18-01-2019 3
- 4. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work • The Indian Census has the reputation of being one of the best in the world. • The first Census in India was conducted in the year 1872. This was conducted at different points of time in different parts of the country. • In 1881 a Census was taken for the entire country simultaneously. Since then, Census has been conducted every ten years, without a break. • Thus, the Census of India 2011 was the 15th in this unbroken series since 1872, the 7th after independence and the 2nd census of the third millennium and 21st century. • The census has been uninterruptedly continued despite several • adversities like wars, epidemics, natural calamities, political unrest, etc. 18-01-2019 4
- 5. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work • The census provides information on size, distribution and socio- economic, demographic and other characteristics of the country's population. • The data collected through the census are used for administration, planning and policy making as well as management and evaluation of various programmes by the government, NGOs, researchers, commercial and private enterprises, etc. • Census data is also used for demarcation of constituencies and allocation of representation to parliament, State legislative Assemblies and the local bodies. • Researchers and demographers use census data to analyze growth and trends of population and make projections. • The census data is also important for business houses and industries for strengthening and planning their business for penetration into areas, which had hitherto remained, uncovered.18-01-2019 5
- 6. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Country Level: India State Level: Gujarat District Level: Surendranagar Village and Town wise Primary Abstract Data Village and Town Directory (Amenities and Land use Data) Sub-District/ Taluka Level: Chotila 18-01-2019 6
- 7. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work • Building • Pucca Houses • Kuchcha Houses • Village • Town/Urban Area a) Statutory Towns b) Census Towns • Out Growth • Urban Agglomeration • City • Household (HH) Institutional HH, Houseless HH 18-01-2019 7
- 8. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Building: A Structure on the ground 18-01-2019 8
- 9. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Pucca Houses: All the walls and roof made of permanent material Kuchcha Houses: Both walls and roof are made of materials, which have to be replaced frequently. 18-01-2019 9
- 10. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Village The basic unit for rural areas is the revenue village, which has definite surveyed boundaries. Town/Urban Area Statutory Towns Census Towns 18-01-2019 10
- 11. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work City Towns with population of 100,000 and above are called cities. 18-01-2019 11
- 12. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Out Growth An urban settlement contiguous to another urban area like Statutory towns, Census towns or a City. Though it possess all the urban characteristics, it is not qualified as an independent town. It should not possess any uninhabited areas and strictly be a contiguous to the town Urban Agglomeration An urban agglomeration is a continuous urban spread constituting a town and its adjoining outgrowths (OGs), or two or more physically contiguous towns together with or without outgrowths of such towns. 18-01-2019 12
- 13. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work 18-01-2019 13
- 14. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work 18-01-2019 14
- 15. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Household (HH) A ‘household’ is usually a group of persons who normally live together and take their meals from a common kitchen unless the exigencies of work prevent any of them from doing so. Persons in a household may be related or unrelated or a mix of both. Institutional HH A group of unrelated persons who live in an institution and take their meals from a common kitchen is called an Institutional Household. Houseless HH Households who do not live in buildings or census houses but live in the open or roadside, pavements, in home pipes, under flyovers and staircases, or in the open in places of worship, man daps, railway platforms, etc., are treated as Houseless Households. 18-01-2019 15
- 16. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Literate : A person aged 7 years and above who can both read and write with understanding in any language is taken as literate. Literacy Rate : Literacy rate of the population is defined as the percentage of literates in the age-group seven years and above. Educational Level : The highest level of education a person has completed. Work : Work is defined as participation in any economically productive activity with or without compensation, wages or profit. Main Worker : A person who has worked for major part of the reference period (i.e. six months or more during the last one year preceding the date of enumeration) in any economically productive activity Marginal Worker : A person who worked for 3 months or less but less than six months of the reference period (i.e. in the last one year preceding the date of enumeration) Non-Worker : A person who has not worked at all in any economically productive activity during the reference period18-01-2019 16
- 17. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Cultivator : A person is classified as cultivator if he or she is engaged in cultivation of land owned or from government or from private persons or institutions for payment in money, kind or share. Cultivation also includes effective supervision or direction in cultivation. Agricultural Labourer : A person who works on another person’s land for wages in cash or kind or share is regarded as an agricultural labourer. Household Industry Worker : Household industry is defined as an industry conducted by one or more members of the household at home or within the village in rural areas and only within the precincts of the house where the household lives in urban areas. Other Worker : A person, who has been engaged in some economic activities during the last year of reference period but not as a cultivator or agricultural labourer or worker in Household Industry. 18-01-2019 17
- 18. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Work Participation Rate Percentage of Workers (Main + Marginal) to total population Population Density Population density is the number of persons inhabited per square kilometre of the area. Age Age is measured in terms of the completed number of years. Sex Ratio Number of females per 1,000 males in a population 18-01-2019 18
- 19. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Amenities and Land use at Village and Town Level Educational Amenities •Pre-Primary (PP) •Primary School (P) •Middle School (M) •Secondary School (S) •Senior Secondary School (SS) •Degree Colleges •Management College/ Institute (MI) •Polytechnic (Pt) •Vocational School/ITI •Non-formal Education/Training Centre (NFTC) •Special School for Disabled Medical Facilities •Hospital-Allopathic and Hospital- Alternative medicine •Community Health Centre (CHC) •Primary Health Centre (PHC) •Primary Health Sub- Centre (PHS) •Maternity and Child Welfare Centre (MCW) •TB Clinic (TBC) •Health Centre •Dispensary •Veterinary Hospital •Mobile Health Clinic •Family Welfare Centre •Nursing Home •Medicine Shop Drinking Water •Tap Water Treated •Tap Water Un-treated •Covered Well (CW) •Un-covered Well (UW) •Hand Pump (HP) •Tube Well / Borehole (TW) Community Toilet Complex Rural Sanitary Mart or Sanitary Hardware Outlet (RSM) Community Bio- gas or Recycle of Waste for Productive Use 18-01-2019 19
- 20. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Amenities and Land use at Village and Town Level Communication and Transport Facilities •Post Office (PO) •Sub-Post Office (SPO) •Post & Telegraph Office (PTO) •Telephones (Landlines) •Public Call Office (PCO)/Mobile PCO •Mobile Phone Coverage •Internet Cafes/Common Service Centers (CSC) •National Highway (NH) •State Highway (SH) •Major District Roads (MDR) •Other District Roads (ODR) •Village Road •Black-Topped (Pucca) Road (BTR) •Gravel (Kuchcha) Road (GR) •Water Bound Macadam (WBM) •Foot Path (FP) Banks and Credit Societies •Commercial Bank (CB) •Cooperative Banks (Coop. B) •Agricultural Credit Society (ACS) •Non-Agricultural Credit Society (NCS) Miscellaneous Facilities •Self-help Group (SHG) •Public Distribution System (PDS) Shop •Mandis/Regular Market •Weekly Haat •Agricultural Marketing Society •Nutrition Centre: Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) •Anganwadi Centre •Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) •Sports Club/Recreation Centre •Cinema/Video Hall (CV) •Public Library •Public Reading Room •Newspaper Supply 18-01-2019 20
- 21. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Amenities and Land use at Village and Town Level Land Use Pattern System of Drainage Type of Latrines Road Lighting (Points) Home Orphanage Working Women's Hostel Old Age Home Stadium Auditorium/Community Hall Protected Water Supply- Source and Capacity of Storage System • Service Reservoir • River Infiltration Gallery • Bore Well Pumping System • Pressure Tank Availability of Electricity/Power. • Power Supply for Domestic Use • Power Supply for Agricultural Use • Power Supply for Commercial Use • Power Supply for All Uses 18-01-2019 21
- 22. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Amenities and Land use at Village and Town Level Land Use and Irrigation • Forests • Area under Non-Agricultural Use • Barren and Un-cultivable Land • Permanent Pastures and Other Grazing Lands • Land under Miscellaneous Tree Crops, etc. • Cultivable Waste Land • Fallow Lands Other than Current Fallows • Current Fallows • Net Area Sown • Total Irrigated Land Area • Total Un-Irrigated land Area • Area Irrigated by Source • Three Most Important Commodities Manufactured 18-01-2019 22
- 23. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 118 157 206 353 491 111 155 205 359 478 Population of Rampara (CHobari) Village Total Population Male Total Population Female 0.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 40.0 50.0 60.0 70.0 80.0 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 Population of Rampara (CHobari) Village Literacy Rate Person Literacy Rate Male Literacy Rate Female 18-01-2019 23
- 24. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work 81% 8% 0% 11% 1971 Type of Workers 86% 8% 0% 3% 3% 1981 Type of Workers 82% 10% 1% 0% 7% 1991 Type of Workers 78% 12% 0% 1% 9% 2001 Type of Workers 33% 5% 0% 1% 61% 2011 Type of Workers Main Cultivator Population Person Main Agricultural Labourers Population Person Main Household Industries Population Person Main Other Workers Population Person Marginal Worker Population Person Types of Workers Data of Rampara (Chobari) Village18-01-2019 24
- 25. Table of Content: • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Identify the Data required Collect the Data from different census handbooks Analyse then Data for Background Research Identify the areas of interest Do informed planning for the field data collection Match and verify the two data sets 18-01-2019 25
- 26. We talked About! • What is Census? • Why is Census important for Planner’s? • Types of Census Data • Census Concepts • Primary Abstract Data components • Village Directory • Rampara Village Data • Using the Census Data • How to use data for field work Thank you!! 18-01-2019 26
- 27. Sources of Data: Census of India Website - http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ District Census Handbook : Surendranagar District, Gujarat Town and Village Directory and Village & Townwise Primary Abstarct Census Year 1971, 1981,1991, 2001 and 2011 18-01-2019 27