68:
912:
922:
338:
81:
which was conducted periodically from 1865 to 1941. The censuses were primarily concerned with administration and faced numerous problems in their design and conduct ranging from the absence of house numbering in hamlets to cultural objections on various grounds to dangers posed by wild animals to
91:
from the value system and the societies of the West were highlighted by the inclusion of "caste", "religion", "profession" and "age" in the data to be collected, as the collection and analysis of that information had a considerable impact on the structure and politics of Indian
42:. All the censuses since 1951 were conducted under the 1948 Census of India Act, which predates the Constitution of India. The 1948 Census of India Act does not bind the Union Government to conduct the census on a particular date or to release its data in a notified period. The
877:
86:
called the census exercise "more telling of the administrative needs of the
British than of the social reality for the people of British India". The differences in the nature of Indian society during the
887:
801:
846:
636:
882:
166:
841:
176:
181:
851:
796:
761:
716:
686:
681:
576:
806:
781:
696:
676:
626:
596:
771:
766:
836:
786:
721:
611:
811:
706:
591:
271:
856:
691:
671:
661:
621:
606:
601:
518:
171:
31:
897:
816:
776:
751:
666:
736:
701:
656:
651:
348:
186:
375:
253:
235:
826:
217:
407:
392:
321:
161:
553:
495:
191:
102:
342:
26:
has been conducted 15 times, as of 2011. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under
Viceroy
35:
27:
946:
368:
67:
951:
307:
196:
83:
47:
746:
568:
546:
500:
361:
78:
74:
60:
490:
522:
156:
46:
was held in 2011, whilst the next was to be held in 2021 before it was postponed due to the
586:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
412:
144:
139:
134:
129:
124:
119:
114:
109:
43:
8:
892:
866:
646:
539:
39:
741:
711:
30:, the first complete census was taken in 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by the
921:
726:
581:
317:
272:"India to begin delayed census in Sept as Modi looks to plug data gaps, sources say"
20:
791:
756:
731:
641:
631:
616:
311:
940:
915:
925:
88:
71:
Cover of Volume 17 of the 1911 census report (fully digitized file)
353:
531:
276:
337:
50:. The next census is expected to be begin in September 2024.
167:
List of Indian states and union territories by literacy rate
177:
List of states and union territories of India by population
182:
List of states and union territories of India by sex ratio
16:
Decennial census mandated by the 1948 Census of India Act
218:"Where Are India's 2011 Census Figures on Religion?"
216:Sugden, Joanna; Seervai, Shanoor (9 January 2015).
519:Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
313:South Asia's Modern History: Thematic Perspectives
284:
172:List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India
32:Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
938:
400:
547:
369:
254:"Explained:The delay in the decennial census"
215:
554:
540:
376:
362:
187:List of states in India by past population
228:
66:
77:refers to the census of India prior to
939:
535:
357:
162:List of cities in India by population
496:2011 Socio Economic and Caste Census
306:
290:
192:List of towns in India by population
96:
383:
236:"The delay in the decennial Census"
13:
561:
82:census personnel. The sociologist
14:
963:
330:
920:
911:
910:
336:
59:This section is an excerpt from
53:
878:British Indian Ocean Territory
300:
264:
246:
209:
101:List of censuses conducted in
1:
202:
7:
349:Stamps issued by India Post
150:
10:
970:
197:Timeline of Indian history
58:
48:COVID-19 pandemic in India
906:
865:
825:
567:
513:
483:
432:
425:
391:
627:East Timor (Timor-Leste)
103:India after independence
36:Ministry of Home Affairs
888:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
222:The Wall Street Journal
75:Census in British India
61:Census in British India
491:Indian economic census
72:
947:Demographics of India
523:Demographics of India
501:Census of agriculture
157:Demographics of India
70:
802:United Arab Emirates
345:at Wikimedia Commons
145:2024 census of India
140:2011 census of India
135:2001 census of India
130:1991 census of India
125:1981 census of India
120:1971 census of India
115:1961 census of India
110:1951 census of India
829:limited recognition
40:Government of India
260:. January 9, 2023.
73:
952:Censuses in India
934:
933:
871:other territories
529:
528:
509:
508:
433:National censuses
426:Post-Independence
421:
420:
401:National censuses
343:Censuses in India
341:Media related to
323:978-1-31762-446-2
280:. 21 August 2024.
242:. 9 January 2023.
97:Republic of India
959:
924:
914:
913:
883:Christmas Island
569:Sovereign states
556:
549:
542:
533:
532:
430:
429:
398:
397:
393:Pre-independence
378:
371:
364:
355:
354:
340:
326:
294:
288:
282:
281:
268:
262:
261:
250:
244:
243:
232:
226:
225:
213:
969:
968:
962:
961:
960:
958:
957:
956:
937:
936:
935:
930:
902:
870:
861:
842:Northern Cyprus
828:
821:
563:
560:
530:
525:
505:
479:
417:
387:
385:Census of India
382:
333:
324:
303:
298:
297:
289:
285:
270:
269:
265:
252:
251:
247:
234:
233:
229:
214:
210:
205:
153:
99:
94:
93:
64:
56:
24:census of India
17:
12:
11:
5:
967:
966:
955:
954:
949:
932:
931:
929:
928:
918:
907:
904:
903:
901:
900:
895:
890:
885:
880:
874:
872:
863:
862:
860:
859:
854:
849:
844:
839:
833:
831:
823:
822:
820:
819:
814:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
784:
779:
774:
769:
764:
759:
754:
749:
744:
739:
734:
729:
724:
719:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
573:
571:
565:
564:
562:Census in Asia
559:
558:
551:
544:
536:
527:
526:
514:
511:
510:
507:
506:
504:
503:
498:
493:
487:
485:
484:Other censuses
481:
480:
478:
477:
472:
467:
462:
457:
452:
447:
442:
436:
434:
427:
423:
422:
419:
418:
416:
415:
410:
404:
402:
395:
389:
388:
381:
380:
373:
366:
358:
352:
351:
346:
332:
331:External links
329:
328:
327:
322:
302:
299:
296:
295:
283:
263:
245:
227:
207:
206:
204:
201:
200:
199:
194:
189:
184:
179:
174:
169:
164:
159:
152:
149:
148:
147:
142:
137:
132:
127:
122:
117:
112:
98:
95:
65:
57:
55:
52:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
965:
964:
953:
950:
948:
945:
944:
942:
927:
923:
919:
917:
909:
908:
905:
899:
896:
894:
891:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
875:
873:
868:
864:
858:
855:
853:
852:South Ossetia
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
838:
835:
834:
832:
830:
824:
818:
815:
813:
810:
808:
805:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
788:
785:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
768:
765:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
750:
748:
745:
743:
740:
738:
735:
733:
730:
728:
725:
723:
720:
718:
715:
713:
710:
708:
705:
703:
700:
698:
695:
693:
690:
688:
685:
683:
680:
678:
675:
673:
670:
668:
665:
663:
660:
658:
655:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
574:
572:
570:
566:
557:
552:
550:
545:
543:
538:
537:
534:
524:
520:
517:
512:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
488:
486:
482:
476:
473:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
453:
451:
448:
446:
443:
441:
438:
437:
435:
431:
428:
424:
414:
411:
409:
406:
405:
403:
399:
396:
394:
390:
386:
379:
374:
372:
367:
365:
360:
359:
356:
350:
347:
344:
339:
335:
334:
325:
319:
316:, Routledge,
315:
314:
309:
308:Mann, Michael
305:
304:
293:, p. 169
292:
287:
279:
278:
273:
267:
259:
255:
249:
241:
237:
231:
223:
219:
212:
208:
198:
195:
193:
190:
188:
185:
183:
180:
178:
175:
173:
170:
168:
165:
163:
160:
158:
155:
154:
146:
143:
141:
138:
136:
133:
131:
128:
126:
123:
121:
118:
116:
113:
111:
108:
107:
106:
104:
90:
85:
80:
76:
69:
62:
51:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
22:
867:Dependencies
797:Turkmenistan
762:Saudi Arabia
515:
384:
312:
286:
275:
266:
257:
248:
239:
230:
221:
211:
100:
84:Michael Mann
79:independence
54:British Rule
23:
18:
926:Asia portal
827:States with
747:Philippines
687:South Korea
682:North Korea
577:Afghanistan
301:Works cited
291:Mann (2015)
89:British Raj
44:last census
941:Categories
807:Uzbekistan
782:Tajikistan
697:Kyrgyzstan
677:Kazakhstan
597:Bangladesh
587:Azerbaijan
203:References
34:under the
893:Hong Kong
847:Palestine
772:Sri Lanka
767:Singapore
647:Indonesia
516:See also:
258:The Hindu
240:The Hindu
28:Lord Mayo
21:decennial
916:Category
837:Abkhazia
787:Thailand
742:Pakistan
722:Mongolia
717:Maldives
712:Malaysia
612:Cambodia
408:Overview
310:(2015),
151:See also
92:society.
812:Vietnam
727:Myanmar
707:Lebanon
637:Georgia
592:Bahrain
582:Armenia
277:Reuters
857:Taiwan
792:Turkey
757:Russia
692:Kuwait
672:Jordan
662:Israel
622:Cyprus
607:Brunei
602:Bhutan
320:
898:Macau
817:Yemen
777:Syria
752:Qatar
732:Nepal
667:Japan
642:India
632:Egypt
617:China
737:Oman
702:Laos
657:Iraq
652:Iran
475:2024
470:2011
465:2001
460:1991
455:1981
450:1971
445:1961
440:1951
413:1891
318:ISBN
19:The
869:and
943::
521:,
274:.
256:.
238:.
220:.
105::
38:,
555:e
548:t
541:v
377:e
370:t
363:v
224:.
63:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
