Census of India

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.

Historically, there has been a lag time between collection of data and dissemination of data.[2]

Census of India prior to Independence
  • Overview
  • 1872 Census of india
  • 1881 Census of India
  • 1891 Census of India
  • 1901 Census of India
  • 1911 Census of India
  • 1921 Census of India
  • 1931 Census of India
  • 1941 Census of India

Census of independent India

References
  1. "Where Are India's 2011 Census Figures on Religion?".
  2. Goswami, P. R. (1989-09-01). "The Census of India: A discussion of issues of data collection and dissemination". Government Publications Review. 16 (5): 429–438. doi:10.1016/0277-9390(89)90072-1. ISSN 0277-9390.
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