A Bird's Eye View of Census 2011

  • P Sai Shankar Department of H&S, C.V.R College of Engineering, Ibrahimpatan, Hyderabad, India

Abstract

The first census was held in India during 1872. Since then, Census in India has been held uninterruptedly for every ten years. The 2011 census of India is the 15th Census and the 7th after independence. The Census plays a vital role in the study of  Demography, ‘Literacy & Education’, ‘Fertility and Mortality’, ‘Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes’, Migration and Economic Activity’, Language and Religion. This paper compares Census 2011 with 2001 Census in the various fields of study. According to the 2011 Census data, India has a population of 121 million. It is the second highest populous country in the world. In India the population is increasing enormously, but child sex ratio and sex ratio is at an alarming stage. Inspite of it, one encouraging factor is that Literacy rate is continuously increasing from the time of Independence.

Published
2015-06-30
Issue
Vol 8 (2015): CVR Journal of Science and Technology
Section
Articles
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