CENSUS 2011
PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS
Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India Ministry of Home Affairs 31st March 2011
CENSUS 2011
• Census 2011 is the 15th Census of India since 1872 • Census 2011 was held in two phases: • Houselisting & Housing Census (April to September 2010) • Population Enumeration (9th to 28th February 2011) • Reference Date: 0:00 Hours of 1st March 2011 • In Snow Bound areas the Population Enumeration was conducted from 11th to 30th September 2010 • Reference Date: 0:00 Hours of 1st October 2010
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CENSUS 2011
Number of Administrative Units in Census 2011 States/UTs Districts Sub-districts Towns Villages 35 640 5,924 7,936 6.41 lakh
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Some Facts about Census 2011 Cost Cost per person No. of Census Functionaries No. of Languages in which Schedules were canvassed No. of Languages in which Training Manuals prepared No. of Schedules Printed No. of Training Manuals Printed Paper Utilised Material Moved Rs. 22000 Mn Rs. 18.19 2.7 Mn 16 18 340 Mn 5.4 Mn 8,000 MTs 10,500 MTs
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What is Provisional Population?
• Provisional Population is arrived at by adding the Population as reported by each Enumerator for the Enumeration Block assigned to her/him • There could be errors in addition or there could be cases of omission/ duplication of Enumeration Blocks • The final population will be arrived at by scanning of Schedules, data processing and other checks • The Final Population is likely to be released next year
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Population
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Population
Census 2011 (Provisional)
Population
Persons
1210.2 million 623.7 million 586.5 million
Males
Females
Males include ‘Males’ and ‘Others’
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Population 2001-2011
% Growth % Growth Difference Difference 2001-2011 2001-2011 18,14,55,986 9,15,01,158