Provisional CENSUS of INDIA 2011

Provisional CENSUS of INDIA 2011  

Reference Date: 0:00 Hours of 1stMarch 2011 

• Census 2011 was held in two phases:

 1) Houselisting & Housing Census (April to September 2010) 

 2) Population Enumeration (9th to 28th February 2011)

What is provisional census? 

• Provisional Population is arrived at by adding the Population as reported by each Enumerator for the Enumeration Block assigned to her/him  
• 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 

Some facts about census:

Density: Top 2 Districts in India 

• North East (NCT of Delhi) - 37,346 
• Chennai (Tamil Nadu) - 23,903 

Density: Bottom 2 Districts in India 

• Dibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh) - 1 
• Samba (Jammu & Kashmir) - 2

 Note: Density is defined as the number of persons per sq. km. 

• Census 2011 Logo was designed by Shri Padarabinda Rath, an employee of the Census organization.
• The child sex ratio has dipped from 927 to 914 per 1000, the lowest since independence.
• Arunachal Pradesh was censused for the 1st time in 1961.
• The 1991 Census was not held in Jammu & Kashmir. 
• Census 2011 is the 15th Census of India since 1872 (7th since Independence.
•  Mr. C. Chandramouli is Census Commissioner and Registrar General of India during 2011 Census.
• For the first time in India, non-government organisations (NGOs) involved in conducting the country’s 2011 census operation