Backdrop & Utility

• First regular census was started in 1881 by Lord Rippon
• Census 2011:   15th Census and the 7th after Independence.
• Census 2011”  a milestone as the National Population Register (NPR) will also be prepared
• Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India: Dr C Chandramauli

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Biggest  source of data on:

• Demography
• Economic Activity
• Literacy & Education
• Housing & Household Amenities
• Urbanization
• Fertility and Mortality
• Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
• Language, Religion & Migration
• Only source of primary data at village, town and ward level.
• Valuable information for planning and formulation of polices for Central & State Governments
• Widely used by National & International agencies, scholars, business people, industrialists, and many more.
• Delimitation/Reservation of Constituencies -  Parliamentary/Assembly/Panchayats and other Local Bodies

NPR - Utility

• Create a comprehensive identity database in the country
• Help in better targeting of the benefits and services under the Government schemes / programmes
• Improve planning
• Strengthen security of the country