Census

— The census provides information on size, distribution and socio-economic, demographic and other characteristics of the country’s population.

— History: 

        🔹 first started under British Viceroy Lord Mayo in 1872.

        🔹 first synchronous census in India was held in 1881.

—The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

— Census is one of the most credible sources of information on the following:

        Demography, Economic Activity , Literacy and Education , Housing & Household Amenities, Urbanization, Fertility, and Mortality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Language.