RESEARCH METHODOLOGY - SOURCES OF DATA,
CENSUS,
Census isthe procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the
‘members of given population
-Itis a regularly occurring and official count ofa particular population
‘The term is used mosly in connection with national population and housing censuses;
‘other common censuses include agriculture, business, and traffic censuses
‘The United Nations defines the essential features of population and housing censuses 3s,
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‘The word i of Latin origin;
‘During the Roman Republic, the census was alist that kept track of all adult males fit for
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‘The modem census is essential to international comparisons of any kindof statistics and
‘Censuses collet data on many ateibutes ofthe population, not just how many people there
are, although population estimates remain an important function ofthe census,
‘The census can be contrasted with sampling in which information is obtained only from a
subset ofa population, sometimes as an intereensa estimate.
‘Census data are commonly used for research, business marketing, and planning, as well as
baseline for sampling surveys
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‘weighting th gfe common in opinion polling.
‘Similarly, satfcation requires knowledge of the relative sizes of different population sats
which are derived from census enumerations
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+ Only source of Primary data at village, town and ward level
«Valuable information for planning and formulation of policies for Centr and Stat>
Governments
+ Widely used by Nationa, Intemational agencies, scholars, business people,
industrialists and many more
«Delimitation / Reservation of Constituencies ~ Parliamentary / Assembly/ Panchayats
and other Local bodies
+ 1m 1872 the first Census was held in India
+ Since then, Census in India held uninterrupted.
+The CENSUS OF INDIA 2011 was the 15th Census and the 7th after Independene
Devs/HIET/AM‘Census 2011 marks a mikstone asthe National Population Register (NPR) was also be
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Census 2011
‘Kems of Information: Houselisting and Housing Census
‘Information relating 1 Buildings- Use, Quantity and Quality
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Items of Information: Houselisting and Housing Census
Assos possesed by the Households
1+ 5 Calumns relating to Riding material, Use of Houses, Drinking water, Avalabiity
and type of latrines, Electricity, possession of assets ete, wil be canvassed
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1 | Name of 6 | Sex n | Present address of
person usual residence
2 [Relationship | 7 | Date ofBirth | 12 | Duration of stay
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3 | Father's Name | 8 | Marital Status | 13 | Permanent
Residential
Address
4 | Mother's 9 | Place of Birth | 14 | Occupation /
Name Activity
5 | Spouse’s Name | 10 | Nationality as | 15 | Educational
Declared Qualification
Above details ta he collected from all Usual Residents
Photograph, Finger Print and Iris (if approved) to be collected for
Usual Residents aged 15 years and above
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