Population

Census
Submitted By:
Achint Kumar
Arun Singh Jadaun
Girish Mathur
Hussain Lightwala
Jyoti Sardana
Janifer David
Kanika Satija
Manisha Narang
Naveen Jindal
 Modern Definition Of Census:
A census of population is the total process of
Collecting
Compiling,
Evaluating ,
Analyzing and Publishing
Demographic, Economic and Social data
At a specific time, to all persons in a country.
OR
 The enumeration of the entire population of a
country or a region at a particular time is
known as a census.
 Salient features of a Population
Census:
1. Individual enumeration,

2. Universality within a defined territory,

3. Simultaneity &

4. Defined periodicity
 Individual Enumeration

A census implies that each individual is

separately, but only once, enumerated and that
some important characteristics of each person
are separately recorded.
These include :-
Marital
sex age
status
Educatio
Religion nal
literacy attainme
nt

Economi occupati Etc.

c activity on
 Universality within a defined territory

Ideally, a national census should cover the

countrys entire territory and all people
resident places.
 Simultaneity
Ideally, census is taken of a given day. To
avoid omissions and duplications in census, it
should be taken in a given day but it is not
possible particularly in case of de jure census.
eg: in case of residence ,when a person is
living for more than 5 years at a particular
place and income in the preceding calendar
year.
 DEFINIED PERIODICITY
Census should be taken at regular intervals,
so that comparable information is made
available in a fixed sequence.
A series of censuses make it possible to :-

Appraise the past

Accurately describe the

present &

Estimate the future

 USES OF THE CENSUS

Population census is the primary source of

basic national population data;

Required for administrative purpose &

For many aspects of economic and social

planning and research.
 It provides us with information
on
Trends in population growth,
Change in the age and sex structure
of the population,
The course of mortality and fertility,
migration and urbanization etc.
 HOUSE LISTING

Houselisting operations are prerequisite to the population

enumeration for conducting census in India.

OBJECTIVE:
Is to number and list out all the building, census houses and
households so as to serve as an inventory for organising the
population enumeration.
 Office of Registrar General and
Census Commissioner
Under the Ministry of Home Affair , GOI.

Headed by Registrar general & Census commissioner.

Appointed by central government.

Responsibility of conducting census all over the

country.
 In each state and union territory ,census operation are under Director
of Census Operation.

In Tamilnadu , Commissioner of Revenue Administration is

responsible for Census Operation.

At district level , collector is designated as Principal Census Officers.

In ten municipal corporation areas Commissioners of Corporations

have been designated as the Principal Census Officers.

In Chennai, Commissioners of Corporations is designated as

principal census officer.
 A number of officers are designated as Census
Officers at various sub-district levels to assist the
Principal Census Officers in the conduct of Census.
 Census act 1948
The legislature has enacted certain provision in the
India under Census Act, 1948. These provision are

Asking of questions and obligation to answer

Occupier to permit access and affixing of numbers
Records of Census not open to inspection nor
admissible in evidence.
Protection of service interests of members of
Census staff.
Protection of action taken in good faith.
Continue.
Penalties
Any person who refuses to cooperate may be fined
with Rs. 1000 or/and imprisoned for 3 years.
 Census house

A 'census house' is a building or part of a building used or

recognised as a separate unit because of having a separate main
entrance from the road or common courtyard or staircase, etc.
It may be occupied or vacant.
It may be used for a residential or non- residential purpose or both.
Houselisting block
It means a specific area allotted to a specific enumerator for
the purpose of carrying out census operations relating to house
numbering and house listing.
Houselisting operation

It includes
preparation of maps
Preparation of houselists and
house numbering.

Map: it includes
National map
layout sketch

Natinol Map is prepared for entire village or urban block and it

shows the location of each enumeration block within a village or
town.
Layout sketch is a detailed map of the block assigned to the
enumerator showing streets and buildings on the street.
House-numberig:
Each building or house is numbered in series.

Houselist:
Identification particulars of the numeration block and the details of
the building, census houses, names of the head of the house hold etc
are furnished.
For listing of these units/households, enumerator has to visit all the
houses/households/units of the village/UFS blocks.

On the basis of houselist, enumeration blocks are carved out and each
such enumeration block is allotted to an enumerator during the actual
census.
All the enumerators are thoroughly trained and they receive all the
relevant Schedules and other materials as :
Village/ Ward Map showing the boundaries of the HLB
Enumerators kit
Sheets for preparing Layout Map
State List of Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes
Instruction Manual for House listing and Housing Census
Instruction Manual for NPR Household Schedule
House listing and Housing Census Schedules
NPR Schedules
House list Abstract forms
NPR Working sheets
NPR Enumerators Abstract
Acknowledgement Slip Booklet(s)
TRAINERS CAN BE CLASSIFIED AS:

NATIO
NAL
TRAIN
ERS(M
Ts)
MASTER TRAINER
FACILITATORS
MTFs

MASTER TRAINERS
MT

ENUMERATORS AND SUPERVISORS

 Training plan for house listing
Training is conducted at three levels:
State level training
District level training
Charge level training
 STATE LEVEL TRAINING

State level training is conducted at state headquarter

by the Directorate in which
Municipal Commissioners & Principal Census officers of
municipal
Corporations,
Divisional Census Officers,
District Census Officers,
additional District census officers and,
City Census Officers participates.

Training is imparted by expert faculty of trained NTs

DISTRICT LEVEL TRAINING

District level training is held at district headquarters for

Charge Officers and for Master Trainers (MTs).
In this training of three days duration,
two days are reserved for House Listing Operation and one day for
National Population Register.

Collector & Principal Census Officers, District Census Officers,

additional district census officer, city census officers, charge officers
and master trainers are trained in this way.
Training is conducted by faculty of trained national trainers (NTs)
and MTFs.
 CHARGE LEVEL TRAINING

Charge level trainings for enumerators and supervisors is

organised at charge headquarters.
The three days training is given by the MTs which
includes two days for the House Listing Operation and one
day for NPR.
Unique Identification
`

Authority of India(UIDAI)
 The Unique Identification Authority of
India (UIDAI) is an agency of the
Government of India responsible for
implementing the AADHAAR scheme, a
unique identification project.
The authority aims is to provide a unique id
number to all Indians.
The authority will maintain a database of
residents containing biometric and other data.
 The UIDAI is part of the Planning
Commission of India

Annual Budget 3000 crore (US$608.4

million)

Established in February 2009

 FEATURES

Aadhaar is a 12-digit unique number.

The number will be stored in a centralized
database.
It is easily verifiable in an online, cost-
effective way.
The first resident to receive an AADHAAR
was Rajana Sonawane of Tembhli village,
Maharashtra.
 NECESSARY INFORMATION

Photograph
 Finger print scan
 Retina scan
 Address with Pin Code

Photocopy of a document like (Driving

licence, voter id card, PAN card)
 BENEFITS
Single source of identity verification

Facilitate entry for poor and the opportunity

to avail services provided by the government
and the private sector.