The document summarizes key findings from India's 2011 census. Some highlights include: - India's population reached 1.21 billion, a 17.64% growth rate since 2001. - Kerala had the highest literacy rate at 93.91% while Bihar had the lowest at 63.82%. - The overall sex ratio improved to 940 females per 1000 males, though the child sex ratio declined to 914 from 927. - Population density increased to 382 people per square kilometer from 325 in 2001.

1. DR.PRIYA.S, II year M.D
ICM, MMC.
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2. DEFINITION

3. HISTORY OF CENSUS

4.  IN 1872,Mr.W.W.PLOWDEN ( CENSUS
COMMISSIONER )
 IN 1949—MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
 OFFICE OF REGISTAR
GENERAL AND
CENSUS COMMISSIONER

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7.  WHY CENSUS NECESSARY?

9.  Revising country’s progress in the past decade
 Monitoring ongoing scheme
 Plan for future
 Reservation of seats in constituencies –
parliament/assembly/panchayat and other local
bodies
 To make decisions regarding public welfare
 Census data is also used by international
agencies,scholars,business people,industrialist s
etc.
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11. Who conducts census?
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12. CENSUS
HIERARCHY
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13. How census 2011 was
conducted ???
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15.  A) PLANNING FOR CENSUS
2011

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18.  GOVT OF INDIA
 PUBLISHED IN GAZETTE OF
INDIA

19. State/ut 35
districts 640
subdistricts 5924
town 7936
villges > 6lakh

23. 1 Enumerator
EB ( 120 – 150 house hold)
Each Enumerator – Honararium –
Rs.4,450/- - Phase I
Rs.4,050/- - Phase II

24. with revisional round

28. Two forms – Each household
First form Second form
(House listing form) (NPR form)
New initiative in 2011

35. NPR
 It is a register of usual
residents of the country.
 Comprehensive data base.
 Comes under citizenship act
1955 and citizenship rules
2003.
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37. NPR
PROCESS
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50. Enumerator goes back - household
2 Questions
Any new visitor (not Any birth / death
enumerated already) since since last visit but before
last visit but before 0.00hrs of 1st March 2011
0.00hrs of 1st March 2011
If yes
If Yes
 Update form - birth
fill in fresh form
 Cancel entry - death

54.  Enumerator or supervisor is appointed under
 this act—Have certain rights and Penalties
 Rights—To enter the house for census purpose
 --- To affix no.on the buildings
 --- To ask all questions in the schedule
 --- To obtain answers from the
respondents
 PENALTIES– For refusing to perform duty
 --Putting offensive/ improper
questions
-- Disclosing any information
Upto Rs.1000 & Imprisonment upto 3 yrs

59.  Slogan of census 2011 – ‘our Census our future’.
 It is the 15th Census since 1872
 7th Census since independence
 Largest census in the human history ever conducted
by any Government till now.
 No. of census functionaries – 2.7 million
 Covering
640 districts
5924 sub-districts
5767 Tehsils
7742 towns
> 6 lakhs villages

60.  No. of languages (Schedules) - 16
 No. of languages (Training Manuals) - 18
 Paper utilised – More than11 million tones
 Total cost – 2209 crores
 In house listing – New questions on assets
added
 In population enumeration – New
questions added

63.  1st time - NPR of usual residents were
created (Biometrics)
Issue of Smart Card with 12 digit UID
No. to all usual residents.
 Census in school – New initiative.

65.  CENSUS 2011– PROVISIONAL RESULTS

66. 51.54
%

67. 2011 2001
Population 1.21 billion 1.02 billion
% Decadal 17.64% 21.15%
Growth
Sex Ratio 940 933
Child Sex Ratio 914 927
Effective 74% 64.83%
Literacy Rate
For Male 82.14% 75.26%
For Female 65.46% 53.67%

68. POPULATION
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69.  .High TFR
 .Low Literacy and Women Status
 .Less effective Governance
 .More Traditional Values and Customs
 8 States ( 43% to 46% Popn )
 .Rajasthan . Jharkhand
 . Uttarakhand . Uttarpradesh
 . Bihar . Madhya Pradesh
 . Chattisgarh . Orissa

71. Gap between India & China
2001 2011
238 million 131 million
 This is because (growth rate of China is
0.53% but India – 1.64%)
 By 2030 – India may beat China

75.  Top 5 Populous States
 1) Uttar Pradesh – 199 million
 2) Maharashtra -- 112.4 million
 3) Bihar -- 103.8 million
 4) West Bengal -- 91.3 million
 5) Andhra -- 84.7 million
 Least Populated is Lakshadweep-
64,429
 TN in 7th Place with 7 Crores

76.  % DECADAL GROWTH RATE

79.  % Decadal growth rate has
decreased during 2001—
2011Compared to 1991—2001
in all states and UT except in
TN, Puducherry and
Chattisgarh

81.  ( ANNUAL GROWTH RATE )

83. CHILD POPULATION ( 0—6 YRS )

84.  Total No. of Child Population 0
—6 yrs as per Census 2011
Provisional Results is 158.8
million about 5 million less than
the No. recorded in 2001

88. CONTD….
 10 STATES < 2%
 14 STATES 2—3%
 10 STATES >3%
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 THIS IS DEFINITELY A POSITIVE
SIGN

89. RANKING OF STATES ( CHILD POPULATION )

90. GENDER COMPOSITION OF POPULATION

94. State Statistics—Overall Sex Ratio
Overall sex ratio has increased by 7
points ( 933 to 940)
Except in 3 states . Jammu and Kashmir
. Bihar
. Gujarat

96.  TOP 3 STATES
 1) KERALA ( 1084 )
 2) TN ( 995 )
 3) ANDHRA( 992 )
 LOWEST STATE– HARYANA ( 877 )
 LOWEST UT -- DAMAN & DIU
( 618 )

97.  CHILD SEX RATIO ( 0—6yrs )

100. State Statistics— Child Sex Ratio
.When compared with 2001,Child sex
ratio has declined from 927 to 914
Except in . Punjab
. Haryana
. Himachal
pradesh
. Gujarat
. Tamil Nadu
. Mizoram
. Andaman

101. HIGHEST STATE --MIZORAM (971)
LOWEST STATE – HARYANA (836)
HIGHEST UT -- ANDAMAN (966)
LOWEST UT -- DELHI ( 866 )

103. LITERACY RATE

106. GENDER GAP IS DECREASING
MALE LITERACY RATE ↑ BY ONLY 6.88% BUT
 FEMALE LITERACY RATE ↑ BY 11.79%

107.  LITERACY RATE IN EAG (68%) < NON
EAG(70%)
 BUT MOST IMPORTANT - % ↑ IN NO.
OF LITERATES IN ALL EAG STATES IS
REMARKABLE.
 BIHAR (74.83%)
 JHARKHAND(59.24%)
 U.P(56.4%)

108.  None of the states/ UT had reported literacy
rate < 60%
 Ten states achieved literacy rate > 85% -
target set by planning commission for 2010-
2012
 All states and UT have male literacy > 70%
 All states and UT have female literacy
>50%
 For the 1st time, female literacy rate crossed
50% in EAG states

109.  Top 5 States
1) Kerala ( Highest ) – 93.91%
 2) Lakshadweep -- 92.28%
 3) Mizoram --91.58%
 4) Tripura - 87.4%
 5) Goa -87.7%
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 Lowest in Bihar -- 63.82%
 TN in 14th place -- 80.33%

110. MALE_FEMALE GAP IN EFFECTIVE LITERACY
RATE

112. DENSITY OF POPULATION

113. DENSITY OF POPULATION FROM 1901--2011

114.  Highest Density State – Bihar ( 1,102 )
 Lowest Density State -- Arunalchal (17
 Highest Density Union territory—
Delhi( 11,297 )
 Lowest Density Union territory –
Andaman ( 46 )
 TN in 6th Place--555

115.  SUMMARY OF
PROVISIONAL RESULTS

116. ENCOURAGING DISTRESSING
ISSUES ISSUES
% Decadal growth is General popn is
Child popn is Child sex ratio is ( 927-914)
Overall sex ratio is (933— Density of popn is ( 325—
940 ) 382 )
Overall,male & female
literacy rate is
% in Literacy & % in
Illiteracy rate is more in
females

117. BEST PERFORMER WORST PERFORMER
KERALA BIHAR
LOWEST PERCENTAGE DECADAL HIGHEST PERCENTAGE DECADAL
GROWTH IN POPULATION IN INDIA GROWTH(25.07%)
(4.86%)
HIGHEST LITERACY RATE IN INDIA LOWEST LITERACY RATE(63.82%)
(93.91%)
HIGHEST MALE AND FEMALE LOWEST MALE AND FEMALE
LITERACY RATE IN INDIA (96% & LITERCY RATE (73.39% &53.33%)
91.98%)
HIGHEST SEX RATIO (1038 5TH LOWEST SEX RATIO (916/1000
FEMALES /1000 MALES) MALES)
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119. Total popn.is 7,21,38,958 ( 7th place ) ( 5.96%)
TN INDIA
%Decadal 15.6% 17.64%
growth
Density 555 382
Sex ratio 995 940
Child sex ratio 946 914
Literacy rate 80.33% 74.04%
For males 86.81% 82.14%
For females 73.86% 65.46%

120. RANKING OF DISTRICTS__POPN
 Most populous district– Chennai ( 46 lakhs )
 Kancheepuram( 39 lak)
 Least populated district-Perambulur ( 5.65
lakhs )

125. RANKING OF DISTRICTS _SEX
RATIO
 HIGHEST---NILGIRIS ( 1041)
 ---THANJAVUR (1031 )
 LOWEST ---DHARMAPURI ( 946 )

129. A Independent India’s 1 st Caste
Census
 India’s caste census – Caste break up of
1.21 billion – launched
 1st started – Remote tribal dominant village
– 45km north of Tripura – Agartala
 Enumerator – coming back
 In general census 2011
 In caste census 2011 – SC., ST, Others, No
Caste

130. Caste census—socio economic survey
—determine no.living BPL
Conducted by Rural & Urban
Ministry—State Govt.

131. BPL NOT BPL
 Without shelter  Families with motorised vehicle / two
wheeler
 Destitutes  Concrete house
 Beggars, Scavengers  House ≥ 3 rooms
 TRIBAL S.C,  Fixed phone, fishing boat
 legally released bonded  Agricultural equipment
labourers
 Household headed by  Pay Professional / Income Tax
women with no men
between 16 – 59 years
 Household with no  Have a family member in Govt.
literate service
> 25 years
 Income - > 10,000 / month
 Kisan cards > 50,000

132. Contd…
 Alarming Skewed child sex ratio (909 838),
Govt. planned no. of health department
inspection teams (4) equipping with devices like
hidden cameras and voice recorder.
Govt.planned Reward money – Person
who complains about USG clinic (true).
Rs.1,000/- Rs.5,000/-

133. Contd…
 This rise is due to strict implementation of
PNDT act, 1994
 Health education of public – Gender equity
 Rs.10,000 for the informer – sex selective
abortion