(House-listings)
(The House-listing schedule contained 35 questions.)
| Building number Census house number Predominant material of floor, wall and roof of the census house Ascertain use of actual house Condition of the census house Household number Total number of persons in the household Name of the head of the household Sex of the head Caste status (SC or ST or others) | Ownership status of the house Number of dwelling rooms Number of married couple the household Main source of drinking water Availability of drinking water source Main source of lighting Latrine within the premises Type of latrine facility Waste water outlet connection Bathing facility within the premises | Availability of kitchen Fuel used for cooking Radio/Transistor Television Computer/Laptop Telephone/Mobile phone Bicycle Scooter/Motor cycle/Moped Car/Jeep/Van Availing Banking services. |
(Population Enumeration)
(The Population enumeration schedule contained 30 questions.)
| Name of the person Relationship to head Sex Date of birth and age Current marital status Age at marriage Religion Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Disability Mother tongue | Other languages known Literacy status Status of attendance (Education) Highest educational level attained Working any time during last year Category of economic activity Occupation Nature of industry Trade or service Class of worker Non economic activity | Seeking or available for work Travel to place of work Birthplace Place of last residence Reason for migration Duration of stay in the place of migration Children surviving Children ever born Number of children born alive during last one year |
(National Population Register)
(The National Population Register household schedule contained 9 questions.)
| Name of the person and resident status Name of the person as should appear in the population register Relationship to head gender Date of birth Marital status Educational qualification Occupation/Activity Names of father, mother and spouse |
Once the information was collected and digitised, fingerprints were taken and photos collected. Unique Identification Authority of India was to issue a 12-digit identification number to all individuals and the first ID was to have been issued in 2011.
:- A Census studies every member of a population. A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. This term is related with National Population & Housing Census, or Common census:- Agriculture, business & Traffic censuses. (Conducted in every 10 years)
:- Census has been conducted in India since 1872 and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected. It was 15th Indian Census. The motto of census 2011 was "Our Census, Our future."
:- The Census Covered:-
640 Districts
5924 (Sub-Districts)
7935 (Towns)
& More than Six (6) lakh Villages (classifying the population according to gender, religion, education and occupation)
:- A total of 27 lakh officials visited in households. The cost of the exercise was approximately ₹2,200 crore (US$340 million)
:- Information on castes was included in the census following demands from several ruling coalition leaders including Lalu Prasad Yadav | Sharad Yadav & SP Suprimo Mulayam Singh supported by opposition parties Bharatiya Janata Party | Akali Dal | Shiv Sena & Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK). Information on caste was last collected during the British Raj in 1931.
:- C Chandramauli was the Register General and Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian Census. Census data was collected in 16 languages and the training manual was prepared in 18 languages. In 2011, India and Bangladesh also conducted their first-ever joint census of areas along their border.
:- The census was conducted in two phases. The first, the house-listing phase, began on 1 April 2010 and involved collection of data about all the buildings and census houses. Information for the National Population Register was also collected in the first phase.
:- The second, the population enumeration phase, was conducted from 9 – 28 February 2011 all over the country. The eradication of epidemics, the availability of more effective medicines for the treatment of various types of diseases and the improvement in the standard of living were the main reasons for the high decadal growth of population in India.
:- House Listings:-
The House-listing schedule contained 35 questions.
:- Population Enumeration:-
The Population enumeration schedule contained 30 questions.
:- National Population Register:-
The National Population Register household schedule contained 9 questions.
:- Once the information was collected and digitised, fingerprints were taken and photos collected. Unique Identification Authority of India was to issue a 12-digit identification number to all individuals and the first ID was to have been issued in 2011.
Provisional data from the census was released on 31 March 2011 (and was updated on 20 May 2013). Transgender population was counted in population census in India for first time in 2011. The official count of the third gender in India is 4.9 lakh.
(Census Report) :- Total Population (1,210,854,977)
:- Males (623,724,568)
:- Females (586,469,294)
(Literacy Percentage)
:- Total (74%)
:- Males (82.10%)
:- Females (65.50%)
:- According to Census 2011, Density of Population:- 382 Per Kilometre Square | km2
:- (Sex Ratio) Per 1000 males | 943 Females
:- Child Sex Ratio (0-6 age group) | (Per 1000 males | 919 females)
:- Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state. Total population of Uttar Pradesh (UP) is (199,812,341)... 16.5% of Total population...
:- Over half the population resided in the six most populous states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh... Of the 121 crore Indians, 83.3 crore (68.84%) live in rural areas while 37.7 crore stay in urban areas... 45.36 crore people in India are migrants, which is 37.8% of total population...
:- Highest Sex Ratio State (Kerala | Per 1000 males | 1084 females
:- Most Literate State in India as per census 2011...
(Kerala State with 92.94% Literacy Rate)
:- Most Rural population in Uttar Pradesh (155,111,022) & Most Urban population in Maharashtra (50,827,531)
:- Largest Area as per census 2011 ?
(Rajasthan with 342,239 Kilometer Square Area)
:- Most Density of Population in Delhi (UT) with 11,297 per kilometre square...
:- Decadal Growth Percent (2001-2011)
Most Decadal Growth in Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli with 55.5% & Overall Decadal Growth is 17.64% in India as per census 2011...
:- Lowest Population in Lakshadweep (64,473) | Which is 0.01 percent of the total population...
Lowest males in Lakshadweep (33,123)
Lowest females in Lakshadweep (31,350)
:- Lowest Sex Ratio as per census 2011 in Daman and Diu (UT) | Per 1000 males | 618
:- Lowest Literacy Rate belongs to the Bihar State (63.82%)
:- Least Rural population in Lakshadweep (14,121) & Minimum Urban population in (UT) Lakshadweep with 50,308 urban population...
:- Least Area also belongs to the Lakshadweep 32 kilometer square...
:- Lowest Density of population in Arunachal Pradesh State with 17 per kilometer square...
:- Lowest decadal growth in Nagaland State with -0.5% as per census 2011...
(Religious Demographics)
:- The religious data on India Census 2011 was released by the Government of India on 25 August 2015. Hindus are 79.8% (966.3 million), while Muslims are 14.23% (172.2 million) in India. and Christians are 2.30% (28.7 million).
:- According to the 2011 Census of India, there are 57,264 Parsis in India. For the first time, a "No religion" category was added in the 2011 census. 2.87 million were classified as people belonging to "No Religion" in India in the 2011 census.
:- There are six religions in India that have been awarded "National Minority" status - Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis. Sunnis, Shias, Bohras, Agakhanis and Ahmadiyyas were identified as sects of Islam in India.
:- As per 2011 census, six major faiths- Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains make up over 99.4% of India’s 121 crore population, while “other religions, persuasions” (ORP) count is 82.
:- Among the ORP faiths, six faiths- 49.57 lakh-strong Sarna, 10.26 lakh-strong Gond, 5.06 lakh-strong Sari, Doni Polo (3.02 lakh) in Arunachal Pradesh, Sanamahi (2.22 lakh) in Manipur, Khasi (1.38 lakh) in Meghalaya dominate.
:- Maharashtra is having the highest number of atheists in the country with 9,652 such people, followed by Meghalaya (9,089) and Kerala.
:- Any one above age 7 who can read and write in any language with an ability to understand was considered a literate. In censuses before 1991, children below the age 5 were treated as illiterates.
:- Crude Literacy Rate
:- Effective Literacy Rate
:- Effective literacy rate increased to a total of 74.04% with 82.14% of the males and 65.46% of the females being literate.
(Expected GK Questions From Census 2011)
1. Census 2011 is the which census of India.
15th & After Independence 7th
2. Slogan of census 2011.
"Our census, Our Future"
3. Total population of India According to 2011 census?
121 Crore
4. What is the total number districts in India as per census 2011?
640 Districts
5. According to census 2011, India has the what Percentage of world's population?
17.5%
6. What is the population growth rate of India in census 2011?
17.64%
7. What is the total Literacy Rate of India?
74.04%
8. Male Literacy Rate of India as per census 2011?
82.14%
9. Female Literacy Rate of India as per census 2011?
65.46%
10. Most literate state in India(Rate)
Kerala (93.91%)
11. Least Literate state in India(Rate)
Bihar (63.82%)
12. Most Literate Union Territory in India(Rate)
Lakshadweep (92.28%)
13. Least Literate Union Territory in India (Rate)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (77.65%)
14. Most Populated State in India.
(Uttar Pradesh)
15. Least populated state in India.
(Sikkim)
16. State with Highest Sex Ratio?
Kerala (Per 1000 males | 1084 females)
17. State with Lowest Sex Ratio?
Haryana (Per 1000 males | 879 females)
18. UT which has Highest sex Ratio?
Puducherry
19. UT which has Lowest sex Ratio?
Daman and Diu
20. Census commissioner of India in 2011.
C. Chandermouli
21. Which union territory has highest Child Sex Ratio (0-6 age group)?
Puducherry (UT)
22. Which union territory has lowest child sex ration (0-6 age group)?
Daman & Diu
23. Which state has highest child sex ratio (0-6 age group)?
Kerala
24. Which state has lowest child sex ratio (0-6 age group)?
Haryana
25. What is the sex ratio of India as per census 2011?
Per 1000 males | 943 females
26. What is the Child Sex Ratio (0-6 age group) of India as per census 2011?
Per 1000 males | 919 females
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