Census-2021 Gujarati Module
The
Indian Census is the largest single source of a variety of statistical
information on different characteristics of the people of India. With a history
of more than 130 years, this reliable, time tested exercise has been bringing
out a veritable wealth of statistics every 10 years, beginning from 1872 when
the first census was conducted in India non-synchronously in different parts.
To scholars and researchers in demography, economics, anthropology, sociology,
statistics and many other disciplines, the Indian Census has been a fascinating
source of data. The rich diversity of the people of India is truly brought out
by the decennial census which has become one of the tools to understand and
study India
The
responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of the
Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under Ministry of Home
Affairs, Government of India. It may be of historical interest that though the
population census of India is a major administrative function; the Census
Organisation was set up on an ad-hoc basis for each Census till the 1951
Census. The Census Act was enacted in 1948 to provide for the scheme of
conducting population census with duties and responsibilities of census
officers. The Government of India decided in May 1949 to initiate steps for
developing systematic collection of statistics on the size of population, its
growth, etc., and established an organisation in the Ministry of Home Affairs
under Registrar General and ex-Officio Census Commissioner, India. This
organisation was made responsible for generating data on population statistics
including Vital Statistics and Census. Later, this office was also entrusted
with the responsibility of implementation of Registration of Births and Deaths
Act, 1969 in the country.
Census-2021
Gujarati Module
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