Major Findings in India’s Census
First Census (1881): The very first census focused on various classifications like demographics, social, and economic characteristics of the entire India which was coming under British rule, except Kashmir, Portuguese, and French Colonies.
Second Census (1891): This census was conducted in the same manner as the first one, but this once included the upper parts of Kashmir, Burma, and Sikkim.
Third Census (1901): In this census, remote areas of Kashmir, Punjab, and Burma were included.
Fifth Census (1921): The fifth census, recorded a 0.31% decline in population due to the flu pandemic. The flu pandemic costed around 12 million lives.
Eleventh Census (1971): This census was the second census after independence and recorded data on fertility in married women.
Thirteenth Census (1991): This was the fifth census after independence, and the concept of literacy was changed in this census, i.e., children of the 7+ age group were considered literate.
Fourteenth Census (2001): This census focused on the technology. Many handwritten data were converted into digital form with the help of Intelligent Character Reading (ICR).
Fifteenth Census (2011): In this census, fall in empowered action groups like UP, Bihar, UTT, MP, Jharkhand; etc., were given importance.
Sixteenth Census (2021): The sixteenth census was postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, but it will be the very first digital census. Also, in this census, the information of family members headed by any transgender member will be collected.
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