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Population and Housing Census 2011

India, 2010 - 2011
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IND_2011_PHC_v01_M
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Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
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    Survey ID number

    IND_2011_PHC_v01_M

    Title

    Population and Housing Census 2011

    Country
    Name Country code
    India IND
    Study type

    Population and Housing Census [hh/popcen]

    Series Information

    The Population and Housing Census was conducted non synchronously between 1865 and 1872 in different parts of the country. Although the 1872 census has been popularly labeled as the first population census of India, the first synchronous census in India was held in 1881. Since then, censuses have been undertaken uninterruptedly once every ten years.The Census 2011 will be the fifteenth in the series since beginning and seventh since Independence.

    Abstract

    The Census of India 2011 was conducted in two phases. The first phase, called the “Houselisting and Housing Census” was undertaken a few months prior to the second phase termed as “Population Enumeration”. The objective of the Houselisting and Housing Census Operations is to identify each building/census house and also to ascertain the quality of the census house, amenities accessible to it and assets available to the households living in those census houses. The fundamental principle is to cover the entire country in a systematic manner without omission or duplication. The enumerator collects the required information by visiting each and every household and canvassing a written questionnaire called the Houselist and Housing Schedule. In Census 2011, a period of 45 days was given for this purpose. Every State/Union Territory chose this period in a time window starting April 2010 to September 2010 depending upon their convenience. Approximately twenty five lakh (or 2.5 million) enumerators and 2 lakh supervisors were engaged for this operation. The households were visited across the length and breadth of this vast country. What made the exercise even more challenging was the fact that the information was collected on 35 items and 1.5 crore Census Schedules were canvassed in 16 Indian languages.

    Unit of Analysis

    Household
    Individual
    Building/Census house

    Scope

    Notes

    The Household Schedule covers the following:

    • Demographic characteristics: name, relationship to head; sex; age; marital status; age at marriage; religion; scheduled tribe/caste; disability; mother tongue; other known languages; literacy; highest educational level attained; status of attendance
    • Economic Activity: Worked anytime during the year; Category of economic activity
      Characteristics of workers and non workers
    • Workers: Occupation; Nature of industry, trade or service; Class of worker
    • Marginal/Non worker: Non economic activity; Seeking or available for work
    • Travel to place of work : One way distance; Mode of travel to place of work
    • Persons born outside village or town: Birth place within India; Birth place out of India

    The scope of the Houselisting and Housing Census includes:

    • Number of census houses; Number of occupied census houses; Condition of census houses; Predominant roof material; Predominant wall material; Predominant floor material; Number of persons residing in household; Ownership status of the house
    • Amenities available to the household: Number of dwelling rooms; Number of married couples in household; Main source of drinking water; Main source of lighting; Availability and type of latrine facility; Type of bathing facility; Drainage connectivity for waste water outlet; Availability of kitchen facility; Fuel used for cooking
    • Posession of assets: Radio, TV, Telephone, Bicycle, Scooter, Motorcycle, Moped,Car, Jeep, Van
    • Availing Banking Facilities

    Coverage

    Geographic Coverage

    National

    Universe

    The Houselisting and Housing Census excluded houseless households

    Producers and sponsors

    Primary investigators
    Name Affiliation
    Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
    Funding Agency/Sponsor
    Name
    Government of India

    Survey instrument

    Questionnaires

    The Household Schedule and the Houselist Schedule are available in English and provided as external resources.

    The Household Schedule covers topics including the following:

    • General and Socio-Cultural characteristics (religion, caste, language, education, disability); Characteristics of workers and non-workers; Migration characteristics
      The Houselist Schedule covers topics including the following:
    • Floor, wall and roofing material; Use of census house; Drinking water source; Source of lighting; Fuel used for cooking

    Data collection

    Dates of Data Collection
    Start End Cycle
    2010-04 2010-09 Houselisting and Housing Census
    2011-02 2011-03 Population Enumeration
    Data Collection Notes

    While in most of the States/Union Territories, the Houselisting and Housing Census was taken up in a single phase, in States like Jammu & Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh the same was conducted in two phases due to the weather conditions (snowfall) in certain parts of these States. In Delhi, the exercise was conducted in two phases on account of administrative convenience. In addition to collecting data on characteristics of the house, information on availability of certain amenities and possession of certain assets by the households were collected in this phase. A separate Schedule was also canvassed in which the details required for creating the National Population Register were collected. For working out the calendar for Houselisting Operations various factors such as availability of enumerators, weather conditions and agricultural activities were taken into account. Normally, a period of one month is considered sufficient for canvassing the Houselisting and Housing Census Schedule. The period, April to September is also considered ideal for this exercise. However, in Census 2011, the period was increased to 45 days keeping in view the fact that the National Population Register (NPR) Schedule was also canvassed additionally.

    Data processing

    Data Editing

    The Census 2011 process involved the following steps:

    • House to house canvassing
    • Scanning
    • Image Based Recognition (ICR)
    • Image Validation
    • Manual completion of unrecognized characters
    • Database Tabulation
    • Data Dissemination

    Data Access

    Access authority
    Name Affiliation URL Email
    ORGI - Data Dissemination Unit (DDU) New Delhi Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India http://www.censusindia.gov.in rgoffice.rgi.in
    Citation requirements

    Use of the dataset must be acknowledged using a citation which would include:

    • the Identification of the Primary Investigator
    • the title of the survey (including country, acronym and year of implementation)
    • the survey reference number
    • the source and date of download

    Disclaimer and copyrights

    Disclaimer

    The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

    Contacts

    Contacts
    Name Affiliation Email URL
    ORGI - Data Dissemination Unit (DDU) New Delhi Office of The Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India rgoffice.rgi@nic.in http://www.censusindia.gov.in/AboutUs/Contactus/Contactus.html
    The World Bank Microdata Library World Bank

    Metadata production

    DDI Document ID

    DDI_IND_2011_PHC_v01_M

    Producers
    Name Affiliation Role
    Development Economics Data Group The World Bank Documentation of the DDI
    Date of Metadata Production

    2014-01-13

    Metadata version

    DDI Document version

    Version 01 (January 2014)

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