An overview of the principles and processes in the Census of India which make it a source of comprehensive, clean and thoroughly reliable data.

1. A BILLION SNAPSHOTS:
PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES
IN THE CENSUS OF INDIA
Varsha Joshi, Director of Census Operations Delhi13.07.2013

2. THE LARGEST CENSUS IN THE WORLD
1.21 BILLION
PEOPLE
COUNTED BY
2.7 MILLION
FUNCTIONARIES
2 UNIVERSAL
ROUNDS
WITH DATA PROCESSING OF
100%
SCHEDULES
2

3. UNMATCHED COMPLEXITY
35QUESTIONS IN
HOUSELISTING
29QUESTIONS IN
POPULATION
ENUMERATION
SCHEDULES IN 16
LANGUAGES
MANUALS IN 18
LANGUAGES
3

4. PRINCIPLES OF CENSUS TAKING4

5. LEGAL BACKING
CENSUS ACT 1948
RESPONDING TO CENSUS
QUESTIONS IS MANDATORY
5

6. PROTECTION OF PRIVACY
THOUGH THERE ARE SEVERAL SENSITIVE QUESTIONS
ASKED IN THE CENSUS, THERE IS A GUARANTEE OF
COMPLETE
CONFIDENTIALITY &
ANONYMITY
6

7. INCLUSIVENESS IN THE COUNT
THE CENSUS MUST ENSURE THAT
EVERYONE IS COUNTED
WITHOUT OMISSION OR DUPLICATION
AND THIS INCLUDES
VULNERABLE PEOPLE &
GROUPS
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8. OPENNESS IN THE PREPARATION
DEMOGRAPHERS, PLANNERS, AND
OTHER DATA USERS ARE CONSULTED TO
DECIDE ON THE QUESTIONS
SECTORAL NGOS & UN AGENCIES
ARE INVOLVED IN TRAINING AND PUBLICITY
MEASURES AND FIELD MONITORING
8

9. OVERCOMING BIASES
THE ENUMERATOR IS TRAINED TO
ASK EVERY QUESTION
FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD MEMBER WITHOUT MAKING
ASSUMPTIONS
AND TO PROBE GENTLY TO OVERCOME
RESPONDENTS’ ASSUMPTIONS
9

10. REAL TIME FEEDBACK LOOPS
10
FIELD SUPPORT FOR
ENUMERATORS AT ALL TIMES
FROM SUPERVISORS & MASTER TRAINERS
FEEDBACK FROM PUBLIC THROUGH TOLLFREE
NUMBER, HELP DESKS, EMAIL,
FACEBOOK, TWITTER

11. PROCESSES11

12. GIS MAPPING
SHAPE FILES OF ALL
640,000 VILLAGES
SATELLITE BASED GIS
MAPS FOR 33
CAPITAL CITIES
12

13. ENUMERATOR MAPS
13

14. UNIQUE LOCATION CODE
STATE DISTT SUBDTT TOWN WARD EB HSHD
07 08 003 7001 0149 0112 083
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15. DESIGNING THE QUESTIONNAIRE
QUESTIONNAIRE =
CONTENT (QUESTIONS)
+ PHYSICAL FORM (SCHEDULE)
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16. DESIGNING THE QUESTIONS
BACKWARD COMPATIBILTY
LOGICAL PROGRESSION
GENDER AND CLASS NEUTRAL
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17. TO CODE OR NOT TO CODE
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18. DESIGNING THE SCHEDULE
EASY TO READ AND WRITE
LONG LASTING QUALITY
SUITABLE FOR SCANNING & ICR
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19. 19

20. INTELLIGENT CHARACTER RECOGNITION
20

21. DATA PROCESSING- PRE SCANNING
21
PRE SCANNING- PREPARING SCHEDULES FOR
SCANNING THROUGH A BARCODE BASED
CONTROL SYSTEM

22. SCANNING
COLOUR ARCHIVING; COLOUR DROPOUT FOR ICR
22

23. EFLOW TEMPLATE MATCHING
23

24. SEPARATION AND TILING
24

25. COMPUTER ASSISTED CODING
25

26. DATA EDITING IN IMPS/ CSPro
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COVERAGE CHECKS
CONSISTENCY CHECKS
ITEM IMPUTATION HOT DECK/
COLD DECK
NO UNIT IMPUTATION

27. TABULATION
27
TMF/ TRU
UNIVARIATE & MULTIVARIATE TABLES
CUSTOMISED TABLES ON REQUEST
RECAST DATA OF PREVIOUS CENSUSES

28. PUBLICATIONS
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HOUSELISTING TABLES:
H & HH SERIES
POPULATION ENUMERATION TABLES:
A, B, C, D, F, SC, ST SERIES
ADMINISTRATIVE & THEMATIC ATLASES

29. DATA DISSEMINATION POLICY29

30. COPYRIGHT
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FREE TO USE WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
“Census of India 2011, Office of the Registrar
General & Census Commissioner of India”
RESALE/ REDISTRIBUTION
WITHOUT VALUE ADDITION PROHIBITED

31. MODES OF DISSEMINATION
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WEBSITE
http://www.censusindia.gov.in
CENSUSINFO
http://www.devinfo.org/indiacensus2011

32. GRANULAR & CUSTOMISED DATA
32
DIRECTORATES OF CENSUS
OPERATIONS IN STATE CAPITALS
WORKSTATIONS IN UNIVERSITIES
JNU & PUNJABI UNIVERSITY PATIALA FUNCTIONAL

33. PRINT PUBLICATIONS- AT DCOs
33
BOOKS, REPORTS, MAPS OF
PRESENT & PREVIOUS CENSUSES
DIGITAL ARCHIVE OF PUBLICATIONS
(UNDER PREPARATION)

34. DATA RELEASES FROM CENSUS 2011
34
RELEASED
 PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS
 HOUSELISTING & HOUSING CENSUS RESULTS
 PRIMARY CENSUS ABSTRACT
UPCOMING
 AGE GROUPING, DISABILITY
 RELIGION, MOTHER TONGUE, MIGRATION
 WORKERS BY NIC/NCO CLASSIFICATION

35. UTILITY OF CENSUS DATA35

36. ELECTIONS
36
DELIMITATION OF CONSTITUENCIES
RESERVATIONOF SC/ ST SEATS

37. SAMPLING FRAMES
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ALL MAJOR SURVEYS INCLUDING
NFHS
SRS
AHS
SECC
CREATE THEIR SAMPLING/ SURVEY FRAMES ON THE
BASIS OF CENSUS ENUMERATION BLOCKS

38. PLANNING COMMISSION
38
POPULATION PROJECTIONS
RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS
ACHIEVEMENT OF GOALS

39. IMPACT ON POLICYMAKING
39
CHILD SEX RATIO IN PUNJAB
2001- 798
2011- 846
MANUAL SCAVENGING
ELECTRIFICATION OF VILLAGES

40. THANK YOU
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