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India’s 2020 census count was delayed by the pandemic and then administrative issues. Now the Indian government has kicked off the mammoth exercise to count its entire population. Over the next year, more than three million people will go door-to-door, travelling through cities and remote villages, to contact every household and resident of India. The census will also collect data including social and economic characteristics of the country’s citizens. The results of the effort will not be known until next year due to the vast complexity of the country’s people and geography. The census count is conducted once every decade. During the last official census in 2011, India counted just over 1.2 billion people. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs now estimates it’s overtaken China to become the world’s most populous nation with 1.4 billion people. According to estimates, more than 40% of India’s residents are under the age of 25.
The census will be held in two phases and cover all of India’s 26 states and federally administered territories.
First, officials will gather details on the condition of households across India, the amenities in each one, and all the assets available to them.
The second phase, scheduled for February 2027, will collect data on demographics, salary, education, migration, and fertility.
Workers will travel to nearly 640,000 villages and 10,000 towns, according to a government statement.
Find more details at: censusindia.gov.in
