Abstracts form 'Indian Census in Perspective'

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Contents
Pages	Title
iii - iv	Foreword
v - vi	Preface
1 - 30	Chapter 1	Introduction
		History of population Census in some Countries
		History of Indian Census
		Chart comparing the Census Questionnaires prescribed for enumeration in Indian Censuses from 1872 to 1971
		Annexure - The Census Act, 1948
31 - 35	Chapter 2:	Objects, Essential Features and Utility of Census
		Objects of the Census
		Essential features of the Census
		Utility of Census
37 - 51	Chapter 3:	Census Operations
		Preparatory Work
		Enumeration
		Data Processing
		Evaluation of the results
		Analysis of the results
		Dissemination of the results
		Systematic recording of census experience
54 - 127	Chapter 4:	1961 Census and Approach to 1971 Census in India 1961 Census
		Approach to 1971 Census
		Annexure I -1961 Census Schedules
		Annexure II -1971 Census Schedules
		Annexure III - Statement showing the description of tables adopted in Indian Censuses since 1872
129 - 136	Chapter 5:	Implication of the Terms Used in Indian Census
		Census House, Households or Census Family;
		Age; Marital Status; Place of Birth; Rural and Urban Areas;
		Standard Urban Areas; Religion; Nationality;
		Caste, Tribe or race; Literacy; Mother Tongue;
		Economic Activity
139 - 144	Chapter 6:	Evaluation of Census data
		Types of Errors in the Census Data
		Methods for the evaluation of population census data
145 - 414	Tables:	Table -I	Comparative statement of different concepts with their explanation used in the Census Schedules or Census Questionnaires prescribed for enumeration in Indian Censuses, 1872 -1971
		Tables II	Comparative statement of questions included by various countries in their respective Housing Censuses
		Table III	Comparative statement of concepts adopted by various countries in their respective housing Censuses
		Table IV	Comparative statement of questions included by various countries in their respective Population Censuses
		Table V	Comparative statement of concepts adopted by various countries in their respective Population Censuses
415 - 416	Selected Bibliography
Source: Abstracts form 'Indian Census in Perspective' by Srivastava, S C. Census of India 1971, Census Centenary Monograph No. 1, Monograph Series, Office of the Registrar General, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, 1972, pages 414.