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Census yearwise : |
1872 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 | 1931 | 1941 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 |
From census to census, the techniques
have been gradually changing with a view to improve the accuracy
and quality of the data without losing comparability from one census
to the other. The following Chart shows how the census questionnaire,
the primary tool of census operations had been developed from census
to census taking into account the changing needs of the country. |
1872:
House Register
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- Number of houses, whether terraced, tiled or thatched
- Name of Males
- Age
- Religion
- Caste or Class
- Race or Nationality or Country of Birth
- Occupation
- Youths upto age 20 attending school, college or under private
tuition
- Able to read and write
- Name or Designation of Females
- Age
- Religion
- Caste or Class
- Race or Nationality or Country of Birth
- Youths upto age 20 attending school, college or under private
tuition
- Able to read and write
- Remarks showing number of males and females, blind, deaf, dumb,
insane, idiots
or lepers
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1881:
Census Schedule |
- Serial No. Of each inmate
- Name
- Condition i.e. whether married, unmarried, widow or widower
- Sex
- Age last birthday
- Religion
- Religion
- Caste, if Hindu, sect, if of other religion
- Mother tongue
- Place of birth
- Occupation of men; also of boys and females who may do work
- Education
1. Under instruction
2. Not under instruction but able
to read and write
3. Not under instruction and not able
to read and write
- Infirmities
1. Unsound mind
2. Deaf-mutes from birth
3. Blind
4. Lepers
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1891:
Census Schedule |
- Serial no. and name
- Main religion
- Sect of religion
- Caste or race-Main caste & c
- Sub-division of caste or race
- Male or female
- Age
- Married, single, or widowed
- Parent tongue
- Birth district or country
- Occupation or means of subsistence
- Learning, Knowing, Illiterate
- Foreign language known (if any)
- If any, be blind, insane, deaf-mute or a leper, enter the
infirmity below
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1901:
Census Schedule |
- House number
- Serial number
- Name
- Religion
- Male or female
- Married, Unmarried or widowed
- Age
- Caste of Hindus & Jains, Tribe, or race of others
- Occupation or means of subsistence of actual workers: Principal
- Occupation or means of subsistence of actual workers: Subsidiary
- Means of subsistence of dependants on actual workers
- Birth place
- Language ordinarily used
- Literate or Illiterate
- Know or does not know English
- Insane, deaf-mute from birth, totally blind or leper
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1911:
Census Schedule |
- Census number painted on the house
- Serial number of persons enumerated
- Name
- Religion (and sect of Christians)
- Male or Female
- Married, Unmarried or Widowed
- Age completed last birthday
- Caste of Hindu and Jains, tribe or race of those of other
religions
- Occupation or means of subsistence of actual workers : Principal
Occupation
- Occupation or means of subsistence of actual workers : Subsidiary
Occupation,
if any
- If dependant, principal occupation or means of subsistence
of actual worker on
whom dependent
- District, Province or Country in which born
- Language ordinarily spoken in the household
- Literate or Illiterate
- Whether literate in English
- If the person be insane or totally blind or suffering from
corrosive leprosy or both
deaf and dumb from birth, enter as such here
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1921:
Census Schedule |
- House No.
- Serial number of person
- Name
- Religion
- Male or Female
- Married, Unmarried or Widowed
- Age
- Caste, Tribe or Race
- Occupation or means of subsistence of actual workers : Principal
- Occupation or means of subsistence of actual workers : Subsidiary
- For dependants, the occupation of the worker by whom supported
- Birth district
- Language ordinarily used
- Literate or Illiterate
- Whether literate in English
- Insane, totally blind, leper or deaf-mute
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1931:
Census Schedule |
- Serial No. of house or tenement
- Serial No. of person
- Name
- Religion and Sect
- Male or Female (enter M or F)
- Married, Unmarried, or Widowed (enter Divorced persons as
widowed)
- Age (in years to nearest birthday)
- Race, Tribe or Caste
- Earner or dependant
- Principal occupation (this will be blank for dependant)
- Subsidiary occupation (occupation of dependants may be given)
- Industry in which employed (for organized employees only)
- Birth district (or country)
- Mother tongue
- Other language in common use
- Whether literate (i.e., able to write and read a letter)
- Whether able to read and write English
- Insane, totally blind, deaf-mute or leper
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1941:
Individual Slip |
- Name
- Sex
- Race, Tribe or Caste
- Religion
- Married, unmarried, widowed or divorced
- Age
- Number of children born to a married woman and number surviving
- Her age at birth of first child
- Are you wholly or partly dependent on any one else?
- If so, means of livelihood of person on whom dependent
- Do you employ
(a) paid assistants
(b) members of household?
If so, how many?
- Are you in employment now?
- (Only to those who reply in the negative to question 12)
Are you in search of employment?
(To those who reply in the affirmative the further question will
be put)
How long have you been in search of it?
- Means of livelihood in order of importance
- (Only to be asked in regard to means of livelihood of a
person shown
as partly dependent against question 9 or any subsidiary means of
livelihood returned by other persons against question 14).
Does this means of livelihood exist throughout the year?
If not, for what part of the year?
- If you are employed by some one else, what is his business?
- Were you born in this district? If not, in what district
- Mother tongue
- Other Indian languages in common use
- Can you both read and write? If so, what script do you write?
Can you only read?
- How far have you read? Give any examination passed.
- Are you literate in English?
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1951:
Individual Slip |
- Name and relationship to the head of the household
- Nationality, Religion and Special Group
Part (a) Nationality
Part (b) Religion
Part (c) Special Groups
- Civil condition
- Age
- Birth place
- Displaced persons
- Mother tongue
- Bilingualism
- Economic Status
Part one: Dependency
Part two: Employment
- Principal means of livelihood
- Secondary means of livelihood
- Literacy and Education
- .......(Optional to State Government)*
- Sex
Note: (a) Name of States: Assam, Manipur & Tripura; Bihar; Bombay,
Saurashtra & Kutch;
Madhya Pradesh; Vindhya Pradesh; Mysore;
Orissa;
Punjab, PEPSU, Bilaspur, Delhi & Himachal Pradesh;
Rajasthan & Ajmer;
Uttar Pradesh; West Bengal & Sikkim;
Hyderabad;
Travancore-Cochin
(b)
NATURE OF QUESTION NO. 13 OF 1951 CENSUS
(OPTIONAL)
- Indigenous Persons:
(a) Are you an indigenous person of Assam?
(b) If so, state in the nearest bigha,
(i) the land you
own;
(ii) the land you have
rented in cash or in kind from others
- Fertility
- Unemployment
- Number of children born to a married woman and age at birth
of the first child
- Unemployment
- Unemployment
- Area of land owned and cultivated by the household
- Are you unemployed since 9th Feb. 1951? If so, give reason
- Infirmities
- Unemployment
- Do you cultivate land for which you pay rent? If so,
(a) how much do you cultivate yourself and or through
hired
labourers; and
(b) how much do you cultivate through bargadars, bhagdar or
adhiyars?
- Are you unemployed and in search of employment? If so,
since
when?
- Duration of marriage and size of family
(a) Completed years of married life
(b) Age of mother at first maternity
(c) Number of children born
(d) Number now alive
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1961:
Individual Slip |
- (a) Name
(b) Relationship to Head
- Age last birthday
- Marital Status
- (a) Birth place
(b) Born R/U
(c) Duration of residence, if born elsewhere
- (a) Nationality
(b) Religion
(c) S.C./S.T.
- Literacy & Education
- (a) Mother tongue
(b) Any other language(s)
- Working as Cultivator
- Working as Agricultural Labourer
- Working at Household Industry
(a) Nature of work
(b) Nature of Household Industry
(c) If Employee
- Doing work other than 8, 9 or 10
(a) Nature of work
(b) Nature of Industry, Profession, Trade and Service
(c) Class of worker
(d) Name of Establishment
- Activity, if not working
- Sex
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1971:
Individual Slip |
- Name
- Relationship to head
- Sex
- Age
- Marital Status
- For currently married women only
(a) Age at marriage
(b) Any child born in the last one year
- BIRTH PLACE
(a) Place of birth
(b) Rural/Urban
(c) District
(d) State/Country
- LAST RESIDENCE
(a) Place of last residence
(b) Rural/Urban
(c) District
(d) State/Country
- Duration of Residence at the village or town of enumeration
- Religion
- S.C. or S.T.
- Literacy (L or O)
- Educational level
- Mother tongue
- Other languages
- MAIN ACTIVITY
(a) Broad category
(i)
Worker (C, AL, HHI, OW)
(ii)
Non-worker (H, S, T, R, D, B, I, O)
(b) Place of work (Name of Village/Town)
(c) Name of Establishment
(d) Nature of Industry, Trade, Profession or Service
(e) Description of Work
(f) Class of worker
- SECONDARY WORK
(a) Broad Category (C, AL, HHI, OW)
(b) Place of work (Name of Village/Town)
(c) Name of Establishment
(d) Nature of Industry, Trade, Profession or Service
(e) Description of Work
(f) Class of Worker
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1981:
Individual Slip (Universal) |
- Name
- Relationship to head
- Sex
- Age
- Marital Status
- Mother Tongue
- Two Other Language
- Religion
- Whether SC (1) or ST (2)
- Name of Caste/tribe
- Literate/Illiterate
- Educational attainment
- Attending school/college
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(a) Worked any time at all last year? Yes/No
(b) If Yes in 14A, did you work for major part of last year? Yes/No
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(a) Main Activity last Year ? Yes in 14B(C/AL/HHI/OW), No in 14B(H/ST/D/R/B/I/O)
if HHI/OW in 15A
(i) Name of establishment
(ii) Description of work
(iii) Nature of industry, trade or service
(iv) Class of worker
(b) 14B Yes - Any other work any time last year ? Yes (C/AL/HHI/OW)/No
14B No - Work done any time last year ? (C/AL/HHI/OW)
if Yes in 15B
(i) Name of Establishment
(ii) Description of work
(iii)Nature of industry, trade or service
(iv) Class of worker
- If No in 14A or 14B, seeking/available for work ? Yes/No
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1981:
Individual Slip(Sample) |
- Birth of Place
(a) Place of Birth
(b) Rural /Urban
(c) District
(d) State/Country
- Last Residence
(a) Place of last residence
(b) Rural /Urban
(c) District
(d) State/Country
- Reason for migration from place of last residence (Code)
- Duration of residence at village or town of enumeration
- For all ever-married women only
(a) Age at marriage
(b) Number of Children surviving. Male/Female/Total
(c) Number of Children ever born alive. Male/Female/Total
- For Currently married women only
Any child born alive during last one year
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1991:
Individual Slip |
- Name
- Relationship to head
- Sex
- Age
- Marital Status
- Mother Tongue
- Two Other Language
- Religion
- Whether SC (1) or ST (2)
- Name of Scheduled Caste/tribe
- Literate/Illiterate
- Educational attainment
- Attending school/college, Yes/No
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(a) Did you work any time at last year? Yes/No (H/ST/D/R/B/I/O)
(Including unpaid work on farm or in family enterprise)
(b) If Yes in 14A, did you work for major part of last year? Yes/No
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(a) Main Activity last Year ? Yes in 14B(C/AL/HHI/OW), No in 14B(H/ST/D/R/B/I/O)
if HHI/OW in 15A
(i) Name of establishment
(ii) Description of work
(iii) Nature of industry, trade or service
(iv) Class of worker
(b) 14B Yes - Any other work any time last year ? Yes (C/AL/HHI/OW)/No
14B No - Work done any time last year ? (C/AL/HHI/OW)
if Yes in 15B
(i) Name of Establishment
(ii) Description of work
(iii)Nature of industry, trade or service
(iv) Class of worker
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(a) If No in 14A , seeking/available for work ? Yes/No
(b) If Yes in 16A,Have you ever worked before ? Yes/No
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(a) Whether you are an Ex-serviceman ? Yes/No
(b) If Yes, in 17A, Pensioner / Non-Pensioner ? Yes/No
- Birth of Place
(a) Place of Birth
(b) Rural /Urban
(c) District
(d) State/Country
- Last Residence
(a) Place of last residence
(b) Rural /Urban
(c) District
(d) State/Country
- Reason for migration from place of last residence
- Duration of residence at village or town of enumeration
- For all ever-married women only
(a) Age at marriage
(b) Number of Children surviving. Male/Female/Total
(c) Number of Children ever born alive. Male/Female/Total
- For Currently married women only
Any child born alive during last one year
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2001:
Household Schedule |
- Name of person
- Relationship to head
- Sex
- Age
- Current Marital Status
- Age at marriage
- Religion
- If Scheduled caste, write name of the Scheduled caste from the list supplied
- If Scheduled Tribe, write name of the Scheduled tribe from the list supplied
- Mother Tongue
- Other Language known
- Literacy Status: Literate -1/ Illiterate -2
- Highest educational level attained
- if Attending educational institution
- if the person is physically/ mentally disabled
- Did the person work any time last year. Yes/No
- Economic activity of the main or marginal worker
(i) Category of the economic activity of the Main or Marginal Worker : C-1/Al-2/HHI-3/OW-4
(ii) Occupation of the person
(iii) Nature of the industry, trade or services
(iv) Class of workers: Employer -1/Employee -2/Single Worker -3/ Family Worker - 4
- If code '2' (Marginal Worker) or code '3' (Non worker) in column 18 or 19, record code of non ecomomic activity from : Student -1/Household duties -2/Dependent-3/Pensioner - 4/Begger - 5/ Other - 6
- If Marginal Worker or Non Worker, is the person seeking/available for work ? Yes-1/No-2
- Travel to place of work
(i) Distance from residence to place of work in kilometers
(ii) Mode of travel to place of work
- Birth Place, Is the person born in this village/town ? Yes/No
(i) State/Country
(ii) District
- Place of last residence, Has the person come to this village/town from elsewhere?
if 'No' put dash(-) against Q.22(i) to Q.22(v) or If 'Yes' give the following perticular
(i) State/Country
(ii) District
(iii) At the time of migration, was the place of last residence: Rural -1/Urban-2
(iv) Reason for Migration
(v) Duration of stay in this village or town since migration.
- Fertility
(i) Number of children surviving at present
Daughters(s)
Son(s)
(ii) Total number of children ever born alive
Daughters(s)
Son(s)
(iii) Number of children born alive during last one year
Daughters(s)
Son(s)
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2011:
Household Schedule |
- Name of person
- Relationship to head
- Sex
- Date of Birth and Age
- Current Marital Status
- Age at marriage
- Religion
- Scheduled caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)
- Disability
- Mother Tongue
- Other Language known
- Literacy Status: Literate -1/ Illiterate -2
- Status of attendance
- Highest educational level attained
- Worked any time during last year
- Category of the economic activity
- Occupation
- Nature of the industry, trade or services
- Class of workers
- Non-economic activity
- Seeking or available for work
- Travel to place of work
(i) one way distance
(ii) mode of travel
- Fill for person born outside this village/town, Birth Place, If within India, write the present name of village/town, district and State. if outside india, write the present name of the country
- Migration characteristics
Fill for person who has come to this village/town from elsewhere
Place of last residence
(a) if within India
(b) at the time of migration
- Reason for migration
- Duration of stay in this village/town since migration
- Fertility Particulars - Children surviving
Daughters(s)
Son(s)
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Children ever born alive
Daughters(s)
Son(s)
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Number of children born alive during last one year
Daughters(s)
Son(s)
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