Centre issues Census notification, to be held in two phasesIndia will conduct its 16th census in 2027. The census will include caste enumeration. The focus will be on caste rather than class. The ex...
17 Jun, 2025, 12.23 AM IST
HM Amit Shah made clear southern states' concerns on delimitation will be taken care of: MHAAmit Shah assured that concerns of southern states will be addressed during delimitation. This statement came after M K Stalin voiced worri...
05 Jun, 2025, 09.53 PM IST
Another caste count for...?India debates the need for a new caste census. Existing data from NFHS and NSS already provide caste demographics and socioeconomic indicat...
05 May, 2025, 10.57 PM IST
Central govt to begin census from 2025The central government is set to resume the census next year after a four-year delay, with the previous census planned for 2021 postponed d...
28 Oct, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
SC refuses to entertain plea for caste census, says issue in domain of governanceThe Supreme Court has declined to entertain a plea calling for a socio-economic caste census, viewing it as a policy matter within the purv...
02 Sep, 2024, 05.00 PM IST
Andhra Pradesh plans skill, industry census to map labour profile; socio-economic details of over 1.6 cr households to be collatedIn an effort to fulfill its job creation promise, the Andhra Pradesh government launched its first skill and industry census to analyze the...
13 Aug, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
Elephant census delayed in northeast; final count likely in June 2025India's latest elephant census results have been postponed until June next year. Monsoon rains, floods, and limited forest staff capacity a...
13 Aug, 2024, 10.33 AM IST
India, soon world's most populous nation, doesn't know how many people it hasIndia's once in a decade census, due in 2021 and delayed due to the pandemic, has now got bogged down by technical and logistical hurdles a...
15 Feb, 2023, 10.25 AM IST
School enrolment data indicates 45% OBCs, 19% Dalits in IndiaIt shows that 45% were OBC, 19% scheduled caste (SC), 11% scheduled tribe (ST) and the rest — which would include Hindu upper castes as wel...
30 Jul, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
Delayed due to COVID-19, Census work may begin this year: MHA tells par panelThe population enumeration was supposed to be carried out from February 9 to 28, 2021 with a revision round from March 1 to 5, 2021. This c...
15 Mar, 2021, 10.40 PM IST
Just 8.5 per cent disabled population graduate: CensusAccording to the census data of 2011, released by the Registrar General of India (RGI), of the total disabled population of 2.68 crores in ...
15 Jul, 2016, 08.07 PM IST
Over 130 million of workforce below matric level in IndiaThe census data shows that 104.3 million main workers are illiterates and 71.5 million matriculatesecondary but below graduate level.
07 Nov, 2015, 12.38 PM IST
Only 4.5 per cent population is graduate or above: CensusOnly 4.5 per cent of the population in the country is educated upto the level of graduate or above while a majority of 32.6 per cent popula...
06 Nov, 2015, 09.46 PM IST
Education level of SC/STs gone up in comparison to last decade, says 2011 census dataEducation level among SCs and STs population at middle, higher secondary and above has gone up during 2001-2011 compared to the previous de...
31 Jul, 2015, 10.24 PM IST
Karnataka ranks ninth in population among all states: PCAKarnataka with a population of over 6.10 crore occupies ninth position in population size among all states and union territories
23 May, 2013, 04.01 PM IST
- Government to spend Rs 800 cr on Economic Census next year
Anant said that there will be a National Business Register which would have details about the entrepreneurs at village and ward levels.
20 Dec, 2011, 03.32 PM IST
- BPL surveys are mere BPL surveys, not caste census: Dr M Vijayanunni
The Socio-Economic and Caste Census 2011 is independent India’s first attempt to record details of a person’s caste. An expert says collect...
31 Jul, 2011, 03.28 AM IST