Census 2011
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Election Commission begins delimitation exercise of assembly, parliamentary seats in Assam
India | Dec 27, 2022, 10:39 PM ISTAssam Delimitation: Under the provisions of the Delimitation Act, 1972, the last delimitation of constituencies in Assam was effected on the basis of 1971 census figures by the then Delimitation Commission in 1976, the poll panel noted.
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Jammu & Kashmir delimitation as per 2011 Census, 7 seats to be increased
India | Jul 09, 2021, 02:59 PM ISTThe delimitation exercise in Jammu and Kashmir will be done as per the 2011 Census.
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Census 2011 finalised and published, sans caste data: Govt
India | Feb 10, 2021, 02:32 PM ISTMember of Parliament (MP) Anbumani Ramadoss from Tamil Nadu asked, "Will the government release the socio-economic and caste census taken in the year 2011, if so then what are the details."
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Hindu population decreased by 3 pc in four decades, increased in absolute terms: Govt informs Lok Sabha
National | Mar 14, 2017, 09:57 PM ISTHindu population in the country has increased in absolute terms in last four decades but its share in the total population has decreased during the period.
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8.4 crore children in India don’t go to school, 78 lakh forced to earn livelihood: Census
India | Sep 23, 2016, 09:57 AM ISTWhile Centre is introducing myriad plans and schemes to improve the literacy rate throughout the nation, the recently released Census 2011 data reveals some shocking facts about the widespread illiteracy and child labour in India.
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Finally, Ahmadiyyas included as a ‘sect of Islam’ in Census 2011
India | Aug 04, 2016, 07:41 PM ISTIn a welcome step for the followers of ‘Ahmadiyya’ sect of Muslim community in India, they have been finally included as representing a ‘sect of Islam’ in the 2011 census.
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Every 4th beggar in India is a Muslim: Census 2011
India | Jul 29, 2016, 01:45 PM ISTAround 25 per cent of the beggars in India belong to the Muslim community, according to Census data released last month.
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30 pc Indian girls married underage, reveals Census 2011 data
India | May 28, 2016, 12:17 PM ISTNew Delhi: Child marriage is a serious blot on our system and there has been little difference seen between communities and religions when it comes to marrying off their daughters at an early age. Data
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Illiterate mothers have more kids than educated ones, reveals 2011 Census data
India | May 03, 2016, 01:12 PM ISTThere is a rapid decline in the number of children born every year to educated mothers, which is directly related to the rising education of girls, reveals a new data from the 2011 Census released
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Muslims have largest share of young population but they die early: Census 2011
India | Jan 13, 2016, 12:38 PM ISTNew Delhi: 41 per cent of India's population is under the age of 20 with 50 per cent being between 20-59 age group and remaining 9 per cent above 60, according to the 15th National
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Census 2011: Sikhs, Jains have worst sex ratio
India | Dec 31, 2015, 09:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Sikhs and Jains have the worst sex ratio in the country while Christians have the best with 958 girls against 1,000 boys, as per additional census data.According to the 2011 census, there were
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Hindu population drops by 0.7%, BJP wins Bengaluru civic polls: Top 5 News Headlines
India | Aug 25, 2015, 10:51 PM ISTCensus 2011: Hindu share drops by 0.7%, Muslim's goes up by 0.8%New Delhi: The proportion of Hindu population to total population in 2011 has declined by 0.7 percentage point (PP) while the proportion of Muslims
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Census 2011: Hindu share drops by 0.7 pp, Muslim's goes up by 0.8 pp
India | Aug 26, 2015, 12:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The proportion of Hindu population to total population in 2011 has declined by 0.7 percentage point (PP) while the proportion of Muslims grew by 0.8 %, according to the official data released today
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35 per cent of urban India is BPL: Report
India | Jul 17, 2015, 01:29 PM ISTNew Delhi: If media reports are to be believed then the data from the first urban Scio Economic and Caste Census (SECC), which is to be officially released, shows that around 35 per cent of
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After Lalu, Nitish, Manjhi also want caste census data release
National | Jul 07, 2015, 08:06 AM ISTPatna: A day after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, Bihar Chief minister Nitish Kumar and his predecessor Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday also demanded that the central government should make the data of
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Recently released Census 2011 data says 33% of women married before 18 yrs
India | Apr 03, 2015, 09:57 AM ISTNew Delhi: About one-third of all married women in the country tied the knot before they were 18 year old as per the Census 2011 data released recently.The proportion is much smaller in men, just
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Revealed: Polygamy on the rise in India
India | Mar 03, 2015, 09:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: A recently released census data showed that there are about 6.6 million more wives than husbands, thanks to men who have migrated abroad for work leaving their wives behind. The data also stated
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Hindu population, for the first time, drops below 80 % in India
India | Jan 24, 2015, 01:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Hindu population in India has for first time dropped below 80 percent, according to 2011 religion census that is yet to be released officially.According to the data available, Hindus now constitute 78.35
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Gujarat: 70 per cent working women are 'marginal' workers
India | Aug 05, 2014, 12:14 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Gujarat government may be busy in celebrating ‘Women's Empowerment Fortnight', but a report shows that nearly 70 per cent working women, aged between 15 to 34, are ‘marginal' workers and are not