Question

Census is conducted after a gap of how many years in India?

Answer 1

Explanation:

A census is the method of collecting and documenting data about the representatives of a given population systematically. The term is mostly used in conjunction with censuses of national population and housing; other popular censuses include traditional culture, industry, distribution, and traffic censuses.

It is prescribed by section 2 of Article I of the Constitution and is held every 10 years. Since 1951, all the censuses were administered under the Census of India Act of 1948. In 2011, the last census took place. The next one will take place in 2021.

Answer 2

Census is conducted after a gap of 10 years in India.

Explanation :

• From the year 1872 which is marked as the year in which the first population census is recorded.
• And from 1881, the trend of census calculating every 10 years kept on going without any interruption till now.
• The last census was recorded in 2011 which estimated the population to be 1,210,854,977. Also, this database is called the National Population Register.