Census operations were held every ___________years.
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Census operations were held every 10 years.
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- Census in India has been carried out each 10 years, staring in the year 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the 1st whole census was taken in the year 1881
- The oldest literature, Rig-Veda, indicates that between 800-600 BC in India certain population figures were maintained. The celebrated "Arthashastra" published in 3rd century BC by "Kautilya" offered a formula for gathering population statistics for the purpose of state taxation policy. It had a comprehensive description of methods of undertaking population, agricultural & economic censuses.
- During the Mughal king Akbar's regime, the administrative report "Ain-e-Akbari" had included detailed data pertaining to wealth, industry, population, and several other characteristics
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