Question

How many censuses including the 2011 census have been carried out since independence

Answer 1

Since our independence 7 Census has been carried out in India.

Those are
1951 Census
1961 Census
1971 Census
1981 Census
1991 Census
2001 Census
2011 Census

Answer 2

Seven censuses including the 2011 census have been carried out since independence.

Explanation:

• India's decennial census was performed almost 15 times.
• Census was conducted for every 10 years, firstly it was conducted in 1872 and then completed census was taken in 1881.
• After 1949, it was conducted by the Indian Registrar General and Census Commissioner.
• Since 1951, all the censuses have been conducted under the Indian Census Act of 1948. In 2011, the last census took place.
• The next one will take place in 2021.