The First Census of India was Conducted in Whose Period
The first census in India was conducted at the time of: a) Lord Mayo b) Lord Lytton c) Lord Auckland d) Sir John Napier
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The first Census in India was conducted at the time Lord Mayo.
Lord Mayo -
Richard Southwell Bourke or Lord Mayo was the fourth Viceroy of India who held office from 1869 to 1872. Lord Mayo effectively attempted to ensure that the British Government practiced cordial relations with the individual ruling powers of the various Indian provinces. The administrative policies of Lord Mayo further received prominence with regards to the first ever Census that was conducted in India in 1872 under his patronage. In 1865, the Indian government and Home Government had agreed upon the principal that a general population census would be taken in 1871. In the year 1865-66 census was undertaken by the actual counting of heads in most parts of the country, which is known as the Census of 1872.
Lord Mayo -
Richard Southwell Bourke or Lord Mayo was the fourth Viceroy of India who held office from 1869 to 1872. Lord Mayo effectively attempted to ensure that the British Government practiced cordial relations with the individual ruling powers of the various Indian provinces. The administrative policies of Lord Mayo further received prominence with regards to the first ever Census that was conducted in India in 1872 under his patronage. In 1865, the Indian government and Home Government had agreed upon the principal that a general population census would be taken in 1871. In the year 1865-66 census was undertaken by the actual counting of heads in most parts of the country, which is known as the Census of 1872.
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A) lord mayo. (1872)
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