write a short note on census in India
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the census of India provides us with information regarding the population of our country.in india the first census was held in 1872.However in 1881,the first complete census was held.since then the census has been held regularly every tenth year. Indian census is the most comprehensive source of social,demographic and economic data.
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The decennial Census of India has been conducted 15 times, as of 2011. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under British Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881.[1] Post 1949, it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. All the censuses since 1951 were conducted under the 1948 Census of India Act. The last census was held in 2011, whilst the next will be held in 2021.