Office of the

Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India

United Nations Workshop for South Asian countries on Collection and Dissemination of Socio-economic Data from Population and Housing Censuses

 New Delhi, India 28 – 31 May 2012

• Census 2011 is the 15th Census of India since 1872

• Census 2011 was held in two phases:• Houselisting & Housing Census

(April to September 2010)

• Population Enumeration(9th to 28th February 2011

• Reference Date:0:00 Hours of 1st March 2011

• In Snow Bound areas the Population Enumeration was conducted from 11th to 30th September 2010

• Reference Date:0:00 Hours of 1st October 2010

Number of Administrative Units in Census 2011

States/UTs 35

Districts 640

Sub-districts 5,924

Towns 7,933

Villages 0.6 mn

CENSUS OF INDIA 2011CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

Some Facts about Census 2011

Cost USD 446 Mn

Cost per person USD 0.37

No. of Census Functionaries 2.7 Mn

No. of Languages in which Schedules were canvassed

16

No. of Languages in which Training Manuals prepared

18

No. of Schedules Printed 340 Mn

No. of Training Manuals Printed 5.4 Mn

Paper Utilised 8,000 MTs

Material Moved 10,500 MTs

Challenges – diverse & vast

Challenges – Diverse & Vast

Image basedRecognition (ICR)

Manual completion of unrecognized characters

Census 2011 ProcessCensus 2011 Process

Scanning

Database/ Tabulation

Data Dissemination

Image validation

DATA COLLECTIONHouselisting & Housing Census – 1st Phase

35 items of information collected

2.7 million Census functionaries

15 million Schedules processed

16 languages

ICR technology used for data processing

Houselisting and Housing Census excluded houseless households.

The data on amenities and assets covers normal households only and excludes Institutional households

DATA COLLECTIONPopulation Enumeration – 2nd Phase

29 items of information collected

2.7 million Census functionaries

Approximately 250 million Schedules are to be processed

16 languages

ICR technology used for data processing

SOME OF THE INNOVATIONS IN

CENSUS 2011

Objectives

• Ensure complete and unduplicated coverage

• Improve Quality of the content

• Optimize Cost

• Deliver on time

Complete Coverage: Harnessing GIS

• Digitised boundary of more than 0.6 million villages• Maps of 8000 Towns upto ward level• Notional maps upto street and house level• Satellite based digital maps of 33 Capital Cities upto street and

building level• Largest Producer of Thematic Maps in India

Schedules Printed At

High-end Presses

Charge Officer

Materials supplied by DCO

Enumerator

Logistics Chain – Innovative Step

• Database of language wise requirement of Census Schedules in 20,000 locations

• Packing according to the database• Dispatch and delivery• Return logistics

20, 000

2.5 million

Through Indian Posts

National Trainers ( NTs)

90

Master Trainer Facilitators (MTFs)

725

Master Trainer (MTs) 54, 000

Enumerators and Supervisors2.7 Million

Improving Quality – Training

• Training Alliance• Training Methodology• Improved inputs• Scientific Training aids

A serious business !!

• Instruction Manuals

• Training Guides

• PowerPoint presentations

• e-Learning Module

• Intra net

• Training CDs

• Community Radio

• SMS/email

ICT in Training

• Census Mascot (Lady enumerator)

• Campaign included -

• Mass media

• Public outreach

• Digital media

• Special attention to rural areas

• Sensitization of critical issues

• In local languages

• Involve all

Improvement in Quality: Publicity

• Print Ads in 16 languages

• TVCs and Radio Spots in 12

languages

ICT in Census - Call Centre

• Call centres were set up at State level

• Redressal of grievances received from public about non-enumeration

• Direct communication with Enumerators in reporting progress and clarifying doubts

Data Processing

• Indian Census - Always been in the forefront of using latest technology

• 1961 Census – Unit Record machines used

• 1971 Census – Key-punching (electrical cum mechanical) machines used – An IBM 1401 computer with IBM card Reader used

• 1981 Census – Data Entry made using Key to Disk machines. Processing by HP 1000 CD-Cyber 730 & NEC - 1000 Computer System at NIC

Data Processing

• 1991 Census - Medha 930 Main Frame Computer System used for Data processing. Unix based dumb terminals used for data entry

• 2001 Census – First large country to use image based Automatic Form Processing Technology, High Speed Duplex Scanners used for image capturing

• 2011 Census – Using more developed ICR Technology with advanced features.

Capturing Information and Processing Very Large volume of Census Data

Tiling & Completion stations

Export stationScanning station

Recognition stations

QC & Exception

Forms are fed thru scanners batch by batch

Field by field

character images are automatical

ly recognised

Supervisors Handle Quality check

/Exceptional cases

Tile/Correction station - Un-recognised Characters are corrected by

OPERATORS

Supervisor Export completed batches as ASCII file for further

processing

Form IMAGES stored in Network

DISK

Server

System flow at Data Centers

• Provisional Population Totals for India and States compiled from Enumerator’s Abstract manually declared within about four weeks

• Later, Household Schedules are collected, scanned and processed

• Extensive Quality Check and Data Validation are being undertaken

• 48 tables at India level and similar tables at State/UT/District/ Sub-District/Town level have been released on “Houses, Household amenities and assets” for Census 2011.

• More than 300 Tables to be published on Census 2011 at India, State, District level as per the tabulation plan (being finalized).

Data TabulationData Tabulation

Tables released on Houselisting & Housing Census 2011

Tables released on Houselisting & Housing Census 2011

Series

Category

Indicators No. of tables

HH Household Series

• Number of households and size• Ownership status• Dwelling rooms• No. of married couples• Type & location of drinking water source• Main source of lighting• Type of latrine facility• Bathing facility• Type of drainage (Waste water outlet)• Availability of kitchen• Fuel used for cooking• Possession of certain assets like Bi-cycle, two-

wheeler, car, telephone/mobile phone, computer/laptop(with or without internet), television

• Households availing banking services

42

HL Housing Series

•Number of Census houses and the use•Condition of Census house•Material of floor, wall, roof of Census house

6

Level of presentation: India/State/District, some tables upto Sub-District/Town. Dimension: T/R/U

Tabulation Plan 2001 (Population Enumeration)(2011 Tabulation plan is being finalized)

Tabulation Plan 2001 (Population Enumeration)(2011 Tabulation plan is being finalized)

Series

Category Indicators No. of tables

A General Population Area, Population, Density 20

B Economic Activities Workers, Industrial classifications, Occupations etc.

53

C Socio-cultural tables Age structure, Education, language & Mother tongue, marital status, religion, disability

53

D Migration tables Place of birth, place of last residence, duration of stay, reason for migration

22

F Fertility tables Children ever born, children surviving, birth during last 12 months

20

HH Household Series Household size, composition etc. 54

SC Special tables on Scheduled Castes

Selected indicators from the above series

16

ST Special tables on Scheduled Tribes

Selected indicators from the above series

19Level of presentation: India/State/District/Sub-District/TownDimension: T/R/U by age, sex etc.

Improvement in Quality : Website

Interactive and instructiveInternet effectively used for training and governanceFeedback/Dissemination

Use of Social Networking SitesFacebook…

Use of Social Networking SitesFacebook…

As on 25-05-2012

Use of Social NetworkingSites – Posts on Facebook Wall…

Facebook Posts

Dr. Manmohan Singh The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and wife of the Prime Minister Smt. Gursharan Kaur being enumerated for Census 2011 at his Residence in New Delhi on February 09,

Adviser to the PM on PIII, Sam Pitroda Congratulations on completing Census 2011! Citizens and planners alike need access to timely and reliable data. Looking forward to accessing the data soon.2011.

Census of India on Twitter

Census Info India

Disseminated on an interactive CD

Data on Demography, Economy and Education

Time series data (From 1901 to 2001)

Tables, Graphs and Maps

2001

2011 Under preparation

Would be disseminated on an interactive CD using the latest

version of CensusInfo

Will contain all the information as given in CensusInfo 2001

along with the data on Census 2011

Census Info India, 2001

Census Info India, 2001

Achievements Provisional data 2011 Census - released

Data Dissemination Centers set up in ORGI and Census

Directorates worked as hubs for dissemination

Census of India website used as a major platform for data

dissemination.

Launched Census Info Dashboard at Census of India website

to generate quick profiles on Provisional Results released

from Census 2011.

Set up workstation for research on micro-data on from 1991

and 2001 Census at Jawaharlal University, Delhi - inaugurated

recently.

Participation in Book Fairs and Exhibitions in different States

to enhance awareness of census data

Plan for 2012 - 17

The results of the Census of India 2011 will be disseminated

using all available modes, like, in print, on CD, on web, etc

Census Data products will be developed and disseminated

Social networking sites, like Face Book and Twitter will be

used to disseminate data and sensitize visitors about

availability and use of Census data

CensusInfo Dashboard on the Web

CensusInfoState

Comparisons

AreaProfile

Development of Census Data Products

Data products on 2011 Census results for use by different

category of users will be prepared and disseminated

These include:

• Basic census tables, analytical reports, data sheets

• Subject specific CDs, Booklets, Website development

• CensusInfo India Dashboard on Website

• Map products and different publicity products

Software module on Decision Support System (DSS)

DSS is to be developed to access latest Census Data at

District, Block and Village/Town level for use in planning.

Datasets to be used for DSS:

Primary Census Abstract at village/town level

Village and Town Directory data as collected through

State Governments.

Linking of village level data with maps will enable to identify

less developed regions/villages in terms of infrastructure

and amenities.

Data Dissemination Workshops

Data Dissemination Workshop will be organized in

major cities by Census Directorates.

To sensitize the data users on the availability of latest

2011 Census data on various indicators.

Data Dissemination Workshop has already been

conducted on data pertaining to “Houselisting &

Housing Census 2011”

Census in School Programme

The best place to begin this sensitization process is with

the school students who are tomorrow’s decision-

makers.

Sensitizing school students about availability and use of

Census data will be a major way of disseminating Census

2011 data

Reading material on Census Data would be prepared in

attractive designs and styles in regional languages

It is proposed to send one School Kit on Census data to

100 schools per district in all the 640 districts in the

country.

Workstation for Research on Micro-data

Workstation for research on census micro-data already set

up at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.

The objective is to allow researchers to undertake research

on database of more than a billion persons as collected in

Census after anonymizing the sensitive fields.

18 more similar Work Stations are to be set up shortly in

different parts of the Country.

Setting up of Digital Archive on Old Census Reports & maps

To make the old Census Reports (1872 – 2001) available for

research it is proposed to digitize them.

Available printed reports, microfiches, microfilms, etc will be

digitized by scanning each page and then converting them into

PDF.

Retrieval software would be used to access this large collection

of digitized Census Volumes.

Dedicated centres equipped with servers and related facilities

would be set up in all the 34 ORGI/DCOs .

Thank You

Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India2-A, Man Singh Road, New Delhi – 110011

Website: www.censusindia.gov.inE-mail: rgi.rgi@censusindia.gov.in