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(General Awareness)
Census -2011
Slogan – Released in New
This is the 15th
The 1st Census was
Census and the
published in 1872 and the 1st
Delhi on 31st March
7th Census after
Our Census,
after Independence was in
Independence. 1951. Our Future 2011
Total estimated
cost of the Census
was 2200 crore.
Registrar General
& Census
Commissioner – C.
Chandra Mouli
Total Population –
1,210,569,573
Socio-Economic Caste Census,2011 – Most Populous:U.P.
Least Populous: Sikkim
In 75 per cent of 17.9 crore households in rural India, the monthly
income of the highest-earning member is less than Rs.5,000
Nearly 40 per cent are landless and work as manual casual
Literacy rate – 74.04 %
labourers
Most Literate State :Kerala
25 per cent of the rural households still do not own a phone
25 per cent rural households have no access to irrigation Least Literate State: Bihar
Only 8.29 per cent of rural households have a member earning
over Rs.10,000 per month
Population Density :
10.69 crore rural families, or 60 per cent, qualify for "deprivation" Highest: Bihar
Of these over 100 million deprived households, 21.5 per cent Lowest: Arunachal
belong to scheduled castes or tribes. Pradesh
This census takes caste into account for the first time in any such
exercise since 1931
Date of Release -05-Jan-16 SUBJECT: GA www.bankersguru.org
(General Awareness)
Census -2011
Slogan – Released in New
This is the 15th
The 1st Census was
Census and the
published in 1872 and the 1st
Delhi on 31st March
7th Census after
Our Census,
after Independence was in
Independence. 1951. Our Future 2011
Total estimated
cost of the Census
was 2200 crore.
Registrar General
& Census
Commissioner – C.
Chandra Mouli
Total Population –
1,210,569,573
Socio-Economic Caste Census,2011 – Most Populous:U.P.
Least Populous: Sikkim
In 75 per cent of 17.9 crore households in rural India, the monthly
income of the highest-earning member is less than Rs.5,000
Nearly 40 per cent are landless and work as manual casual
Literacy rate – 74.04 %
labourers
Most Literate State :Kerala
25 per cent of the rural households still do not own a phone
25 per cent rural households have no access to irrigation Least Literate State: Bihar
Only 8.29 per cent of rural households have a member earning
over Rs.10,000 per month
Population Density :
10.69 crore rural families, or 60 per cent, qualify for "deprivation" Highest: Bihar
Of these over 100 million deprived households, 21.5 per cent Lowest: Arunachal
belong to scheduled castes or tribes. Pradesh
This census takes caste into account for the first time in any such
exercise since 1931
Date of Release -05-Jan-16 SUBJECT: GA www.bankersguru.org
