In India, the census is done after a gap of how many years?
The correct answer is 10.
- In India, the census is done after a gap of 10 years.
Key Points
- In 1872 AD, the first Census was done in India under the rule of Lord Mayo.
- The First Official Census in India was done in 1881 AD under Lord Rippon.
- It was called First synchronised census.
- Since 1901, it has been taking place every decade.
- Census 2011, is the 15th census and 7th after independence.
- The slogan of Census 2011 is “Our Census, Our Future”.
- India was the first country to adopt family planning in the world.
