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 15 th Census of India since 1872 Census 2011 was held in two phases: Houselisting & Housing Census (April to September 2010) Population Enumeration (9 th to 28 th February 2011 Reference Date: 0:00 Hours of 1 st March 2011 In Snow Bound areas the Population Enumeration was conducted from 11 th to 30 th September 2010 Reference Date: 0:00 Hours of 1 st October 2010

Number of Administrative Units in Census 2011 States/UTs35 Districts640 Sub-districts5,924 Towns7,933 Villages0.6 mn CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

Some Facts about Census 2011 CostUSD 446 Mn Cost per personUSD 0.37 No. of Census Functionaries2.7 Mn No. of Languages in which Schedules were canvassed 16 No. of Languages in which Training Manuals prepared 18 No. of Schedules Printed340 Mn No. of Training Manuals Printed5.4 Mn Paper Utilised8,000 MTs Material Moved10,500 MTs

Challenges – diverse & vast

Challenges – Diverse & Vast Multi-cultural 2875 religions and other persuasions 18 languages (training); 16 languages (canvassing); 6661 mother tongues Difficult people Nomads, Homeless, Forest/Island Dwellers Infants, Elderly women, Disabled Difficult Areas Disturbed civil conditions Inaccessible terrain

Image based Recognition (ICR) Manual completion of unrecognized characters Census 2011 Process Scanning Database/ Tabulation Data Dissemination Image validation

DATA COLLECTION Houselisting & Housing Census – 1 st 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 COLLECTION Population Enumeration – 2 nd 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, million Through Indian Posts

National Trainers ( NTs) 90 Master Trainer Facilitators (MTFs) 725 Master Trainer (MTs) 54, 000 Enumerators and Supervisors 2.7 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/ 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 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 station Scanning station Recognition stations QC & Exception Forms are fed thru scanners batch by batch Field by field character images are automatically 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 More than 300 Tables to be published on Census 2011 at India, State, District level as per the tabulation plan (being finalized). Data Tabulation

Tables released on Houselisting & Housing Census 2011 Tables released on Houselisting & Housing Census 2011 SeriesCategoryIndicatorsNo. of tables HHHousehol d 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 HLHousing 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) SeriesCategoryIndicatorsNo. of tables AGeneral PopulationArea, Population, Density20 BEconomic ActivitiesWorkers, Industrial classifications, Occupations etc. 53 CSocio-cultural tablesAge structure, Education, language & Mother tongue, marital status, religion, disability 53 DMigration tablesPlace of birth, place of last residence, duration of stay, reason for migration 22 FFertility tablesChildren ever born, children surviving, birth during last 12 months 20 HHHousehold SeriesHousehold size, composition etc.54 SCSpecial tables on Scheduled Castes Selected indicators from the above series 16 STSpecial tables on Scheduled Tribes Selected indicators from the above series 19 Level of presentation: India/State/District/Sub-District/Town Dimension: T/R/U by age, sex etc.

Improvement in Quality : Website Interactive and instructive Internet effectively used for training and governance Feedback/Dissemination

Use of Social Networking Sites Facebook…

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Use of Social Networking Sites – Posts on Facebook Wall…

Facebook Posts Dr. Manmohan Singh 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, Dr. Manmohan Singh Gursharan Kaur Census 2011 Adviser to the PM on PIII, Sam Pitroda 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. Census

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  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

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  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  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

CensusInfo State Comparisons

Area Profile

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.

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