Plan schemes Registrar General, India

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Census in India
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
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• 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 Date000 Hours of 1st March 2011
• In Snow Bound areas the Population Enumeration
  was conducted from 11th to 30th September 2010
• Reference Date000 Hours of 1st October 2010

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Census OF INDIA 2011
Number of Administrative Units in Census 2011 Number of Administrative Units in Census 2011
States/UTs 35
Districts 640
Sub-districts 5,924
Towns 7,933
Villages 0.6 mn
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Some Facts about Census 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
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Challenges diverse vast
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Challenges Diverse Vast
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Census 2011 Process

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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
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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

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SOME OF THE INNOVATIONS IN CENSUS 2011
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• Objectives
• Ensure complete and unduplicated coverage
• Improve Quality of the content
• Optimize Cost
• Deliver on time

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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

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Logistics Chain Innovative Step
Materials supplied by DCO
Schedules Printed At High-end Presses
Charge Officer
20, 000
Enumerator
2.5 million

• Database of language wise requirement of Census
  Schedules in 20,000 locations
• Packing according to the database
• Dispatch and delivery
• Return logistics

Through Indian Posts
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Improving Quality Training

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

A serious business !!
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ICT in Training

• Instruction Manuals
• Training Guides
• PowerPoint presentations
• e-Learning Module
• Intra net
• Training CDs
• Community Radio
• SMS/email

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Improvement in Quality Publicity

• 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

• Print Ads in 16 languages
• TVCs and Radio Spots in 12 languages

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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

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Data Processing
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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

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Capturing Information and Processing Very Large
volume of Census Data

• 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.

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System flow at Data Centers
Export station
Scanning station
Supervisor Export completed batches as ASCII
file for further processing
Forms are fed thru scanners batch by batch
Supervisors Handle Quality check /Exceptional
cases
Recognition stations
Form IMAGES stored in Network DISK
QC Exception
Server
Tile/Correction station - Un-recognised
Characters are corrected by OPERATORS
Field by field character images are
automatically recognised
Tiling Completion stations
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Data Tabulation

• Provisional Population Totals for India and
  States compiled from Enumerators 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).

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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
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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 19
Level of presentation India/State/District/Sub-Di
strict/Town Dimension T/R/U by age, sex etc.
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DATA DISSEMINATION ACTIVITY IN CENSUS
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Improvement in Quality Website
Interactive and instructive Internet effectively
used for training and governance Feedback/Dissemin
ation
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Use of Social Networking SitesFacebook
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Use of Social Networking SitesFacebook
As on 25-05-2012
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Use of Social NetworkingSites Posts on
Facebook Wall
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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  Congratula
tions on completing Census 2011! Citizens and
planners alike need access to timely and reliable
data. Looking forward to accessing the data
soon. 2011.
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Census of India on Twitter
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Census Info India
2001

• Disseminated on an interactive CD
• Data on Demography, Economy and Education
• Time series data (From 1901 to 2001)
• Tables, Graphs and Maps

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

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Census Info India, 2001
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Census Info India, 2001
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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

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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

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CensusInfo Dashboard on the Web
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CensusInfoState Comparisons
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AreaProfile
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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

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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.

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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

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Census in School Programme

• The best place to begin this sensitization
  process is with the school students who are
  tomorrows 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.

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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.

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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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Thank You
Office of the Registrar General Census
Commissioner, India 2-A, Man Singh Road, New
Delhi 110011 Website www.censusindia.gov.in E-
mail rgi.rgi_at_censusindia.gov.in