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We have mined and scraped thousands of open data sets on
These data sets can be very difficult to understand and process.
After we process open data, we share some of our findings with you, so you don’t have to go through the same hassle.
This data series brings you our insights and analysis on India’s
biggest open data archives.
Health
Education
Income
and more…
URBANIZATION
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
HOUSING & HOUSEHOLD AMENITIES
The biggest source of primary data on…
LITERACY & EDUCATION
DEMOGRAPHY
FERTILITY & MORTALITY
LANGUAGESCHEDULED CASTES & TRIBES
RELIGION MIGRATION
2011
19911981
1971
20011961
1951
1941
1881
1931
1921
1911
1901
18911871
The census has been conducted every 10 years since 1871
The most recent census happened in 2011
How many people were involved?
25,42,934 total people
21 lakh enumerators 4 lakh
supervisors & master trainers 23,800
charge officers
1,500 district
charge officers
1,065 upper division
clerks6,905 lower division
clerks664 others
At the processing centers, 5 things happen:
8
1. Scanning
2. Image-based recognition
3. Image validation
4. Completion of unknown characters
5. Tabulation
The Census collects data using 2 different schedules:
30 questions
Houselisting Schedule
28 questions
Population Enumeration
Schedule
Houselisting Schedule data
Building number
Census house
number
Major house
material
Use of house
Condition of house
Household number
Total persons
Head of household
Sex of head Caste Ownership
statusNumber of rooms
Number of married couples
Source of drinking
water
Availability of drinking
waterSource of lighting
Latrine within
premise
Type of latrine facility
Waste water outlet connection
Kitchen availability
Fuel used for cooking
Bathing facility Television Radio
Computer or laptop
Telephone or mobile Bicycle
Scooter, motorcycle or moped
Car, jeep or van
Available banking services
Population Enumeration Schedule data
Relationship to head Sex
Date of birth and
ageMarital status
Age at marriage Religion
Caste Disability Mother tongue
Other languages
knownLiteracy status
Status of educ.
attendance
Highest education
level
Working during last
year
Category of economic
activity
Occupation nature
Trade or service
Class of worker
Non- economic
activity
Seeking or available for
work
Travel to place of
workBirthplace
Place of last
residence
Reason for migration
Duration of stay in last
placeChildren surviving
Children ever born
No. of children born alive last year
More than 50% of India’s population lives in just six states
16.5%Uttar Pradesh
9.28%Maharashtra
8.6%Bihar
7.54%West Bengal
6.99%Andhra Pradesh
6.0%Madhya Pradesh
Villages by population
3.1%
5000-9999
16.1%
2000-4999
23.3%
1000-1999
13.7%
< 200 200-499 500-999
19.2%
23.7%
≥ 10,000
0.8%
There are 635,407 villages and 7,948 towns in India.
69% of India’s population lives in rural areas.
Only Puducherry, Chandigarh and Delhi have less than 50% of their population in rural areas.
Percentage of population in rural areas
0-15% 15-30% 30-45% 45-60% 60-75% 75-90% NA
% o
f all
fem
ales
10
20
30
40
50
< 18 18-21 22-25 > 25
20012011
Age of marriage (female)
The average age of marriage has risen from
17.7 to 18.7 years for females
% o
f all
mal
es
10
20
30
40
50
< 18 18-21 22-25 > 25
20012011
Age of marriage (male)
The average age of marriage has risen from
22.4 to 23.2 years for males
Male-led 87%
Female-led 13%
Divorced or separated 3%
Widowed 69%
Currently married 24%
Never married 4%
Never married Currently marriedWidowed Divorced or separated
4%3%
Female-led households
A quarter of female-led households are led by a married woman
1.0%
Education level32.7%
Illiterate
4.0%
Literate without
education
6.7%
Below primary
14.0%
Primary
11.7%
Middle
10.5%
Secondary
10.2%
Higher secondary
Diploma, certificate
8.9%
Graduate
60-66% 66-72% 72-78% 78-84% 84-90% 90-96% NA
The average literacy rate is 73%.
For women, this drops to 65.5%.
That’s 17.1 points lower than the male literacy rate (82.1%).
Literacy rate by state
-400
-350
-300
-250
-200
-150
-100
-50
0
50
100
Only 2 states have more women than men.
The remaining 33 states and UTs are missing an average of 76 women per 1000 men.
Daman & Diu 618 women : 1000 men
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 774
Chandigarh 818
Delhi 868
Kerala 1084 women : 1000 men
Puducherry 1037
All India 943
Ce
nsu
s A
bb
revi
atio
ns
Rural
Urban
All areas that are not urban. Basic unit is the revenue village.
Areas that are classified as STs, CTs, and UAs
Census Town (CT)
A place with: (a) minimum population of 5000, (b) at least 75% of the main male working
population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits,
(c) population density of at least 400 people per square km.
Out Growth (OG)
A viable unit such as a village or part of a village contiguous to a statutory town
Statutory Town (ST)
All places with a municipal council, municipal corporation, cantonment board, or notified area committee, etc.
Urban Agglomeration (UA)
A continuous urban spread constituting either: (a) a town and its adjoining OGs, (b) two or more physically contiguous towns
with or without OGs