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Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India

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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Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India

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  1. 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

  2. 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 Date:0:00 Hours of 1st March 2011 • In Snow Bound areas the Population Enumeration was conducted from 11th to 30th September 2010 • Reference Date:0:00 Hours of 1st October 2010

  3. Census OF INDIA 2011

  4. Challenges – diverse & vast

  5. Challenges – Diverse & Vast

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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. SOME OF THE INNOVATIONS IN CENSUS 2011

  10. Objectives • Ensure complete and unduplicated coverage • Improve Quality of the content • Optimize Cost • Deliver on time

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. Improving Quality – Training • Training Alliance • Training Methodology • Improved inputs • Scientific Training aids National Trainers ( NTs) 90 Master Trainer Facilitators (MTFs) 725 Master Trainer (MTs) 54, 000 Enumerators and Supervisors 2.7 Million A serious business !!

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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. Data Processing

  18. 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

  19. 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.

  20. 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

  21. Data Tabulation • 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 2011. • More than 300 Tables to be published on Census 2011 at India, State, District level as per the tabulation plan (being finalized).

  22. Tables released on Houselisting & Housing Census 2011 Level of presentation: India/State/District, some tables upto Sub-District/Town. Dimension: T/R/U

  23. Tabulation Plan 2001 (Population Enumeration) (2011 Tabulation plan is being finalized) Level of presentation: India/State/District/Sub-District/Town Dimension: T/R/U by age, sex etc.

  24. DATA DISSEMINATION ACTIVITY IN CENSUS

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

  26. Use of Social Networking SitesFacebook…

  27. Use of Social Networking SitesFacebook… As on 25-05-2012

  28. Use of Social NetworkingSites – Posts on Facebook Wall…

  29. Facebook Posts Dr. Manmohan SinghThe Prime Minister,Dr. Manmohan Singhand wife of the Prime Minister Smt.Gursharan Kaurbeing enumerated forCensus 2011 at his Residence in New Delhi on February 09, Adviser to the PM on PIII, Sam PitrodaCongratulations on completing Census 2011! Citizens and planners alike need access to timely and reliable data. Looking forward to accessing the data soon. 2011.

  30. Census of India on Twitter

  31. 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

  32. Census Info India, 2001

  33. Census Info India, 2001

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. CensusInfo Dashboard on the Web

  37. CensusInfoState Comparisons

  38. AreaProfile

  39. 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

  40. 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.

  41. 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”

  42. 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.

  43. 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.

  44. 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 .

  45. 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@censusindia.gov.in

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