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Census of India Paper No. 1 1953: Sample Verification of the 1951 Census Count

1953

In 1951 the question of the method of dtermination of the total population was very itensively examined at the Census Conference held by the Registrar General and Census Comissioner of India in February 195o and the theory underlying the different methods of enmeration as well as the practical difficulties were freely and frankly discussed and it was decided to adopt the "extended d [...] the numbers of the district the tahsil the town the ward and the house. [...] On the znd of February 1951 the Honour able Shri C. Rajagopalachari Home) Minister to the Government of India broadcasted] a message to the Census workers and the people of the country and very wide publicity was given to it not only by holding large informal gatherings at different places in the State and tuning the radio sets to the message but also by widely distribuing copies of the mess [...] The Home Guards and Village Pachayat.—With the help of the Officer Commanding Home Guards and the Director of the Panchayats these valuable institutions throughout the State were fully made use of in bringing home the Census:questions to the people and in seeing to the complete coverage of house-numbering work all over. [...] In other cases the entire district (or such part thereof as may be specified by the Head of the District) will consttute the Verification Area and an officer specified by the Head of the District (who should be either a sub-divisional Magistrate or a Magistrate of the First Class) will be the Chief Verification Officer of the Area.
government politics public policy
Pages
28
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100010
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ii R.A Gopalaswami view
Table I—Actual Results of the Sample Verification of the 1951 Census Count by Zones and Divisions
6-11 unknown view
Table—II Territorial Distribution of Net Under-Enumeration & Net Overenumeration in India and Zones
12-12 unknown view
Table III—Estimate of Error Present in the 1951 Census Count
13-13 unknown view
Appendix I
14-20 unknown view
Appendix II
21-26 unknown view