1951 census of India

none April 2026 June 2016 1951 census of India India 9 to 28 February 1951 361,088,090 13.32% state Uttar Pradesh (60,274,800) Sikkim (138,093) Census in British India Pre-independence 1961 census of India 1961 The 1951 census of India was the ninth in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872.http://www.ancsdaap.org/cencon98/papers/india/india.pdf Planning for the 2001 Census of India Based on the 1991 Census M. Vijaynunni 18th Population Census Conference 26–29 August 1998 Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific 2013-11-08 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081119080707/http://www.ancsdaap.org/cencon98/papers/india/india.pdf 19 November 2008 It was also the first census after independence and Partition of India.India's religions by numbers The Hindu 26 August 2015 https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/Religious-communities-Census-2011-What-the-numbers-say/article60301790.ece 1951 census was also the first census to be conducted under 1948 Census of India Act. The first census of the Indian Republic began on February 10, 1951.https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/htthis-day-feb-10-1951-first-census-in-indian-republic-begins-101644334090460.html HT This Day: Feb 10, 1951 -- First Census In Indian Republic Begins 8 February 2022 The population of India was counted as 361,088,090 (1000:946 male:female)http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_glance/variation.aspx Census of India: Variation in Population since 1901 Censusindia.gov.in 2018-11-14 Total population increased by 42,427,510, 13.31% more than the 318,660,580 people counted during the 1941 census.http://www.isec.ac.in/List%20of%20Census%20Data%20in%20Microfiche%20(6).pdf Census data www.isec.ac.in 1 July 2014 13 July 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180713123923/http://www.isec.ac.in/List%20of%20Census%20Data%20in%20Microfiche%20(6).pdf dead No census was done for Jammu and Kashmir in 1951 and its figures were interpolated from 1941 and 1961 state census.http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf Budget data indiabudget.nic.in 2014-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20081219073658/http://indiabudget.nic.in/es2006-07/chapt2007/tab97.pdf 2008-12-19 dead National Register of Citizens for Assam (NRC) was prepared soon after the census.National Register of Citizens in Assam: Issue of illegal foreigners continues to be a major political one The Economic Times 14 June 2015 http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/national-register-of-citizens-in-assam-issue-of-illegal-foreigners-continues-to-be-a-major-political-one/articleshow/47657561.cms Assam: Overhaul of National Register of Citizens sparks controversy Hindustan Times 30 June 2015 http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/assam-overhaul-of-national-register-of-citizens-sparks-controversy/story-O082SAiZUXEc9ZRWfpsvDO.html In 1951, at the time of the first population census, just 18% of Indians were literate while life expectancy was 32 years.Shashi Shekhar Despite stains, democracy has thrived in India livemint 13 August 2017 http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/k6IhP0F5uWiOqEOerpwIZN/Despite-stains-democracy-has-thrived-in-India.html Based on 1951 census of displaced persons, 7,226,000 Muslims went to Pakistan (both West and East Pakistan) from India, while 7,249,000 Hindus and Sikhs moved to India from Pakistan (both West and East Pakistan).Vivek Shukla When Muslims left Pakistan for India https://www.newindianexpress.com/opinions/2017/aug/14/when-muslims-left-pakistan-for-india-1642817.html The New Indian Express 14 August 2017 Language demographics Languages of India in 1951Dasgupta Jyotirindra Language Conflict and National Development: Group Politics and National Language Policy in India 1970 University of California, Berkeley. Center for South and Southeast Asia Studies Berkeley 9780520015906 47 Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, 149944311 42.01 orange Telugu, 32999916 9.24 purple Marathi, 27049522 7.57 lightgreen Tamil, 26546764 7.43 royalblue Bengali, 25121674 7.03 orchid Gujarati, 16310771 4.57 deeppink Kannada, 14471764 4.05 gold Malayalam, 13380109 3.69 turquoise Odia, 13153909 3.21 red Assamese, 4988226 1.39 indigo on others ghostwhite right Separate figures for Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi were not issued, due to the partition 1947 and fact that returns were intentionally recorded incorrectly in states such as East Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, PEPSU, and Bilaspur. Religious demographics Major religious groups in India in 1951 Hinduism, 303675084 84.1 orange Islam, 35386633 9.8 green Christianity, 8305026 2.3 blue Sikhism, 6824565 1.89 gold Buddhism, 2672051 0.74 orchid Animism, others, 1552678 0.46 red Jainism, 1661005 0.43 purple right In 1951, India had 305 million Hindus (84.1% of the population), 35.4 million Muslims (9.8%), 8.3 million Christians, (2.3%), and 6.86 million Sikhs, (1.9%). 1951 Indian census showed that there were 8.3 million Christians.Muslims in Indian army Dawn 15 March 2010 https://www.dawn.com/news/842925/muslims-in-indian-army Hindus had made up about 73% of the population of British India. Just after independence and the partition of India, the proportion of Hindus rose to around 85%. See also India Census of India prior to independence 1891 census of India Demographics of India Notes References Further reading Ponnapalli Krishna Murthy Ram Faujdar Religious taxonomy of states http://www.iipsindia.org/pdf/IIPS%20Working%20Paper%20No.2.pdf International Institute for Population Sciences July 2010 Mumbai https://web.archive.org/web/20121004022838/http://www.iipsindia.org/pdf/IIPS%20Working%20Paper%20No.2.pdf 4 October 2012 dead Table 1.8: Population of India by Religion Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment, Government of India Handbook on Social Welfare Statistics 2007 http://socialjustice.nic.in/pdf/tab18.pdf http://socialjustice.nic.in/pub.php https://web.archive.org/web/20121030080006/http://socialjustice.nic.in/pub.php 30 October 2012 dead History of Indian Census Office of The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Government of India 2011 http://censusindia.gov.in/Data_Products/Library/Indian_perceptive_link/History_link/censushistory.htm External links https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/ Census Reports – 1951, South Asia Open Archives, JSTOR. Census of India, 1951, Volume 1, Part 1-A – Report, Registrar General, India and ex-officio Census Commissioner for India, via archive.org. Category:Political history of India Category:Censuses in India Category:1951 in India India