New Delhi, February 2:The vital part of Census 2011 — the population enumeration — will be conducted across the country simultaneously between February 9 and 28.
Registrar-General and Census Commissioner C Chandramouli today said the biggest-ever census attempted in the history of mankind enumerating the country’s 1.2 billion population will be conducted across 35 states and Union Territories.
During the massive exercise, all citizens of the country will be counted classifying various factors and according to their gender, religion, occupation and education.
Enumerators for the first time will collect information like ownership of mobile phones, computers, internet, having treated or untreated drinking water facility and usage of banking services. They will also seek additional information for the creation of National Population Register (NPR).
However, information about caste will not be collected in this phase but through a separate phase to be conducted between June and September 2011
–PTI