Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India

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The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India is the national authority responsible for conducting the decennial Census and maintaining vital demographic and population statistics across the country.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
national statistical authority
alsoKnownAs Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
country India
dataUsedBy Government of India for planning and policy
international organizations
research institutions
state governments of India
establishedFor conduct of all-India population census
frequencyOfCensus every 10 years
headTitle Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India
jurisdiction Government of India
languageOfWork English
Hindi
locatedIn New Delhi
notableActivity Census of India 2001
Census of India 2011
parentAgency Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India
responsibility National Population Register operations
civil registration of births and deaths at the national level
collection of demographic data
compilation of census data
conduct of economic and housing census components within population census
conduct of the decennial Census of India
coordination with international statistical and census bodies
coordination with state census directorates
dissemination of census data to government and public
geographical coding and demarcation for census purposes
house listing operations for the Census
maintenance of census records and archives
maintenance of vital statistics
population statistics for India
preparation of census schedules and questionnaires
preparation of population projections
publication of census results
sample registration system for vital rates
support to policy planning through demographic statistics
tabulation of census data
training of census functionaries
updating of village and town directories
sector demography
official statistics
public administration
subordinateTo Union Home Secretary of India
website https://censusindia.gov.in

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