The Director of Census Operations, West Bengal has finally released the provisional population totals for Census – 2011 for the districts of West Bengal.
The figures for Uttar Dinajpur at a glance:
Total Population : 3000849
Male : 1550219
Female : 1450630
Decennial Growth : 22.90
Rank in W/Bengal : 17
Population density
Per Sq.Km : 956
Rank in W/Bengal : 10
Sex Ratio/1000 (Female) : 936
Rank in W/Bengal : 11
0-6 population : 469971
Literates : 1521933 (60.13%)
% Literates-2001 : 47.89%
Rank in W/Bengal : 19
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Census - 2011 in Uttar Dinajpur district - population phase
The census of India is one of the unbroken series of gigantic exercises that is being done since 1872. This Census-2011 is the fifteenth and seventh after independence. In Uttar Dinajpur district this Census is the second of its nature.
Census provides valuable information about our land and population of various characteristics and their culture. Census data is frequently required for the scholars, businessman, industrialists’ planners and also election authorities. Census has become very essential in every aspect of life.
5254 Enumerators from the different line departments of State Government for Uttar Dinajpur district are selected to perform the duties of census taking for the interest of the district. They trained well and assigned 120 – 150 households of a maximum population of 800.
866 Supervisors also trained to supervise @ 6 Enumerators (i.e., six Enumeration Blocks) of 4800 population.
The Census – 2011 conducted in two phases. The first phase was housing census and houselisting and the second phase is population enumeration. During the first phase of census the buildings, census houses and households were identified and numbered systematically during the period of April to May-2010. The enumeration period has been fixed for the entire country from 9th February to 28th February-2011 with a revisional round up to 5th March.2011. The census moment will be 00.00 hours of 1st March-201.
The each enumerator will first identify the boundaries of the enumeration block he has assigned.
He will prepare a lay-out map of his block with identifiable landmarks.
They will visit each and every household within his enumeration block. They will also visit every building, census houses, households and the persons lining in then without omission or duplication.
They will enumerate the following questions during their census taking:
Name of the person
Relationship to the head
Sex
Date of birth and age (in complete years)
Current marital status
Age at marriage 9in complete years)
Religion
SC or ST (name of the SC/ST)
Disability
Mother tongue
Other language known
Literacy status
Status of attendance in education institutions
Highest educational level attained
Characteristics of workers and non-workers – worked any time during last year (for main, marginal and non-workers)
Category of economic activity
Occupation
Name of the industry, trade or service
Class of worker
Non-economic activity (for marginal and non-workers)
Travel to place of work
Migration characteristics – birth place
Place of last residence
Reasons of migration
Duration of stay in the village/town since migration
Fertility particulars – children surviving (for currently married, widowed, divorced or separated women only)
Children ever born (for currently married, widowed, divorced or separated women only)
Number of children born alive during last year (for currently married women only).
Census provides valuable information about our land and population of various characteristics and their culture. Census data is frequently required for the scholars, businessman, industrialists’ planners and also election authorities. Census has become very essential in every aspect of life.
5254 Enumerators from the different line departments of State Government for Uttar Dinajpur district are selected to perform the duties of census taking for the interest of the district. They trained well and assigned 120 – 150 households of a maximum population of 800.
866 Supervisors also trained to supervise @ 6 Enumerators (i.e., six Enumeration Blocks) of 4800 population.
The Census – 2011 conducted in two phases. The first phase was housing census and houselisting and the second phase is population enumeration. During the first phase of census the buildings, census houses and households were identified and numbered systematically during the period of April to May-2010. The enumeration period has been fixed for the entire country from 9th February to 28th February-2011 with a revisional round up to 5th March.2011. The census moment will be 00.00 hours of 1st March-201.
The each enumerator will first identify the boundaries of the enumeration block he has assigned.
He will prepare a lay-out map of his block with identifiable landmarks.
They will visit each and every household within his enumeration block. They will also visit every building, census houses, households and the persons lining in then without omission or duplication.
They will enumerate the following questions during their census taking:
Name of the person
Relationship to the head
Sex
Date of birth and age (in complete years)
Current marital status
Age at marriage 9in complete years)
Religion
SC or ST (name of the SC/ST)
Disability
Mother tongue
Other language known
Literacy status
Status of attendance in education institutions
Highest educational level attained
Characteristics of workers and non-workers – worked any time during last year (for main, marginal and non-workers)
Category of economic activity
Occupation
Name of the industry, trade or service
Class of worker
Non-economic activity (for marginal and non-workers)
Travel to place of work
Migration characteristics – birth place
Place of last residence
Reasons of migration
Duration of stay in the village/town since migration
Fertility particulars – children surviving (for currently married, widowed, divorced or separated women only)
Children ever born (for currently married, widowed, divorced or separated women only)
Number of children born alive during last year (for currently married women only).
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Census-2011 in Uttar Dinajpur district-population enumeration
The census is a tool of measuring our success and failure on our major intervention during the past decade like population control, economic development, poverty eradication, literacy campaign, reduction of child mortality, health care etc. and allow us to learn from our mistakes.
The second phase of census – population enumeration - the actual house to house enumeration is taken up to ascertain population data of the country as on 1st March at midnight, i.e., the night of 28th February-2011.
Census machinery has already been created in the district and will cover each and every individuals living in a buildings / houses during the enumeration period and collect general socio-cultural characteristics, language, religion, literacy, disability, economic activity, migration, marital status and fertility of all individuals.
All those who normally reside and are present in a household during the enumeration period – 9th February to 28th February will be enumerated.
Al those who are known to be normally residing in a household, visitors who are present in a household during the enumeration period, houseless people staying in the open roadside pavements, Hume pipes, hutments, places of worship, under fly over, bridges, railway platforms will also be covered up during the enumeration period.
The residents residing in the special areas like Railway colonies, project areas, university campus and special charges of military and para military will also be enumerated specially.
Outcome of the 2001 Census in the district:
Population : 24,41,794
Male : 12,59,737
Female : 11,82,057
Total households covered : 4,90,466
The second phase of census – population enumeration - the actual house to house enumeration is taken up to ascertain population data of the country as on 1st March at midnight, i.e., the night of 28th February-2011.
Census machinery has already been created in the district and will cover each and every individuals living in a buildings / houses during the enumeration period and collect general socio-cultural characteristics, language, religion, literacy, disability, economic activity, migration, marital status and fertility of all individuals.
All those who normally reside and are present in a household during the enumeration period – 9th February to 28th February will be enumerated.
Al those who are known to be normally residing in a household, visitors who are present in a household during the enumeration period, houseless people staying in the open roadside pavements, Hume pipes, hutments, places of worship, under fly over, bridges, railway platforms will also be covered up during the enumeration period.
The residents residing in the special areas like Railway colonies, project areas, university campus and special charges of military and para military will also be enumerated specially.
Outcome of the 2001 Census in the district:
Population : 24,41,794
Male : 12,59,737
Female : 11,82,057
Total households covered : 4,90,466
Monday, January 24, 2011
Census-2011 in Uttar Dinajpur district
The 1st census was held in undivided India in the year 1872. Since then this year 2011, this census is the 15th decennial continuous and uninterrupted Indian Census and considered to be the single largest and complex administrative exercise in the world. The population census is conducted as a statutory obligation and Census Act-1948 provides for census enumeration framing for the welfare and development policies for billion plus human resources living in this country.
The census is not a mere head count, it is the biggest data source of the country of its wonderful diversity of people and culture. It contains the information on demography, economy, social and cultural characteristics, fertility, mortality, caste, tribe, language, religion, migration, education, health, employment ageing housing, household amenities urbananization, and infrastructure and so on.
The census of India conducted in two phases. The first phase for houselisting and house numbering and the second phase is the population enumeration. The census moment is the 00.00 hours of 1st March, the referral time at which the snapshot of the population of the country is taken.
In the district of Uttar Dinajpur, the census in the year 2001 was the 1st as well as millennium census and this year this is the second census.
The 1st phase of census was conducted for the period from 1st April to 15th May-2011. Moreover, this year, the Government of India decided to create a National Population Register (NPR) for the entire country to create a comprehensive identity database. The preparation of NPR have two phases, 1st the collection of personal details of all residents of the country and the phase two is the capture of photograph and finger prints of the residents who attains 15 year of age.
In the district of Uttar Dinajpur, in the 1st phase of operation, has been done successfully in its
Charge Office - 9 Blocks
Town Charge - 4 Municipalities
Census town - 5
Houselisting block formed : 4878
Total Enumerators engaged : 5254
Total Supervisors engaged : 866
Charge Level Officers : 13
Addl. Charge Officer : 13
District Level Officer : 8
The census is not a mere head count, it is the biggest data source of the country of its wonderful diversity of people and culture. It contains the information on demography, economy, social and cultural characteristics, fertility, mortality, caste, tribe, language, religion, migration, education, health, employment ageing housing, household amenities urbananization, and infrastructure and so on.
The census of India conducted in two phases. The first phase for houselisting and house numbering and the second phase is the population enumeration. The census moment is the 00.00 hours of 1st March, the referral time at which the snapshot of the population of the country is taken.
In the district of Uttar Dinajpur, the census in the year 2001 was the 1st as well as millennium census and this year this is the second census.
The 1st phase of census was conducted for the period from 1st April to 15th May-2011. Moreover, this year, the Government of India decided to create a National Population Register (NPR) for the entire country to create a comprehensive identity database. The preparation of NPR have two phases, 1st the collection of personal details of all residents of the country and the phase two is the capture of photograph and finger prints of the residents who attains 15 year of age.
In the district of Uttar Dinajpur, in the 1st phase of operation, has been done successfully in its
Charge Office - 9 Blocks
Town Charge - 4 Municipalities
Census town - 5
Houselisting block formed : 4878
Total Enumerators engaged : 5254
Total Supervisors engaged : 866
Charge Level Officers : 13
Addl. Charge Officer : 13
District Level Officer : 8
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