Population Census is the total process of collecting, compiling, analyzing or otherwise disseminating demographic, economic and social data pertaining, at a specific time, of all persons in a country or a well-defined part of a country. As such, the census provides snapshot of the country's population and housing at a given point of time.
The common perception is that Population Census is simply a head count of the people of the country.
But it is much more than that.
It is an exercise to collect reliable data on essential characteristics, such as, population, economy activity, social and cultural aspects, migration and demography and present them at the lowest administrative level.
The Census data demonstrates where the nation is positioned at a particular point in respect of various social and economic characteristics in the world.
The population census is also termed as the “snapshot”, as it provides details of the country’s socio-economic and demographic characteristics. The ten yearly census data is very useful for planning for future.
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