In a first in census history, the government has decided to collect data on eunuchs in the 2011 census beginning February 9.
Senior officer from the census office in Mumbai confirmed that apart from male and female, this time around the census will also have a column to register details of eunuchs.
Phase-II of the census will be conducted by the central government from February 9 until February 28, said the officer. He added that a revision round would also be conducted between March 1 and March 5.
After population census, a provisional population will be announced by the Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner of India.
During enumeration, the process to create a database on demography, economic activity, literacy and education, housing and household amenities, urbanisation, fertility and mortality, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, language, religion and migration, would involve visiting each and every household in the district.
In fact, census 2011 was a milestone as the government had also intended to create the National Population Register (NPR), a comprehensive identity database that would facilitate the creation of a biometrics-based identity system in the country, allowing identity cards for all citizens, he said.
