The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It’s now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making ...

The population count, which was delayed by five years, will include caste enumeration for the first time in a century.

The previous census conducted in India was in 2011 and recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more ...

India began the first count of its population in more than a decade at the start of April. The inaugural digital census is ...

By Shivangi Acharya NEW DELHI, March 30 (Reuters) - More than 3 million Indian officials are to spend a year counting every ...

India’s 2027 census will shape how wealth and power is distributed and inform policies around castes and women in the world’s ...

NEW DELHI — India will launch the world's largest census on Wednesday, with more than 3 million officials taking part in a vast counting exercise over the next year. The South Asian nation, home to an ...

India conducts its census, digitally counting 1.4 billion people, tracking population, housing, caste, and access to ...

India has officially commenced the world’s largest national population census, involving over three million officials in a ...

Ethnic politics is driving politicians in India, which accounts for 18 percent of the global population, to call for stepping up the population growth rate. Until five months ago, the southern Indian ...

India is ageing fast. The population aged 60 and above in the country is projected to more than double from 100 million in 2011 to 230 million in 2036. By last year, the elderly made up 11% of the ...