GK
IMPORTANT ACTS OF THE PARLIAMENT OF INDIA
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1942
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare its intention of taking a census in the whole or any part of the territories to which this Act extends, whenever it may consider it necessary or desirable so to do and thereupon the census shall be taken. Appointment of Census staff.
Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, Henry Walter is known as the ather of Indian Census. This was followed by a second census that was conducted in 1836-37 and was overseen by Fort St. George. The first continuous or synchronous census started in the year 1881 and then followed a 10 year cycle.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first complete census of an Indian city was conducted in 1830 by Henry Walter in Dacca. In this Census the statistics of Population with sex and broad age group and also the houses with their amenities were collected.