GK
INDIAN ECONOMY
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1921
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1821
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1881
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1871
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Census of 1881 which was undertaken on 17th February, 1881 by W.C. Plowden, Census Commissioner of India was a great step towards a modern synchronous census. Since then, censuses have been undertaken uninterruptedly once every ten years.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1872 AD, the first Census was done in India under the rule of Lord Mayo. The First Official Census in India was done in 1881 AD under Lord Rippon. It was called the First synchronised census.
Detailed explanation-3: -A total of 98 million males and 92.5 million females lived in the provinces of British India, and for every 100 males there were 94 females. There were 35.75 million boys and 31.12 million girls – or a ratio of 100 boys to 87 girls.
Detailed explanation-4: -The census recorded a total of 129.94 million males and 123.95 million females. Around 43.536 million homes were ‘occupied’, while 4.638 million were ‘unoccupied’; this included shops in bazaars that were not used as dwellings.