an official counting or a syrvey done by the government...especially for measuring population is called census..
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A census is the procedure of systematically recording information about the members of a given population. It is done periodically to determine the population and other demographic details of a certain area.
In India, census is conducted once in 10 years.The first census was taken in 1881.
The following are the three important aspects of population that are determined through census: Size and distribution of population Growth and change in population Characteristics of population that include age and composition and socio-economic data including literacy, occupation and access to infrastructure
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Census is an official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of individuals. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population.The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include agriculture, business, and traffic censuses. Individuals are normally counted within households and information is typically collected about the household structure and the housing. For this reason international documents refer to censuses of population and housing. Normally the census response is made by a household, indicating details of individuals resident there.
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