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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Census 2011 data released: 10 key highlights

Census 2011 data released: 10 key highlights

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published Published on Jul 3, 2015   modified Modified on Jul 3, 2015
-The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Friday released the socio-economic and caste census (SECC) 2011 and said that it would be an important input for policy makers.

Here are some key points from the census report:

1. This is the first caste census done in Independent India.

2. The last caste census in India happened in 1932.

3. Just 4.6% of all rural households in the country pay income tax.

4. The total households in the country - rural plus urban - stand at 24.39 crore.

5. Public sector-employed households made up 1.11% of the total.

6. Over 11% rural households possessed refrigerators.

7. 20.69% rural households had either an automobile or a fishing boat.

8. 94% of the rural households owned a house with 54% cent having 1-2 room dwellings.

9. Of all the rural salaried households, 5% earned salaries from the government while those employed in the private sector constituted 3.57% of the total households.

10. Landless ownership was 56% of the total rural population, with 70% of SCs and 50% of STs being landless owners.

(With inputs from agencies)

The Times of India, 3 July, 2015, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Census-2011-data-released-10-key-highlights/articleshow/47923276.cms


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