census of India 2011

Karakunnu: The nationwide programme involving population enumeration for the census of India 2011 will begin from February 9 and will be completed on February 28, with 00:00 hours of March 1, as its reference date. The houseless population will be enumerated on night of February 28, 2011. Further, an extensive revisional round will be conducted between March 1 to 5. Information to be collected in the household schedule includes the name of the person, relationship to head, sex, date of birth and age, marital status, age at marriage, religion, disability, mother tongue, literacy status, highest educational level attained, migration characteristics and fertility particulars