Several
changes have been incorporated in Census 2011 for better capturing and
analysis of data. The following is the list of changes incorporated:
1. Gender: New category Other introduced in addition to Male and Female.
2. Date of Birth question introduced along with Age.
3. Current Marital Status: Separate codes Assigned for Separated and Divorced.
4. SC/ST: New filter Question on SC/ST Introduced – Is this person SC/ST?
5. Disability: The 2001 Census had categorised the disability into five
types. Census 2011 is collecting information on eight types of
disabilities, namely: Disability
a) In Seeing
b) In Hearing
c) In Speech
d) In Movement
e) Mental retardation
f) Mental Illness
g) Any Other
h) Multiple Disability
6. Literacy Status: Literacy status for 'Other' sex added in addition to existing Male and Female.
7. Status of Attendance in Schooling: New Codes have been introduced for Not Attending viz.,
a) Attended before
b) Never attended.
8. Work: In the previous censuses, workers were categorized as ‘Main
workers’ - those who worked for more than 6 months and ‘Marginal
workers’ - those who worked for less than 6 months. At the Census 2011,
‘Marginal workers have been classified into two categories viz.,
a) worked for 3 months or more but less than 6 months
b) worked for less than 3 months.
9. A separate code-5 has been included under Non-economic activity for rentiers.
10. Migration: Provision to specify the present name of the
Village/Town of the Birth Place as well as the Place of Last Residence
introduced.
11. Name of the Institutional Household is also being recorded.
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