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POPULATION CENSUS (जनगणना)
In India, Census is the only source of reliable and authentic information on population and its demographic
characteristics.
Ever since its inception in 1881, the Census of India has been collecting and publishing information about the data on religion, followed by people of India and as reported by them.
The religion data, made available by Census, reflects the social composition and dynamics of the society at a particular point of time.
The data for Census 2011 was collected in the entire country in February 2011.
The individual response to the question on religion were recorded in question no. 7 in an numeric form for each member independently.
Q.7
Religion
(Write name of the religion in full)
Also give code in box if found in the list below
For other religions, write name of the religion in full but do not give any code number
Q.7 Religion
Hindu
Muslim
Christian
Sikh
Buddhist Jain
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