DETERMINATION OF THE SCOPE AND FORM OF CENSUS DATA DISSEMINATIONUnited Nation Regional Seminar on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis

Manish Bharadwaj Indian Administrative Service Director of Census Operation, GujaratOffice of the Registrar General India2011

INTRODUCTION

Recognizing that information collected during the decennial censuses is vital for national good, the Census Organisation offers wide access to a broad range of information about the people of the country, while completely protecting the confidentiality of individual response.Census Organisation freely disseminates the results from census on an equitable basis and helps the government or those outside, including business, academicians, NGOs, et al, in taking informed decisions.

OBJECTIVES OF DATA DISSEMINATION

it is not sufficient merely to prepare the Census reports. A variety of information products targeting different users should be prepared. The intended users should be involved in the development and utilization of the products

- UNFPA Country Technical Services Team, Bangkok : 2000WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

SCOPE OF CENSUS DATA IS USED AT VARIOUS LEVELMacro levelCountry and StateMeso levelDistricts, Sub-districts, TownsMicro levelWard, Village, Enumeration BlockHousehold, Individual

MACRO LEVEL

Planning and Policy formulation for various sections of the society Children, Youth, Women, Aged, Scheduled Castes, Schedules Tribes, religious and linguistic groups, disabled populationProjections Population, Work force, etc.Delimitation of electoral constituencies and reservation of seats (Constitutional requirement)Allocation of funds for schemesUrban Planningand many more

MESO LEVEL

Decentralized PlanningAllocation of funds for programmes and projectsIdentifying areas of specific interventions for fund

MICRO LEVELVILLAGE LEVELDelimitation of electoral constituencies at Local Body (Panchayat) level and reservation of seats for SC/STUse as sampling frame and stratification characteristics for various sample survey like NSSO, NFHS, RCH and survey conducted by NGOsNon census data on various facilities at village level also available which is use for planning to provide different amenities upto needful villages Planning intervention strategies

MICRO LEVELHOUSEHOLD LEVEL INFORMATIONHousehold level data collected during Houselisting Operation made available on sample basis (Standard set)1% Country sample and 5% State sample to produce cross-classified table at India, State and District level

FORM OF CENSUS DATA DISSEMINATION

STRATEGYSetting up of Data Dissemination Centres in all State Census DirectoratesUser-friendly productsHigh visibilityConsultancy ServicePresence on the web Continuous interaction with the data usersTraining and workshops

DATA DISSEMINATION CENTERS (DDC)Data Dissemination Centers set up formally to serve as hub of data dissemination activity in each stateAt least one officer and other assistants to be posted in the Data Dissemination CentersFacility to data users made available to consult books or CDs Provided training and skill up-gradation to personnel in DDCParticipation in National and State level exhibitions and book fairs

TYPES OF DATA OUTPUTS (CENSUS 2001)Basic pre-formatted tables in electronic format (more than 300 in number) as per the Tabulation planA - Series : General Population TablesB - Series : Economic TablesC - Series : Socio and Cultural tablesD - Series : Migration TablesF - Series : Fertility tablesH - Series : Housing censusHH - Series : Household and Amenities & Assets Micro data on Housing Census 1% & 5% sampleDistrict Census Hand Books provide information upto village / ward level of the District.

SALES OUTLETSOffice of the Registrar General, India, 2A Mansingh Road, New Delhi 31 offices of the Directorates of Census Operations located in almost all State/UTs capitalsOutlets of the Controller of Publications, Government of IndiaAuthorised Selling Agents of Controller of PublicationsBook-sellers and DistributorsNow its possible to buy Census Products Online through E-payment facility at the Census website introduced

REGISTERED USERS FROM CENSUS OF INDIA WEBSITEFacility of free registration introduced at the Census of India website on the InternetKeeps the regular users posted with information on the latest data releases and time schedule for future releasesAllows registered users access / download data at the census website.More than 50,000 registered users.

Website: www.censusindia.gov.in

GIS CENSUS MAPPINGCensus of India is one of the largest producers of maps in the countryUpdated maps are extensively used in censusThe digital database of maps are used to produce thematic maps on various census subjects at country, state, district, sub-district level These maps are also used for checking the quality of census data before publishingExtensive use of maps have been made in PowerPoint presentations while sensitizing the data users with the highlights from 2001 Census.

GIS MAPPING OF CAPITAL CITIES

The project envisages to produce detailed ward-wise map of cities showing each building, road network and other landmarksTaken up in 33 Capital Cities in the Country.Prepared from Satellite Imageries, the digital maps is prepared to avoid overlapping and duplication of areas in large cities.Are being currently used in 2011 Census by the Census Enumeration.

GIS CENSUS MAPPINGLIST OF PUBLICATIONS:Census Atlas - National Volume Population Atlas - National VolumeCensus Atlases of each State and Union TerritoryDistrict Census Hand Book maps Tribal Atlas of India.Administrative Atlas of IndiaAdministrative Atlases of States and Union territoriesLanguage Atlas of IndiaHousing Atlas of IndiaMap Profile 2001 India, State and Union TerritoriesPreparation of 593 District maps of the country showing villages

GIS APPLICATIONS DEVELOPED BY CENSUSCensusInfo India (on CD)Census GIS Punjab (on CD and Internet)Census GIS India (on Internet)

SOME EXAMPLES FROMHOUSLISTING DATA

Availability of Drinking Water (Tap) 2001 Census

SEX RATIO (CHILD SEX RATIO : 0-6 YEARS) 1991 CENSUS

SEX RATIO (CHILD SEX RATIO : 0-6 YEARS) 2001 CENSUS

TREND OF FEMALE LITERACY

*Reaching out to data users in schools, colleges, universities and associationsFostering partnership in data dissemination A stable relationship will allow larger use of census data and intensive researchAnother area of new interaction will be making available census data for serious research and analysis with full financial support form the government.Census organisation is setting up a workstation for research on micro-data at Jawaharlal Nehru University shortly.Would enable greater utilization of data.

FUTURE

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