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Census of India

decenial census mandated by the 1948 Census of India Act
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Census of India

Summary

Census of India ranks in the top 0.4% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,487 views/month, #308 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Census of India is in the country of India[2].
  • Census of India is a type of census[3].
  • Census of India's Commons category is recorded as Censuses in India[4].
  • 1951 marks the founding of Census of India[5].
  • Census of India's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Censuses in India[6].

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Definition and Type

Census of India is a type of census[3].

Origins

1951 marks the founding of Census of India[5].

Why It Matters

Census of India ranks in the top 0.4% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,487 views/month, #308 of 77,819).[1] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

India

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Chalmd · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bbc things id → d04334d9-67ff-48e6-af69-e31053a31f02
    Inception → +1951-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category → Category:Censuses in India
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    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1617]]: d04334d9-67ff-48e6-af69-e31053a31f02, Adding BBC Things ID"
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