Determination of the scope and form of census data dissemination

1. 2011 Determination of the scope and form of census data dissemination Manish BharadwajIndian Administrative ServiceDirector of Census Operation, Gujarat Office of the Registrar General India United Nation Regional Seminar on Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis

2. 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.

3. 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 : 2000 WhattheExpertssay

4. Scope of Census data is used at various level • Macro level • Country and State • Meso level • Districts, Sub-districts, Towns • Micro level • Ward, Village, Enumeration Block • Household, Individual

5. 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 population • Projections – Population, Work force, etc. • Delimitation of electoral constituencies and reservation of seats (Constitutional requirement) • Allocation of funds for schemes • Urban Planning • ………and many more

6. Meso level • Decentralized Planning • Allocation of funds for programmes and projects • Identifying areas of specific interventions for fund

7. Micro levelVillage level • Delimitation of electoral constituencies at Local Body (Panchayat) level and reservation of seats for SC/ST • Use as sampling frame and stratification characteristics for various sample survey like NSSO, NFHS, RCH and survey conducted by NGOs • Non 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

8. Micro levelHousehold level information • Household 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

9. Form of Census Data Dissemination

10. Strategy • Setting up of Data Dissemination Centres in all State Census Directorates • User-friendly products • High visibility • Consultancy Service • Presence on the web • Continuous interaction with the data users • Training and workshops

11. Data Dissemination Centers (DDC) • Data Dissemination Centers set up formally to serve as hub of data dissemination activity in each state • At least one officer and other assistants to be posted in the Data Dissemination Centers • Facility to data users made available to consult books or CDs • Provided training and skill up-gradation to personnel in DDC • Participation in National and State level exhibitions and book fairs

12. Types of Data Outputs (Census 2001) • Basic pre-formatted tables in electronic format (more than 300 in number) as per the Tabulation plan • A - Series : General Population Tables • B - Series : Economic Tables • C - Series : Socio and Cultural tables • D - Series : Migration Tables • F - Series : Fertility tables • H - Series : Housing census • HH - Series : Household and Amenities & Assets • Micro data on Housing Census – 1% & 5% sample • District Census Hand Books provide information upto village / ward level of the District.

13. Sales Outlets • Office of the Registrar General, India, 2A Mansingh Road, New Delhi • 31 offices of the Directorates of Census Operations located in almost all State/UTs capitals • Outlets of the Controller of Publications, Government of India • Authorised Selling Agents of Controller of Publications • Book-sellers and Distributors • Now its possible to buy Census Products Online through E-payment facility at the Census website introduced

14. Registered Users from Census of India website • Facility of free registration introduced at the Census of India website on the Internet • Keeps the regular users posted with information on the latest data releases and time schedule for future releases • Allows registered users access / download data at the census website. • More than 50,000 registered users.

15. Website: www.censusindia.gov.in

16. GIS Census Mapping • Census of India is one of the largest producers of maps in the country • Updated maps are extensively used in census • The 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 publishing • Extensive use of maps have been made in PowerPoint presentations while sensitizing the data users with the highlights from 2001 Census.

17. GIS Mapping of Capital Cities • The project envisages to produce detailed ward-wise map of cities showing each building, road network and other landmarks • Taken 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.

19. GIS Census MappingList of Publications: • Census Atlas - National Volume • Population Atlas - National Volume • Census Atlases of each State and Union Territory • District Census Hand Book maps • Tribal Atlas of India. • Administrative Atlas of India • Administrative Atlases of States and Union territories • Language Atlas of India • Housing Atlas of India • Map Profile 2001 – India, State and Union Territories • Preparation of 593 District maps of the country showing villages

20. GIS Applications developed by Census • CensusInfo India (on CD) • Census GIS Punjab (on CD and Internet) • Census GIS India (on Internet)

21. Some Examples fromHouslisting Data

24. Availability of Drinking Water (Tap) 2001 Census

26. Sex Ratio (Child sex ratio : 0-6 years) 1991 Census

27. Sex Ratio (Child sex ratio : 0-6 years) 2001 Census

28. Trend of Female Literacy

29. Future • Reaching out to data users in schools, colleges, universities and associations • Fostering partnership in data dissemination • A stable relationship will allow larger use of census data and intensive research • Another 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.

30. Thank you