| 1961 Census of India | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Country | India |
| Results | |
| Total population | 438,936,918 (21.62) |
| Most populous | Uttar Pradesh |
| Least populous | Sikkim |
The 1961 Census of India was the 10th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872.[1]
The population of India was counted as 438,936,918 people.[2]
Language data
The 1961 census recognized 1,652 mother tongues, counting all declarations made by any individual at the time when the census was conducted.[2] However, the declaring individuals often mixed names of languages with those of dialects, sub-dialects and dialect clusters or even castes, professions, religions, localities, regions, countries and nationalities.[2] The list therefore includes "languages" with barely a few individual speakers as well as 530 unclassified "mother tongues" and more than 100 idioms that are non-native to India, including linguistically unspecific demonyms such as "African", "Canadian" or "Belgian".[2] Modifications were done by bringing in two additional components- place of birth i.e. village or town and duration of stay ( if born elsewhere).
See also
References
- ↑ Vijayanunni, M. (26–29 August 1998). "Planning for the 2001 Census of India based on the 1991 Census" (PDF). 18th Population Census Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Mallikarjun, B. (5 August 2002). "Mother Tongues of India According to the 1961 Census". Languages in India. M. S. Thirumalai. ISSN 1930-2940. Retrieved 11 December 2014.
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