Census 2011: Important Health Related Messages

Authors

  • Rashmi Sharma GMERS Medical College, Sola, Ahmedabad
  • Ajesh Desai GMERS Medical College, Sola, Ahmedabad

Keywords:

Census 2011, sex ratio, decadal growth rate, literacy status

Abstract

Census is a massive exercise which aims to the mass enumeration along with collection of certain vital information of the target population. In most of the countries, it is done at the interval of 10 years. Data thus collected is of vital importance to see the impact of strategies undertaken in last 10 years and also for the planning and redesigning the strategies or the future.

Recently released data for Census 2011 for India contains ample of information which can be segregated right up to a village. In this article attempt has been made to track and analyze some important health related indicators such as population growth, rural urban ratio, sex ratios and literacy status (with gender specificity) and the change of these indicators since earlier census undertaken in 2001.

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Published

2011-06-30

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Sharma R, Desai A. Census 2011: Important Health Related Messages. Natl J Community Med [Internet]. 2011 Jun. 30 [cited 2024 Dec. 22];2(01):158-60. Available from: https://njcmindia.com/index.php/file/article/view/1868

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 01 (2011)

Section

Short Communication

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