British colonial classification and the Indian census (1793–1931)

1. Cornwallis Regulations codify Bengal administration

   May 1, 1793Labels: Cornwallis Code, Bengal Administration

   • Britannica

2. First India census results compiled (1872)

   Jan 1, 1872Labels: Census of

   • TOI
   • Wiki

3. First synchronous all-India decennial census (1881)

   Jan 1, 1881Labels: Census of

   • TOI
   • Wiki

4. Caste tables emphasize “traditional occupation” (1891)

   Jan 1, 1891Labels: Census of, Caste Tables

   • ORGI NADA
   • Wiki

5. Risley appointed Census Commissioner for 1901

   Jan 1, 1901Labels: H H, Census Commissioner

   • Daily Star
   • Smithsonian

6. 1901 census report and ethnographic appendices issued

   Jan 1, 1903Labels: 1901 Census, Ethnographic Appendices

   • Smithsonian
   • Daily Star

7. 1908 publication of Risley’s census-based caste work

   Jan 1, 1908Labels: The People, Risley 1908

   • Daily Star
   • Smithsonian

8. 1911 census continues caste recording and tabulation

   Jan 1, 1911Labels: Census of

   • Wiki
   • ET

9. 1921 census report authored by J. T. Marten

   Jan 1, 1924Labels: J T, Census Report

   • OUP JRSS

10. 1931 census conducted with extensive caste enumeration

    Jan 1, 1931Labels: Census of, Caste Enumeration

    • Indian Express
    • India Today

11. 1931 census reports published (example: J&K volume)

    Jan 1, 1933Labels: Census Reports, Jammu &

    • ORGI NADA

12. 1931 recorded castes total widely cited in later discourse

    Jan 1, 1933Labels: 1931 Caste

    • Indian Express
    • India Today