Decennial censuses of British India (1881-1941)

1. First all-India synchronous census taken

   Feb 17, 1881Labels: 1881 Census, British India

   • Rural India
   • APU Repository

2. 1881 census report published in multiple volumes

   Jan 1, 1883Labels: 1881 Census, Census Report

   • APU Repository
   • Rural India

3. Preparation for 1891 census issued by Government of India

   Jan 1, 1890Labels: Government of, 1891 Census

   • Census India

4. 1891 decennial census conducted across British India

   Jan 1, 1891Labels: 1891 Census, British India

   • Census India
   • Census India

5. 1891 census general report published

   Jan 1, 1893Labels: J A, 1891 Report

   • Census India

6. 1901 census publications issued in extensive regional series

   Jan 1, 1901Labels: 1901 Census, Regional Series

   • NLA Catalogue

7. 1901 census widely treated as first reliable all-India census

   Mar 1, 1901Labels: 1901 Census, British India

   • Census India
   • March 1901

8. 1911 census imperial tables published (Bombay volume listed)

   Jan 1, 1912Labels: 1911 Census, Imperial Tables

   • Nat Archives

9. 1921 census administrative records compiled and filed

   Jan 1, 1921Labels: 1921 Census, Archival Records

   • Nat Archives

10. 1921 census results assessed in Royal Statistical Society journal

    Jul 1, 1924Labels: 1921 Census, Royal Statistical

    • JRSS OUP

11. 1931 census recorded caste at an all-India level

    Jan 1, 1931Labels: 1931 Census, Caste Enumeration

    • Census India
    • TOI

12. 1941 census compiled despite wartime constraints

    Jan 1, 1941Labels: 1941 Census, World War

    • WorldCat
    • Census India