Determination of the scope and form of census data dissemination

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Determination of the scope and form of census
data dissemination
2011

• United Nation Regional Seminar on
• Census Data Dissemination and Spatial Analysis

Manish BharadwajIndian Administrative
ServiceDirector of Census Operation,
Gujarat Office of the Registrar General India
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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.

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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
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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

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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

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Meso level

• Decentralized Planning
• Allocation of funds for programmes and projects
• Identifying areas of specific interventions for
  fund

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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

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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

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Form of Census Data Dissemination
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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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Website www.censusindia.gov.in
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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.

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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.

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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

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GIS Applications developed by Census

• CensusInfo India (on CD)
• Census GIS Punjab (on CD and Internet)
• Census GIS India (on Internet)

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Some Examples fromHouslisting Data
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Availability of Drinking Water (Tap) 2001 Census
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Sex Ratio (Child sex ratio 0-6 years) 1991
Census
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Sex Ratio (Child sex ratio 0-6 years) 2001
Census
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Trend of Female Literacy
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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.

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Thank you