There is some evidence that even in ancient times (as far back as the 3rd century BCE), certain kings tried to take a census; this is mentioned in the Rig Veda. But there was no reliable or easy way to survey the population of an entire kingdom until fairly recently. Most historians believe the first efforts at a census in India were taken by the British, when India was a colony. Some sources say these first efforts occurred in the mid-1860s, while others say they began around 1872; in both cases, only portions of the country were counted. The first thorough population survey of the entire country of India occurred in 1881, and the census has been taken every ten years ever since.
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The dominant religion in India is Hinduism, with 80,5% of the population being Hindu, followed by Islam with 13,4% and then Christianity with 2,3%. This data was taken from the Census of 2001 since the last one in 2011 was not made available due to lack of information. Check the related link below for the source.
Ashoka's stambh
Such statistics are not recorded.
The first complete census in India was brought out in the year 1881
The US Census is taken every ten years in the years ending in zero.
Federal census is taken every 10 years. Some regional census polls are taken more often, but the law is for every 10 years.
ever 10 years
In the United States, the census is conducted every 10 years. The next census will be in 2010.
Every ten years with the official United States census.
Every 10 years
There is some evidence that even in ancient times (as far back as the 3rd century BCE), certain kings tried to take a census; this is mentioned in the Rig Veda. But there was no reliable or easy way to survey the population of an entire kingdom until fairly recently. Most historians believe the first efforts at a census in India were taken by the British, when India was a colony. Some sources say these first efforts occurred in the mid-1860s, while others say they began around 1872; in both cases, only portions of the country were counted. The first thorough population survey of the entire country of India occurred in 1881, and the census has been taken every ten years ever since.
A census is held in Ireland every 5 years. The last was in 2011 and the next will be in 2016.
The first census of Alaska was taken in 1869. The census was taken at Sitka by the United States Army.
A Cencus must be taken every 10 years Unknown standard
How are our Census taken. By phone calls, by mail, by door to door?