Q: What are Indian Census Act, 1948 ?

Ans: A census counts the population of a nation, state, or other geographic region. It records information about the population's characteristics, such as age, sex, and occupation.

The Census Act was enacted in the year 1948 to provide a plan for conducting population census along with the duties and responsibilities of census officers. The Government of India decided in May 1949 to take steps to develop a systematic collection of data on population size, its growth, etc.

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