1971 census of India

The 1971 census of India was the 11th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872.^[1]

The population of India was counted as 547,949,809 people.^[2]

Population by state

The schedule contained 35 questions.^[4]

Name of the person Relationship to head (of the household) Sex Age Marital Status For currently married women only: Age at marriage Any child born in the last one year Birth Place Place of birth Rural/Urban District State/Country	Last Residence Place of last residence Rural/Urban District State/Country Duration of Residence at the village or town of enumeration Religion S.C. or S.T. Literacy (L or O) Educational level Mother tongue Other languages	Main Activity Broad category Worker (C, AL, HHI, OW) Non-worker (H, S, T, R, D, B, I, O) Place of work (Name of Village/Town) Name of Establishment Nature of Industry, Trade, Profession or Service Description of Work Class of worker Secondary Work Broad Category (C, AL, HHI, OW) Place of work (Name of Village/Town) Name of Establishment Nature of Industry, Trade, Profession or Service Description of Work Class of Worker

^ Vijayanunni, M. (26–29 August 1998). "Planning for the 2001 Census of India based on the 1991 Census" (PDF). 18th Population Census Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, US: Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
^ D. Natarajan (29 March 1972). "Intercensal Growth of Population" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
^ "Census of India Final Population" (PDF). 1972.
^ "Census of India - Questions - 1971: Individual Slip". Retrieved 22 July 2021.