Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Colonial cities

Question:
The first 'All India Census' was done by the Britishers in India in which year?
Options:
1861
1872
1881
1882
Correct Answer:
1872
Explanation:
The growth of cities was monitored through regular headcounts. By the mid-nineteenth century several local censuses had been carried out in different regions. The first all-India census was attempted in 1872. Thereafter, from 1881, decennial (conducted every ten years) censuses became a regular feature. This collection of data is an invaluable source for studying urbanisation in India.