census

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The latest census, much delayed, kicked off last week.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

These are among the 33 questions that more than a billion Indians will be asked as the country launches the world's largest census on Wednesday, marking the first population count in more than 15 years.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In more recent decades, especially in 2001 and 2011, the census has tracked the modernising economy: commuting patterns, marginal versus main work, education attendance and increasingly detailed disability and fertility data.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

India's transgender population was estimated at nearly 500,000 in the 2011 census, although activists say stigma and underreporting mask the true figure.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

The United States census records Fannie’s birth in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1872.

From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell