Census of India - wikipedia Census of India The decennial Census of India has been conducted 15 times, As of 2011. While has been conducted every 10 years, beginning in 1872, the first complete census was taken in the year 1881. Post 1949, it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. All the census since 1951 are conducted under 1948 Census of India Act. Census of India prior to Independence Overview 1871 Census of India 1881 Census of India 1891 Census of India 1901 Census of India 1911 Census of India 1921 Census of India 1931 Census of India 1941 Census of India Census of independent India 1951 Census of India 1961 Census of India 1971 Census of India 1981 Census of India 1991 Census of India 2001 Census of India 2011 Census of India References Stamps issued by India Post Jump up ^ `` Where Are India 's 2011 Census Figures on Religion ? ''. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Census of India. Census of India Pre-Independence National Censuses Overview Post-Independence National Censuses 1951 1961 1991 2011 Other Censuses Indian economic census 2011 Socio Economic and Caste Census See Also : Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India Census in Asia Sovereign states Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus East Timor ( Timor - Leste ) Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen States with limited recognition Abkhazia Artsakh Northern Cyprus Palestine South Ossetia Taiwan Dependencies and other territories British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos ( Keeling ) Islands Hong Kong Macau Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Census_of_India&oldid=800414970 '' Categories : National censuses Demographics of India Censuses in India Hidden categories : Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2011 All articles containing potentially dated statements Talk About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 13 September 2017, at 11 : 46. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when was the first census taken in india
Answer: 1881