Lok Sabha Question No. 403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Caste Based Census
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR, HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 403

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 1 ST   DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 10, 1937 (SAKA)

## CASTE BASED CENSUS

403. SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM: SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR: ADV. JOICE GEORGE :

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted caste/religion based census in the country;
- (b) if so, the details and objective thereof along with the total population/persons belonging to SC, ST and OBC separately in the country, State-wise;
- (c) the time by which the census data is likely to be released;
- (d) whether  the  population  of  SC,  ST  and  OBC  has  shown  a  declining trend; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a):  Yes  Madam;   a  Socio Economic and Caste Census (SECC) has been conducted in  the country.

(b)  &  (c):  As  per  the  decision  of  Union  Cabinet,  a  Socio  Economic  and Caste  Census  (SECC),  2011  is  being  carried  out  in  all  the  States/Union

Territories of India with the financial and technical

support  of  the  Government  of  India.  The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development (MoRD) and the Ministry of Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation (MoHUPA) are  the  nodal  Ministries  in  the  Government  of  India  for  this  combined exercise in rural and urban areas respectively. The office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India is rendering logistic and technical support.

As  on  date,  the  SECC-2011  field  enumeration  is  complete.  The Government has constituted the Expert Group under the Chairmanship of Shri  Arvind  Panagariya,  Vice-Chairperson,    NITI  AAYOG  to  classify  the Caste names returned in SECC-2011.

(d) & (e): A statement showing Population and Growth Rate of Scheduled Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes  by  residence  as  per  Census  1991,  2001  & 2011 is given at Annex.  Data on OBC is not collected in Census of India.

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## ANNEX TO LSUQ No. 403 for 01.12.2015

## Scheduled Castes Growth Rate as per Census  1991,2001 & 2011

| S.No   | Name of the States/UTs   | Scheduled Castes Population   | Scheduled Castes Population   | Scheduled Castes Population   | Growth Rate   | Growth Rate   |
|--------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
| S.No   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2011                          | 2001                          | 1991                          | 2011-2001     | 2001-1991     |
| 00     | INDIA @                  | 201378372                     | 166635700                     | 138223277                     | 20.85         | 20.56         |
| 01     | JAMMU& KASHMIR*          | 924991                        | 770155                        | N.A.                          | 20.10         | -             |
| 02     | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 1729252                       | 1502170                       | 1310296                       | 15.12         | 14.64         |
| 03     | PUNJAB                   | 8860179                       | 7028723                       | 5742528                       | 26.06         | 22.40         |
| 04     | CHANDIGARH               | 199086                        | 157597                        | 105977                        | 26.33         | 48.71         |
| 05     | UTTARAKHAND              | 1892516                       | 1517186                       | 1232316                       | 24.74         | 23.12         |
| 06     | HARYANA                  | 5113615                       | 4091110                       | 3250933                       | 24.99         | 25.84         |
| 07     | NCT OF DELHI             | 2812309                       | 2343255                       | 1794836                       | 20.02         | 30.56         |
| 08     | RAJASTHAN                | 12221593                      | 9694462                       | 7607820                       | 26.07         | 27.43         |
| 09     | UTTAR PRADESH            | 41357608                      | 35148377                      | 28044139                      | 17.67         | 25.33         |
| 10     | BIHAR                    | 16567325                      | 13048608                      | 9982448                       | 26.97         | 30.72         |
| 11     | SIKKIM                   | 28275                         | 27165                         | 24084                         | 4.09          | 12.79         |
| 12     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | NSC                           | 6188                          | 4052                          | -             | 52.71         |
| 13     | NAGALAND                 | NSC                           | NSC                           | NSC                           | -             | -             |
| 14     | MANIPUR                  | 97328                         | 60037                         | 37105                         | 62.11         | 61.80         |
| 15     | MIZORAM                  | 1218                          | 272                           | 691                           | 347.79        | -60.64        |
| 16     | TRIPURA                  | 654918                        | 555724                        | 451116                        | 17.85         | 23.19         |
| 17     | MEGHALAYA                | 17355                         | 11139                         | 9072                          | 55.80         | 22.78         |
| 18     | ASSAM                    | 2231321                       | 1825949                       | 1659412                       | 22.20         | 10.04         |
| 19     | WEST BENGAL              | 21463270                      | 18452555                      | 16080611                      | 16.32         | 14.75         |
| 20     | JHARKHAND                | 3985644                       | 3189320                       | 2589252                       | 24.97         | 23.18         |
| 21     | ODISHA                   | 7188463                       | 6082063                       | 5129314                       | 18.19         | 18.57         |
| 22     | CHHATTISGARH             | 3274269                       | 2418722                       | 2148358                       | 35.37         | 12.58         |
| 23     | MADHYA PRADESH           | 11342320                      | 9155177                       | 7478321                       | 23.89         | 22.42         |
| 24     | GUJARAT                  | 4074447                       | 3592715                       | 3060358                       | 13.41         | 17.40         |
| 25     | DAMAN & DIU              | 6124                          | 4838                          | 3891                          | 26.58         | 24.34         |
| 26     | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI      | 6186                          | 4104                          | 2730                          | 50.73         | 50.33         |
| 27     | MAHARASHTRA              | 13275898                      | 9881656                       | 8757842                       | 34.35         | 12.83         |
| 28     | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 13878078                      | 12339496                      | 10592066                      | 12.47         | 16.50         |
| 29     | KARNATAKA                | 10474992                      | 8563930                       | 7369279                       | 22.32         | 16.21         |
| 30     | GOA                      | 25449                         | 23791                         | 24364                         | 6.97          | -2.35         |
| 31     | LAKSHADWEEP              | NSC                           | NSC                           | NSC                           | -             |               |
|        | KERALA                   |                               |                               |                               |               | -             |
| 32     |                          | 3039573                       | 3123941                       | 2886522                       | -2.70         | 8.23          |
| 33     | TAMIL NADU               | 14438445                      | 11857504                      | 10712266                      | 21.77         | 10.69         |
| 34     | PUDUCHERRY               | 196325                        | 157771                        | 131278                        | 24.44         | 20.18         |
| 35     | A & NICOBAR ISLANDS      | NSC                           | NSC                           | NSC                           | -             | -             |

Note : NSC - No Scheduled Castes @ INDIA population for 2001 Census excludes figures of PaoMata ,Mao-Maram and Purul three subdivisions of Senapati district  of Manipur * 1991 Census was not conducted in J& K

Scheduled Tribes Growth Rate as per Census  1991,2001 & 2011

| S.No   | Name of the States/UTs   | Scheduled Trbes Population   | Scheduled Trbes Population   | Scheduled Trbes Population   | Growth Rate   | Growth Rate   |
|--------|--------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
| S.No   | Name of the States/UTs   | 2011                         | 2001                         | 1991                         | 2011-2001     | 2001-1991     |
| 00     | INDIA @                  | 104545716                    | 84326240                     | 67758380                     | 23.98         | 24.45         |
| 01     | JAMMU& KASHMIR*          | 1493299                      | 1105979                      | NA                           | 35.02         | -             |
| 02     | HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 392126                       | 244587                       | 218349                       | 60.32         | 12.02         |
| 03     | PUNJAB                   | NST                          | NST                          | NST                          | -             | -             |
| 04     | CHANDIGARH               | NST                          | NST                          | NST                          | -             | -             |
| 05     | UTTARAKHAND              | 291903                       | 256129                       | 211864                       | 13.97         | 20.89         |
| 06     | HARYANA                  | NST                          | NST                          | NST                          | -             | -             |
| 07     | NCT OF DELHI             | NST                          | NST                          | NST                          | -             | -             |
| 08     | RAJASTHAN                | 9238534                      | 7097706                      | 5474881                      | 30.16         | 29.64         |
| 09     | UTTAR PRADESH            | 1134273                      | 107963                       | 76037                        | 950.61        | 41.99         |
| 10     | BIHAR                    | 1336573                      | 758351                       | 572904                       | 76.25         | 32.37         |
| 11     | SIKKIM                   | 206360                       | 111405                       | 90901                        | 85.23         | 22.56         |
| 12     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 951821                       | 705158                       | 550351                       | 34.98         | 28.13         |
| 13     | NAGALAND                 | 1710973                      | 1774026                      | 1060822                      | -3.55         | 67.23         |
| 14     | MANIPUR                  | 1167422                      | 741141                       | 632173                       | 57.52         | 17.24         |
| 15     | MIZORAM                  | 1036115                      | 839310                       | 653565                       | 23.45         | 28.42         |
| 16     | TRIPURA                  | 1166813                      | 993426                       | 853345                       | 17.45         | 16.42         |
| 17     | MEGHALAYA                | 2555861                      | 1992862                      | 1517927                      | 28.25         | 31.29         |
| 18     | ASSAM                    | 3884371                      | 3308570                      | 2874441                      | 17.40         | 15.10         |
| 19     | WEST BENGAL              | 5296953                      | 4406794                      | 3808760                      | 20.20         | 15.70         |
| 20     | JHARKHAND                | 8645042                      | 7087068                      | 6044010                      | 21.98         | 17.26         |
| 21     | ODISHA                   | 9590756                      | 8145081                      | 7032214                      | 17.75         | 15.83         |
| 22     | CHHATTISGARH             | 7822902                      | 6616596                      | 5717124                      | 18.23         | 15.73         |
| 23     | MADHYA PRADESH           | 15316784                     | 12233474                     | 9681910                      | 25.20         | 26.35         |
| 24     | GUJARAT                  | 8917174                      | 7481160                      | 6161775                      | 19.20         | 21.41         |
| 25     | DAMAN & DIU              | 15363                        | 13997                        | 11724                        | 9.76          | 19.39         |
| 26     | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI      | 178564                       | 137225                       | 109380                       | 30.12         | 25.46         |
| 27     | MAHARASHTRA              | 10510213                     | 8577276                      | 7318281                      | 22.54         | 17.20         |
| 28     | ANDHRA PRADESH           | 5918073                      | 5024104                      | 4199481                      | 17.79         | 19.64         |
| 29     | KARNATAKA                | 4248987                      | 3463986                      | 1915691                      | 22.66         | 80.82         |
| 30     | GOA                      | 149275                       | 566                          | 376                          | 26273.67      | 50.53         |
| 31     | LAKSHADWEEP              | 61120                        | 57321                        | 48163                        | 6.63          | 19.01         |
| 32     | KERALA                   | 484839                       | 364189                       | 320967                       | 33.13         | 13.47         |
| 33     | TAMIL NADU               | 794697                       | 651321                       | 574194                       | 22.01         | 13.43         |
| 34     | PUDUCHERRY               | NST                          | NST                          | NST                          | -             | -             |
| 35     | A & NICOBAR ISLANDS      | 28530                        | 29469                        | 26770                        | -3.19         | 10.08         |

Note :NST - No Scheduled Tribes

@ INDIA population for 2001 Census excludes figures of PaoMata ,Mao-Maram and Purul three subdivisions of Senapati district  of Manipur

* 1991 Census was not conducted in J& K