India will start counting its vast population in a mammoth exercise starting next year. The Home Ministry announced plans to ...

First census in 16 years will be conducted digitally and include questions about caste Indians crowd ticket counters at a railway station in Ahmadabad, India ... 2021 but was delayed by the ...

The once-in-a-decade population survey was originally due in 2021 but was delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic and logistical hurdles. Here's a look at what goes into India's census and why it matters.