| 词条 | 1961 Census of India |
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| name = 1961 Census of India | logo = | logo_size = | logo_caption = | image = | image_size = | image_caption = | country = India | date = | population = 438,936,918 | percent_change =21.62 | annual_percent_change =8.33 | region_type = | most_populous = Uttar Pradesh | least_populous = Sikkim | previous_census = 1951 Census of India | previous_year = 1951 | next_census = 1971 }} The 1961 Census of India was the 10th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.{{cn|date=December 2014}} The population of India was counted as 438,936,918 people.[1] Language dataThe 1961 census recognized 1,652 mother tongues, counting all declarations made by any individual at the time when the census was conducted.[1] However, the declaring individuals often mixed names of languages with those of dialects, sub-dialects and dialect clusters or even castes, professions, religions, localities, regions, countries and nationalities.[1] The list therefore includes "languages" with barely a few individual speakers as well as 530 unclassified "mother tongues" and more than 100 idioms that are non-native to India, including linguistically unspecific demonyms such as "African", "Canadian" or "Belgian".[1] Modifications were done by bringing in two additional components- place of birth i.e. village or town and duration of stay ( if born elsewhere). See also
References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |author=Mallikarjun, B. | date=5 August 2002 |publisher=M. S. Thirumalai |journal=Languages in India |url=http://www.languageinindia.com/aug2002/indianmothertongues1961aug2002.html |title=Mother Tongues of India According to the 1961 Census | volume= 2 | issn=1930-2940 |accessdate=11 December 2014}} External links
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