Census Meta Data on House-listing & Housing Census

The data collected during the House-listing and Housing Census is compiled and analyzed by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. The data is used for a range of purposes, including the formulation and implementation of government policies and programs related to housing, education, health, and other social and economic issues.

The Census of India provides comprehensive metadata on the House-listing and Housing Census, including detailed documentation on the sampling design, questionnaire design, data collection methods, data processing procedures, and data quality control measures. The metadata is made available to researchers, policymakers, and other stakeholders to facilitate the use and analysis of census data for research and policy-making purposes. The Census of India also provides access to microdata files, which allow researchers to conduct their own customized analysis of the census data.

Predominant material of Floor: Seven categories of floor materials have been specified in Census 2021.

• Mud…………1
• Wood/
• bamboo….2
• Burnt brick..3
• Stone……….4
• Cement…….5
• Mosaic/
• floor tiles..6
• Any other….7

Predominant material of Wall: Ten categories of wall materials have been specified in Census 2021.

• Grass/ thatch/ bamboo etc. ….1
• Plastic/ polythene………………..2
• Mud/ unburnt brick……………..3
• Wood…………………………………4
• Stone not packed with mortar……5
• Stone packed with mortar…………6
• G.I./metal/ asbestos sheets….7
• Burnt brick…………………………8
• Concrete……………………………9
• Any other…………………………..0

Predominant material of Roof: Ten categories of roof materials have been specified in Census 2021.

• Grass/ thatch/ bamboo/
• wood/ mud etc………….1
• Plastic/ polythene……..2
• Hand made tiles………..3
• Machine made tiles…..4
• Burnt brick……………….5
• Stone………………………6
• Slate………………………..7
• G.I./metal/ asbestos sheets……8
• Concrete………………….9
• Any other…………………0

Pucca Building: A pucca building was treated as one which has its walls and roof made of the following materials :

Wall material: Stones(duly packed with lime or cement mortar), G.I/metal/asbestossheets, Burnt bricks, Cement bricks, Concrete.

Roof material: Machine-made tiles, Cement tiles, Burnt bricks, Cement bricks, Stones, Slate, G.I./Metal/Asbestos sheets, Concrete.

Kutcha Building: Buildings, the walls and/or roof of which are predominantly made of materials other than those mentioned above such as unburnt bricks, bamboos, mud, grass, reeds, thatch, plastic/ polythene, loosely packed stone, etc., were treated as Kutcha buildings.

Use of Census house :

This has two parts – one for recording the code number for the use to which the Census House is put to and the second part for actually writing down a description of the use.

• Residence……………………….1
• Residence-cum-other use…2
• Shop/ office…………………….3
• School/ college etc…………..4
• Hotel/ lodge/
• guest house etc………….5
• Hospital/ dispensary etc…..6
• Factory/ workshop/
• workshed etc………………..7
• Place of worship………………8
• Other non-residential use…9
• Vacant……………………………0

Condition of Census house:

The Enumerators were instructed to enquire regarding the condition of the Census house only if it was used for residential or partly residential purpose and if a normal household was found occupying the Census house. Based on the perception of the respondent, condition of the Census houses, was classified as ‘good’, ‘livable’ or ‘dilapidated’ and code ‘1’, ‘2’ or 3 assigned respectively.

Good : Such census houses which do not require any repair and are in fairly good condition.

Livable : Census houses which need minor repairs are recorded in this category.

Dilapidated : Such census houses which show signs of decay or those breaking down and required major repairs and are far from being in condition that can be restored or repaired are considered as dilapidated.

As per Census 2011, there are total of 24,46,41,582 census houses in India in which

Urban India

In urban India, there is an aggregate of 7,84,84,979 census houses as per Census 2011.

68.5 % are good, 28.6 % are livable 2.9% are dilapidated.

Rural India

As per Census 2011, there are total of 16,61,56,603 census house rural India of which

46.0% are good, 47.5 %  are livable 6.5% are in dilapidated condition.

Ownership status of Census houses:

If a household was self-occupying the Census house owned by it and not making payments in the form of rent to anyone, then the household was considered as living in an ‘owned’ house. A household was treated as living in ‘rented’ house if rent was paid or contracted for by the household in cash or kind. Accommodation provided by employer like Government quarters, etc. was also treated as rented. The codes used in 2021census were,

• Owned……1
• Rented but has own house elsewhere …..2
• Rented and doesn’t own any house ….. 3
• Any other ……4

Number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household:

The concept of a dwelling room in Census is any room with walls, a doorway and a roof having width and length enough for a person to sleep in, i.e., a length of not less than 2 metres, a breadth of at least 1.5 metres and a height of 2 metres. It was specifically clarified to the enumerator that a dwelling room includes living room, bedroom, dining room, drawing room, study room, servant’s room and other habitable rooms provided it satisfies the criterion of above dimensions. Kitchen, bathroom, latrine, store room, passageway and verandah which are not normally used for living were not considered as dwelling rooms.

Download House-listing and Housing Census Schedule 2021 PDF in English

Download मकानसूचीकरण एवं मकान गणना अनुसूची 2021 PDF in Hindi

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