Pakistan Census 2011

Schedule of the census-2011:  
House Listing Operation          :  5th to 19th April 2011
Population & Housing Census  :  August/ September 2011
Calendar Activities Population and Housing Census:
Is a stock taking of human resources of a country and their living conditions at one point of time.
It provides basic data on demographic, social and economic variables about each person and each housing unit.
Serves as bench mark for all socio-economic development plans, administrative activities, demographic research and projection of population to meet future needs.
Scope of Census:
i)Area to be covered.
Census will cover entire territory of Pakistan.
ii) Population to be covered.
All persons living in the country at the time of census dates are enumerated. Foreign nationals are also enumerated except diplomatic personnel and their families.
iii) Questionnaire
Three types of questionnaires will be used. Form -1 will be used for house Listing , Form - 2 will be used for main census operation while Form -2A will be used on sample basis for detail questions.
Census Methodology:
Enumeration Method: Canvasser method to be used in which information is collected and recorded by the enumerator through door to door visit.
Population Count: Population to be counted at usual place of residence (De-jure method) for comparison over the past. Population by district of birth also to be counted and published.
Field Operation: Census is usually held in two phases: House Listing and Population & Housing Census. House Listing is usually carried out a few months before the main census.
Topics to be covered in Census:
A) DEMOGRAPHIC & SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Age - Sex - Relationship to the head - Marital status - Religion - Mother tongue (language) - Nationality
B) EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS (for 5 years +)
Literacy status - School attendance - Level of education completed - Field of education
C) GEOGRAPHICAL / MIGRATION CHARACTERISTICS
Usual residence - District of birth - Duration of continuous residence in district - District of previous residence - Reason of migration
D) ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS (for 10 years +)
Usual Activity - Part time Activity – Occupation
- Industry Employment status - Reason of unemployment
E) FERTILITY / MORTALITY (females 15-49 Years)
No. of children ever born by sex
No. of children still living by sex
No. of children born during last 12 months by sex
No. of children still living by sex
F) MISCELLANEOUS
Nature and Type of Disability if any
Holding of CNIC by persons of 18 years plus
G) HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
- Information about living quarters; number of rooms, sex of the owner, tenure status, period since constructed and construction material used in outer walls & roofs.
- Data on source of drinking water, source of lighting and cooking fuel used.
Availability of proper kitchen, bathroom, latrine and type of latrine
- Media of information such as T.V., Radio, Newspaper, Telephone and Mobile
Delimitation of Census Areas:
For complete coverage and effective field supervision, the country has been delimited on a four-tier system, into;
424 - Census Districts (Tehsils/ Towns and Cantts.)
3203 - Census Charges (Kano go/ Town or part of Town /Cantt.)
22398 - Census Circle (Patwar Circle/part of Town /Cantt.)
146230 - Census Blocks (Village, part of Town)
Census block roughly comprises of 200 houses
One block is assigned to one enumerator.
You can read more information visit: http://www.census.gov.pk/