Wednesday, April 1, 2026

India kicks off world's largest population counting exercise

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India begins its census exercise on April 1 to record the country's true population size, demographics and income levels. 

The mammoth year long procedure will involve over 3 million officials and will eventually capture granular data on an estimated 1.4 billion people in the country. 

Correspondent Ishan Garg tells us more about the census's implications.

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Duration: 55 seconds