India is census every 10 years and it is responsible for the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. But the question is, what is the system in Pakistan and who has the responsibility of getting a census done there? Actually, there is a census in Pakistan and it is completely the responsibility of the central government. Let us try to understand this in a little more detail.

Who conducts census in Pakistan?

Census in Pakistan is done through Pakistan Bureau of Statistics. This institution directly works under the Ministry of Planning and Development of the Government of Pakistan. That is, just as the census in India is under the supervision of a central agency, in the same way this happens in Pakistan.

When was the first census in Pakistan

Pakistan was first census in 1951, exactly after India’s partition. After this, the census was conducted in 1961, 1972, 1981 and 1998. But an interesting thing here is that the census in Pakistan could not always be done on time. For example, the next census after 1998 should have been held in 2011, but due to political instability and security reasons, it had to be postponed again and again.

When was the census last time

There is a constitutional provision in India to conduct a census every 10 years, but there is no such strict rule in Pakistan. There it also depends on the priorities and political situation of the government. Recently, Pakistan conducted a digital census in 2023, which was the first time in the history of the country. About 25 crore population was recorded in it. The specialty of this census was that it was done through mobile applications and digital platforms. That is, now Pakistan has moved towards digital system from traditional paper based survey.

Famous procedure with India

The process of conducting a census in Pakistan is similar to India. Here too, people are counted from house to house, but a big difference is that the army in Pakistan is also involved in this process so that the data collection can be safe and fair.

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Census 2027: The dates have been announced for the census in India. The census in the country will take place in two phases. The first phase will start from October 1, 2026, during this time there will be a census in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. After this, there will be a second phase of census between February 2027 to 1 March 2027, in which people will be counted in the plains of the country. According to the information received by the central government, from March 1, 2027, data related to the census will start coming out.

Let me tell you, under the provisions of the Census Act, 1948 and Census Rules, 1990 in India. According to the rules, there is a provision for census every 10 years. The last time census was held in the country in 2011, the census could not be done in 2021 due to the Korona epidemic. Now the question is that if countries like Pakistan and Afghanistan were not separated from India, then how much would the population of the country have been? Let’s know …

How much is the population of India?

The last time census took place in India in 2011. Looking at the 2011 census data, India’s population was around 121 crores. It had 62.3 crore male population and 58.6 crore female population. In 2011, the country’s population was seen to be 17.64 percent as compared to 2001. More than 15 years have passed since the census in the country. If we talk about the present time, then the population of the country has reached about 140 crores. India is also on the verge of beating China in terms of population.

How much population is in unbroken India?

Talking about the current population of India, the population of the country has also crossed the figure of 140 crores. In such a situation, if the population of major countries of unbroken India is connected, then there will be a lot of jump in India’s population. In fact, the population of Pakistan, separated after the partition of the country, is more than about 24.75 crores. This figure is 2023. Apart from this, Afghanistan has a population of 4.15 crores. At the same time, the population of Bangladesh is around 17 crores. If these three countries are added, then the total population will reach around 200 crores.

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Hindu in Pakistan: The population of Hindus in Pakistan has increased from 3.5 million in 2017 to 3.8 million in 2023. Since then, Hindus have become the largest minority community in the Islamic country. These figures have been extracted from last year’s census. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) released the results of the 7th Population and Housing Census 2023 on Thursday (April 10, 2025).

According to Pakistani news platform Don News, in 2023 the total population of the country was 240,458,089. This showed that the share of Muslims in the total population declined slightly from 96.47 percent in 2017 to 96.35 percent in 2023, while in the last six years the population of all major religious minorities has increased. However, their stake in the percentage of the total population presents a mixed picture.

How many population of Hindus in Pakistan?

The population of Hindus increased from 3.5 million in 2017 to 3.8 million in 2023, but their stake in the total population declined from 1.73 percent to 1.61 percent, showing that the population of other minority communities has increased at a rapid pace. The population of Christians also increased from 2.6 million to 3.3 million and their stake in the total population also increased from 1.27 percent to 1.37 percent.

Ahmadiyya Muslims decreased population

Along with the actual population of Ahmadis, their stake in the total population also saw a decline. His community size declined by 29,053 to 191,737 (0.09 percent) to 162,684 (0.07 percent). The population of the Sikh community was 15,998 and the Parsi community’s population was 2,348.

Statistics have shown that the country’s population has increased from 207.68 million in 2017 to 241.49 million in 2023, which is a growth rate of 2.55 percent. If the data is to be believed, then by this rate, Pakistan’s population is expected to double. According to the population, the total number of men is 124.32 million, while the number of women is 117.15 million and the sex ratio is 1.06. The population of transgender is stated to be 20,331.

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