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By
Mr. Habib Ullah Khan
Census Commissioner
POPULATION CENSUS ORGANIZATION
PAKISTAN
PRESENTATIONON
POPULATION & HOUSING CENSUS
2011
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DECISION TO HOLD CENSUS
The issue of 6th Population and Housing Census wasconsidered by the Council of Common Interests in a meetingheld on 8thNov. 2010 under the chairmanship of the Prime
Minister and it was decided to hold the next Census as perfollowing schedule:
- House Listing Operation March / April , 2011
- Population and Housing Census August /Sept, 2011
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IMPORTANCE OF CENSUS
Population and Housing Census is a stock taking ofhuman resources of a country and their living conditionsat one point of time.
It provides basic data on demographic, social and
economic variables about each person and each housingunit.
Data collected through census serves as bench mark for
all type of socio-economic development plans,administrative activities and demographic research.
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LEGAL AND POLITICAL IMPACT
Census also meets Legal requirements for:
Providing basis for political representation in the Nationaland Provincial Assemblies (Article 51 (3) of Constitution).
Distribution of funds to the federating units by NationalFinance Commission (Article 160(2) of Constitution).
Determining quota for recruitment to all civil posts in theFederal Government.
Delineation of constituencies for National and Provincial
Assemblies
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HISTORY OF CENSUS TAKING
First regular census in the areas now comprisingPakistan was held in 1881. Since then regular censuseshave been conducted after every ten years up to 1981.
After independence five censuses have been undertakenfirst in 1951, 1961, 1972, 1981 and the last in 1998.
6thPopulation & Housing Census is scheduled to be heldin September, 2011.
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TOPICS TO BE COVERED IN CENSUS
A) DEMOGRAPHIC & SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Age - Sex - Relationship to the head - Maritalstatus - Religion - Mother tongue (language)- Nationality
B) EDUCATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS (for 5 years +)
Literacy status - School attendance - Level ofeducation completed - Field of education
C) GEOGRAPHICAL / MIGRATIONCHARACTERISTICS
Usual residence - District of birth - Duration ofcontinuous residence in district - District of previousresidence - Reason of migration
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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 sexNo. 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 CNI Card by persons of 18 years plus
Member of a household living abroad for more than
6 members.
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G) HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS
- Information about living quarters; number of rooms,sex of the owner, tenure status, period sinceconstructed and construction material used in outerwalls & roofs.
- Data on source of drinking water, source of lightingand 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.
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Forms Used in House Listing
And Census Operation
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Scope of House Listing Operation
House Listing as first phase is generally
conducted to 2 to 3 months prior to main
census.
It provides inventory of structures / housesand household in the country.
Data is used for planning of 2ndphase i.e. maincensus.
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Steps involved are:
- to number each structure in the census block.
- to ascertain nature & use of each structure.
- to indentify households and obtain name and
CNIC of head or member of household.
- to obtained number of persons residing in the
household.
- any kind of economic activity being carried out inthe household.
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Planning & Preparation
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ARRANGEMENTS/PREPARATIONS
MADE FOR THE
CENSUS 2011
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DELIMITATION OF CENSUS AREAS
For complete coverage and effective field supervision, the
country has been delimited on a four-tier system, into;Census Districts (Tehsils/ Towns and Cantts.)
Census Charges (Qanun go/ part of Town/Cantt.)
Census Circle (Patwar Circle/part of Town /Cantt.)
Census Blocks (Village, part of Village/Town)
Census block roughly comprises of 200-250 houses
One block is assigned to one enumerator.
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PREPRATION OF MAPS
Maps help in proper delimitation, control of censusoperations and presentation of census results.
Maps of each Admin as well as Census Area have beenprepared/updated.
Maps of 50666 villages and 7594 urban areas (censuscircles) have been prepared and updated. Maps are beingverified through satellite images (Google Earth).
Block maps showing physical landmarks have been
prepared which are provided to the enumerators andsupervisors.
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CHARGE/CIRCLE/
BLOCKS SETUP
COMPRISING
OF
CENSUS CHARGE 5 TO 7 CIRCLES
CENSUS CIRCLE 5 TO 7 BLOCK
CENSUS BLOCK 200 TO 250 HOUSES
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CHARGE/CIRCLE/
BLOCK SETUP
COMPRISING
OF
Census Charge One Qanungo Halqa/ Total number
of Patwar Circles in Qanungo Halqa
Census Circle Total number of mauzas in Patwar
Circle / Tapedar Circle.
Census Block Each mauza/deh/village ranging
from 200 to 250 houses comprisesone block.
Large mauzas are divided into two
or more blocks of 200 to 250
houses.
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CENSUS AREAS BY ADMN. UNITS
Admn.
Area
AdmnDistt.
CensusDistrict
CensusCharges
CensusCircles
CensusBlocks
Khyber Pk. 24 78 336 2283 19828
FATA 7 7 48 288 3797
Punjab 36 158 1542 11224 72201
Sindh 23 129 875 4893 35317
Balochistan 30 34 264 726 9186
Islamabad 1 1 14 107 863AJK 10 10 88 445 3892
GB 7 7 35 141 1198
Total 138 424 3202 20107 146289
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APPOINTMENT OF FIELD STAFF
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Census operation requires a field force of 182,000 as
enumerators and supervisors.
The services of school Teachers and employees of otherGovernment Departments are hired as Enumerators /Supervisors.
Participation of females is encouraged. Efforts are been madeto deploy maximum females in the census operation asenumerators and supervisors.
Enumerators and supervisors are paid one month salary asremuneration.
APPOINTMENT OF FIELD STAFF
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Field Staff (for House Listing)
Province PCOs/RCOsField Staff for House Listing Including 6% Reserve
Charge
Superintendents
Circle
Supervisors
Enumerators Total
PunjabLahore 1127 8853 18040 24074
Multan 569 4474 11872 14940
SindhKarachi 710 4100 10010 13440
Sukkur 240 1235 4220 5031
KPK Peshawar 383 2464 7325 9955
FATAFATA 57 305 1455 1698
BalochistanQuetta 144 424 5270 5828
Khuzdar 134 339 4435 4896Gilgit
BaltistanGilgit 39 151 648 834
ICT Islamabad 16 116 325 576
AJK AJK 98 473 2100 2683
Total - 3523 22932 65700 91155
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TRANSPARENCY
o Updated maps of census areas are provided to each
enumerator and supervisors.
o CNIC of head or any member of household is recordedfor verification.
o One supervisor has to supervise 5-7 enumerators. Theyfill-in certain forms independently for quality checks.
o Vigilance teams comprising DDO (R), a police officerand a technical officer are formed at Census Districtlevel to monitor census operation.
o Established control rooms at Census District level toredress public complaints about enumeration.
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o Collection of filled-in questionnaires under sealed
cover.
o Census Evaluation Survey will be undertaken by anindependent agency (FBS).
o Administrative Boundaries have been freezed by theProvincial Governments.
o Ban on the transfer and postings have beenimposed on the staff engaged in census operation.
Continued
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o Provincial Census Commissioners (PCC) have been
appointed for effective coordination between ProvincialGovernments & Population Census Organization.
o Government Universities have been requested to spare
students to be deputed as Enumerators / Supervisors
o Meetings were also held with Provincial Chief Secretaries and
Secretaries of Education, Home Department, S&GAD, Local
Government and Rural Development Department and Senior
Member Board of Revenue to seek their cooperation.
Continued
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ISSUES
Law and order situation in certain parts of the country.
Access of enumeration and supervisory staff in troubledareas.
Security of census documents in sensitive areas.
Distortion of population figures due to linguistic and ethnicfeelings in certain areas.
Political linkage of census data in terms of representations inassemblies and distribution of financial resources amongprovinces have made census a sensitive issue.
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House Listing Operation-2011
o House Listing Operation has been conductedfrom 5thApril,2011 to 5thMay, 2011.
o Summary Forms REN-1 have been received
which are being processed.
o Results will be used for effective Planning of
Population Census.
o Other material i.e. Booklets of Form-I are being
received at PCOs / RCOs level.
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O S O S O O S
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KEY OBSERVATIONS ON HOUSE
LISTING OPERATION
Most of the field staff was taken from EducationDepartment with few exception Revenue and Local
Government Departments.
Training was imparted by DEOs/AEOs and seniorHeadmasters.
Deficiency in quality of training was observed in someareas.
The concepts of Structure / Building and householdwere not clear to the Trainers / Supervisors and theEnumerators.
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At some venues field staff found deviating fromguidelines provided in the Manual of Instructions.
For the next phase services of senior staff of FBSwill be utilized for imparting training.
Admn. Tiers had problems / confusion about theirfunctions who needed briefing on the concept andmethodology of House Listing Operation will berectified.
Other activities were going on in the field hence, theenumerators were not spared timely for censusduties.
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Census Enumeration Blocks particularly in suburbs
of big urban areas were found of abnormal sizes.
These blocks will be splited / bifurcated intomanageable size to avoid problems in second
phase.
In some Census Blocks Settlements / Goths weremissing in the maps which created confusion.
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The initial period for Field Operation was 5th to 19thApril, 2011 which had to be extended up to 5thMay, 2011 on the request of some quarters.
Instructions regarding Hiring of Vehicles did not
reach timely.
Coordination within the Census Staff and Admn.tiers was weak.
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Monitoring/ Checking of Field
Activities. Effective monitoring of field activities was ensured by
deputing officers / officials of FBS, PCO and ACO.
The complaints received from field were addressed
promptly.
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Establishment of Control Room
There were 392 Control Rooms operative in 424
Census Districts.
The complaints received in Control Rooms were either
redressed on the spot or referred to the concerned
quarters for necessary action.
Publicity campaign could not be started as per Activity
Calendar of the House Listing Operation.
However, Publicity Campaign was launched during the
operation to create the awareness among the masses
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LESSON LEARNT
Recommendation is that census staff may be taken
from Education Department only.
Appointment of Census Field Staff should be
ensured well before the start of operation.
Impartial people should be taken in the 2nd phase.
Training may be imparted by Senior Officers of
PCO, FBS and ACO.37
Continued
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Photograph of an Enumerator / Supervisor may beaffixed on the Identity Card. ID Card also should have
a serial number.
Admn. Tiers should be briefed / sensitized about theirfunctions / responsibilities.
Enumerators should be spared timely for censusduties.
Effective Monitoring may be started in the beginning ofcensus operation.
Briefing / Sensitization workshops should beconducted for Coordination Committees / Vigilance
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THANKS
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