census
/ˈsensəs/noun
उच्चारण सेन्सस
जनगणना
Core word
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the process of officially counting something, especially a country's population, and recording various facts
जनगणना
- Census 2011
- Enumerators visited every house in the street for the census.
- India holds a census every ten years.
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- The census revealed that the population had risen sharply.
- The school staff helped with the census this year.
Synonyms count survey enumeration poll
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a census (countable noun)
A census is an official count of the population. The plural is censuses, not censi.
'Census' जनसंख्या की सरकारी गणना है। इसका plural 'censuses' है, 'censi' नहीं।
- India holds a census every ten years.
- The last census recorded a population of over a billion.
take / conduct a census
Use take, hold or conduct with census. Teachers are often assigned to census duty in India.
'Census' के साथ take, hold या conduct आता है। भारत में शिक्षकों को प्रायः जनगणना ड्यूटी दी जाती है।
- The government will conduct a census next year.
- Radhika's father took part in the census.
census of + group
Use of for the group counted: a census of tigers, a census of schools.
जिस समूह की गणना हो उसके लिए 'of' आता है: a census of tigers, a census of schools।
- A census of tigers is held every four years.
- The state ordered a census of unaided schools.
census + noun / according to the census
Use census as a modifier: census data, census report, census officer. Say according to the census to give a source.
'Census' modifier की तरह आता है: census data, census report, census officer। स्रोत बताने के लिए 'according to the census' कहते हैं।
- According to the 2011 census, literacy was 74 per cent.
- Census data helps planners to open schools.
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verb + census
conductholdtakecompletepublish
- The government completed the census in two phases.
adjective + census
nationalcastelivestocklatestdecennial
- The national census is held every ten years.
census + noun
datareportofficerformfigures
- Census figures show a rise in urban population.
census + of
of tigersof birdsof the populationof schoolsof households
- A census of rare birds was carried out in the forest.
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- Census workers visited every house in the village.
जनगणना कर्मचारी गाँव के हर घर में गए।
- The census showed that more people were moving to cities.
जनगणना से पता चला कि अधिक लोग शहरों की ओर जा रहे हैं।
- Radhika filled the census form with her father's help.
राधिका ने पिता की मदद से जनगणना का फ़ॉर्म भरा।
- A tiger census uses camera traps hidden in the forest.
बाघ गणना में जंगल में छिपाए गए camera traps का उपयोग होता है।
- The next census will collect data on household facilities.
अगली जनगणना में घरेलू सुविधाओं के आँकड़े जुटाए जाएँगे।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ Two censi have been published.
✓ Two censuses have been published.
The plural of census is censuses.
Census का plural 'censuses' है।
✗ Census was done in 2011 in India.
✓ A census was done in India in 2011.
Census is countable here and needs an article.
यहाँ 'census' countable है और इसके पहले article चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words refer to counting or questioning many people, but the scope differs.
ये शब्द बहुत से लोगों को गिनने या उनसे पूछने से संबंधित हैं, पर दायरा अलग है।
An official count of everyone, usually every ten years.
सभी लोगों की सरकारी गणना, प्रायः हर दस वर्ष में।
- A census counts every household.
A study of a sample of people or things to learn their opinions.
लोगों या चीज़ों के नमूने का अध्ययन ताकि उनकी राय जानी जा सके।
- The survey asked 500 students about their reading habits.
A vote or a set of questions to find public opinion, especially before elections.
जनमत जानने के लिए मतदान या प्रश्नों का समूह, विशेषकर चुनाव से पहले।
- The poll showed a close contest.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
✓In the exam
General knowledge
India's first complete census was in 1881 and it is held every ten years; Census 2011 was the 15th; the next census is planned for 2027 and will also count caste.
भारत की पहली पूर्ण जनगणना 1881 में हुई और यह हर दस वर्ष में होती है; जनगणना 2011 पंद्रहवीं थी; अगली जनगणना 2027 में होनी है और इसमें जाति की गणना भी होगी।