India begins counting its population in historic census
India has begun counting its around 1.4 billion population in the world’s largest census, its first since 2011.
![The world's most populous nation has kicked off a census that will take a year to complete [File: RS Iyer/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1775073989.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
India has begun counting its around 1.4 billion population in the world’s largest census, its first since 2011.
![The world's most populous nation has kicked off a census that will take a year to complete [File: RS Iyer/AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-1775073989.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)









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