Why India will hold census after 15 years, beginning in 2026
FP Explainers • June 4, 2025 https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/india-population-caste-census-beginning-2026-13894467.html Caste was last enumerated in 1931 in the then undivided India. The data revealed the country had 4,147 castes besides depressed classes or Dalits.
A caste census tabulates the castes of all Indians, particularly the Other Backward Classes or OBCs.