Open AccessFirst Release from the Second Population Census of Pakistan, 1961
Author(s) -
Karol J. Krótki
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
pakistan development review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.154
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 0030-9729
DOI - 10.30541/v1i2pp.67-77
Subject(s) - census , comparability , population , geography , league , work (physics) , demographic analysis , league table , population statistics , literacy , socioeconomics , economic growth , political science , demography , sociology , law , economics , engineering , mathematics , mechanical engineering , physics , combinatorics , astronomy , classical economics
The field enumeration for the purposes of the SecondPopulation Census of Pakistan was completed at dawn of February 1, 1961.The first Bulletin with provisional results is dated 27 days later1. Theless than five weeks in the case of Pakistan compare with about fourweeks in the case of the latest Census of India 2, and just over sixweeks in the case of United Kingdom3. Such figures are seldom directlycomparable, but the least that can be said is that Pakistan is in thefirst league. With such standards of performance as to speed alreadyreached, the need now is to concentrate on increasing the extent ofinformation provided, ensuring greater comparability, providing somepreliminary analysis and elucidation and finally eliminating clericalmistakes through more checking. The swift results in Pakistan in theprevailing communication and literacy circumstances suggest that thework was well planned and must have been carried out by an exceedinglyefficient organisation.