Regarding the conduct of the Census of India, each individual and household is enumerated at their usual place of residence, regardless of where they were physically present on the reference night. Which method of enumeration does this describe?

• A De jure method ✓
• B De facto method
• C Extended de facto method
• D Modified de jure method

Explanation

India follows the de jure method, enumerating people according to their usual or legal place of residence even if they are elsewhere on census night. The de facto method counts people where they are physically present on the reference date, which risks double counting or omission for travellers. The extended de facto method, used in some countries, assigns persons counted away from home back to their usual residence afterward.

Reference: Park's Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine, 27th ed.

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