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India Begins Census as World’s Most Populous Nation

Vishnurupa Parayath, Shubh Mathur, Sunil Silelan, Rishabh, Bhushan Kumar, Tarun Kumar, Sunil Kataria/Reuters

3 April 2026 at 14:09:47


Now the world’s most populous country, India launches its long-delayed census — a massive effort to map over 1.4 billion people and guide future growth and policy.

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