The National Population Register Form 2020 is now available. Here today we are going to provide you information related to the application form of Census 2021 of India for the National Population Register going to be held in the country now. In this article, you may be able to grab the details related to NPR Form 2020 such as what questions are going to be asked in the form, how you can check the online form and other relevant information.
National Population Register online form
The NPR form is a form of collecting data for the census of India as per the Census Act, 1948. Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India has released NPR Form 2021 16th Census for Census of India. The 15th Indian census was taken in the year 2011. According to records in the 15th census the population was 121 crores, with the number of households being 24 crores. Now again the Central Government has decided to check the population of the country and the number of houses using the power given by Section 3 of the Act.
NPR Form 2020 Highlights
| Article about | National Population Register Form 2020 |
| Announced by | G. Kishan Reddy, Union Minister |
| Name of the Ministry | Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |
| Collection of data from | Various parts of the country |
| Official website | http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ |
Detail Mentioned in NPR Form
The NPR form is playing a very important role in conducting the census. The first NPR is updated based on 15 criteria which are as follows:
- Date Of Birth,
- Duration Of Stay At Present Address,
- Educational Qualification.
- Father’s Name,
- Marital Status,
- Mother’s Name,
- Name Of Person,
- Nationality (As Declared),
- Occupation / Activity
- Permanent Residential Address,
- Place Of Birth,
- Present Address Of Usual Residence,
- Relationship To Head Of Household,
- Sex,
- Spouse’s Name (If Married),
The current NPR form contains some additional questions like father and mother’s birthplace, voter ID, Aadhaar ID, etc. This year the application form has the following questions:
- Aadhaar Number
- Availability of member of the household
- Date of Birth (DD-MM-YYYY)
- Driving License Number
- Educational Qualification
- If father, mother and spouse are not enumerated in this household or not alive, write their names along with the date of birth else write serial number
- Marital Status
- Mobile Number
- Name of the person in full
- Nationality as declared
- Occupation/ Activity
- Passport number
- Permanent Residential Address
- Place of birth
- Place of Birth of Father & Mother
- Relationship to Head
- Sex
- Voter ID Card Number
- Whether Staying at present place since birth
- Write the name of the mother tongue in full and give code from code directory
Documents Required for NPR 2020
- Aadhaar card,
- Driving License,
- Mobile number,
- Passport
- Voter ID Card (EPIC),
Procedure to Download the NPR form Online
- Open the official website of Census of India
- Go to the “2021 – Schedules” option
- Choose your preferred language to see the PDF
- Click on the link given in download Column
- Or click here for English and click here for Hindi.