Answer: Census in India was started by the British Raj. Census is very important as this will TELL you what are the needs of the people, ratio of genders and how much land required for the people to live.

Explanation:1,367,897,492 India's 2019 population is estimated at 1.37 billion based on the most recent UN data. India, located in South Asia, is bordered by the Bay of Bengal, the ARABIAN Sea, and the Indian Ocean, and is also bordered by the countries of Pakistan, Bhutan, China, NEPAL, Myanmar (formerly Burma), and Bangladesh. India is the world's 7th largest country by area and the 2nd most populous country with more than 1.3 billion residents.

1 of every 6 people on the planet live in India, and between the 2001 and 2011 censuses, the country grew by 17.7%, adding 181.5 million people. The country has doubled in size in just 40 years, and is expected to unseat China as the world's most populated country in the next couple of decades. India's current yearly growth rate is 1.08%.