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Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, some pages are missing and may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text. The 1881 census comprised two main parts. Part I covered preliminary operations, including the preparation of village lists, nomenclature of census areas and officers, and introductory remarks. Part II delved into detailed demographic data, including population density changes, gender proportions, religious affiliations, marital statuses, age distributions, caste information, languages spoken, birthplaces, occupations, education levels, and infirmities. Additionally, the census included data on towns and concluded with a comprehensive overview of the gathered information. This comprehensive census aimed to provide a thorough snapshot of the population, its demographics, and various socio-economic aspects in 1881. J.A. Baines (1847-1925) was an administrator in the Indian Civil Service during the period of the British Raj. In 1868, he passed the competitive examination for entry into the Indian Civil Service, spent two years in training and was then posed to the Bombay Presidency. In 1881, Baines was deputed superintendent of the census in the presidency and excelled to the degree that he was appointed census commissioner for the national census of 1891. He had worked as an assistant collector and magistrate of Poona from 1883 and sold various other posts while in India The Title 'Census of India 1881: Operations And Results In The Presidency Of Bombay, Including Sind - Tables written/authored/edited by J. A. Baines', published in the year 2024. The ISBN 9788121280747 is assigned to the Paperback version of this title. This book has total of pp. 274 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Gyan Publishing House. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History, Census, India . Size of the book is 22.59 x 28.94 cms Vol:- Book 12 2nd