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In this photo taken Friday, Feb. 11, a census worker notes down details of a family in New Delhi, India. India is busily conducting its 15th national census, with millions of government workers deploying across the country to tally its estimated 1.17 billion people and ask questions on housing, work and education that should give a clearer picture of the world's most populous democracy and its very vast needs.

India works to count more than 1 billion people in its 15th national census

Can you imagine what kind of planning is behind such a count? Read more about the latest phase of India's census here.

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A very poor country with over a billion people. Hey, how about birth control pills. Just pour the pills in the Ganghi.

    Reply#1 - Sun Feb 13, 2011 3:16 PM EST
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