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Revision as of 00:08, 19 March 2024
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
1871-1873:
Mizra Hosein Khan Sepahsalar instigated reforms that led to census style data collection.
1930-1940:
Full census attempted and abandoned after Anglo-Soviet Invasion
1956:
First complete, national census.
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
1871-1873:
- Names and ages of every man, woman, and child in their villages
- List of the dead and the newborn each year
1956-2016: Most of the data contains:
- district and province
- population size
- number of households
- mean household size
- approximate number of migrant tribe population
May include:
- names
- ages
- head of house
- relationship to head of house
References[edit | edit source]