CRS

Civil Registration System Vital Statistics

CRS vital statistics are used to study registered births and deaths and civil-registration completeness.

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Host / institution

ORGI / Census · ORGI / Census of India

Geography

India, state

Time coverage

Annual registration outputs

Update frequency

Annual

What this is best for

Civil registration completeness and vital-statistics benchmarks

Main limitations

Registration completeness uneven across states

Quick answers

Short research-facing answers derived from this catalog record.

What is CRS used for?
Civil registration completeness and vital-statistics benchmarks
How do you access CRS data?
CRS is labeled “Open download” on this guide. Open the access portal or documentation links on the record for the current host process—do not assume open download if registration or a DUA is required.
What geography and time does CRS cover?
Geography: India, state. Time coverage: Annual registration outputs.
What are the main limitations of CRS?
Registration completeness uneven across states

Guides for using this data

Official portals, user guides, codebooks, and tutorials for access and analysis.

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Variables4

Live-fetch blocked/unavailable (skip recorded 2026-07-09); representative fields from catalog host materials — confirm on official portal. Representative fields for the page table — verify the full dictionary on the official site.

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Name / codeDescription
registered birthsRegistered births
registered deathsRegistered deaths
infant deathsInfant deaths
sex ratiosSex ratios
Formats

PDF

Technical tags
PDF reportannual
Example uses
Typical research and analysis uses for this dataset

Birth registration and sex-ratio monitoring

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.