As part of a countrywide exercise, the Census Directorate will undertake GIS mapping of 647 statutory towns and 1.06 lakh villages in Uttar Pradesh, which will show each and every house and the number of people living there. A nodal office set up by here by the Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner will undertake similar work for Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa as well. Four such centres have been set up in the country. Hyderabad-based ICC Technology Private Limited has been hired for the work. Read More
