Indian Census counts transgender people for the first time, finds half a million

[Olivia P]

The first ever count of India's transgender population has found nearly 500,000 who were prepared to say they were transgender in filling out census papers – though activists say the real number may be far higher

02 JUNE 2014 | BY ANDREW POTTS

490,000 people listed themselves as 'third gender' or transgender in India's most recent census – the first time the Indian Government has sought to ask how many people identify as such.

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[suzifrommd]

500 thousand / 1.23 billion = .04 % or about 1 in 2500. I think that's still a massive undercount.

[Olivia P]

Well I think a significant portion wouldn't want to list themselves as such and I bet a significantly larger portion on top of that will still be in denial