# Individuals and Groups ## Individual ***Individuals*** refer to single persons, each with their own set of demographic data, such as name, date of birth, gender, and other relevant information. The SR maintains a registry of these individual records, allowing for managing and retrieving information about each person.

individual creation page

## Group ***Groups*** in the Social Registry (SR) context typically refer to collections of individuals who are related or connected in some way. This could include **households, families, communities,** or other entities that consist of multiple people.

Household creation page - head, members, relationships

### Social Registry can house * **Individuals**: The Social Registry allows the creation of a registry containing demographic data of individual people. This data is privacy-protected, ensuring the confidentiality of personal information. The Social Registry provides advanced features that ensure the registry can easily integrate into a country's digital public infrastructure (DPI). * **Households and families**: In addition to individuals, the Social Registry can also host demographic data of households and families. This feature enables the tracking and managing of group data, such as family relationships and household compositions. Like individual data, this group data is also privacy-protected. * **Entities with group of people, like schools, and communities**: The Social Registry extends its functionality to entities that consist of groups of people, such as schools or communities. It provides demographic data for these entities, facilitating better management and service provision. ## Related user guides :notebook\_with\_decorative\_cover:[Create an Individual Registrant](/1.3/pbms/functionality/beneficiary-management/beneficiary-registry/user-guides/create-an-individual-registrant.md) :notebook\_with\_decorative\_cover:[Create a Group and Add Individual Registrants to the Group](/1.3/pbms/functionality/beneficiary-management/beneficiary-registry/user-guides/create-a-group-and-add-individual-registrants-to-the-group.md) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.openg2p.org/1.3/social-registry/features/individuals-and-groups.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.