The decennial count will take place in early 2027, featuring a self-enumeration window before enumerators conduct direct house-to-house surveys. Several regions facing elections, difficult winter weather, or past listing delays will be excluded from this primary timetable. Officials affirmed that all demographic, social, and economic information collected during the two phases will be kept strictly confidential. The last completed census occurred in 2011, documenting 1.21 billion citizens residing in nearly 25 crore households.
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The upcoming exercise serves as India's eighth decennial census conducted since the count…: The upcoming exercise serves as India's eighth decennial census conducted since the country gained Independence.
Election-bound and snow-bound territories such as Ladakh, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh will…: Election-bound and snow-bound territories such as Ladakh, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh will follow separate enumeration timetables.
All personal data gathered throughout the two-phase survey will be protected under confid…: All personal data gathered throughout the two-phase survey will be protected under confidentiality mandates for statistical use.
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The enumeration will not be conducted in poll bound or in the snow-bound areas. (Photo: IANS)
NEW DELHI: Population enumeration for the 2027 Census will be conducted across most of India from January 25 to February 28, 2027, with poll-bound states and snow-bound regions excluded from the schedule, the government announced on Friday.According to a notification issued by Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner, the reference date for the census will be midnight on March 1, 2027, PTI reported.The enumeration will not be conducted during this period in Manipur, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Ladakh, or in the snow-bound, non-synchronous areas of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.The schedule for Manipur will be announced separately. A revisional round will be held from March 1 to March 5, 2027.The government will also offer a self-enumeration option from January 10 to January 24, ahead of the house-to-house population count.Assembly elections are due in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur early next year.Census 2027: Two phasesThe 2027 Census, the eighth since Independence, will be conducted in two…
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