Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched the first phase of Census-2027, the Houselisting and Housing Census that will map homes and assets across the state. Residents can self-enumerate digitally from May 7 to May 21, 2026, before census teams conduct door-to-door surveys. For the first time, caste enumeration is included and forest villages are counted.
Census 2027 field operations are underway across Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Chandigarh. In parallel, residents in Delhi, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Meghalaya and Jharkhand can use a self-enumeration facility to submit their data online. The rollout aims to speed up collection while improving accuracy through easier participation.
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Telangana has kicked off self-enumeration for Census 2027, starting April 26, 2026 and running until May 10. Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy completed the online process and urged citizens to participate. Officials say this will be India’s first fully digital census, making home-based online listing the new norm.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Census 2027 a key citizen duty, stressing that the information provided will be kept secure and confidential. He said the upcoming exercise is now digital, giving people the option to self-enumerate for 15 days before officials visit them, making participation faster and more convenient.
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