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April 17, 2026, 03:08 PM - 4 min read
This digital rollout is the core of Phase I, which focuses on House Listing and the Housing Census. It essentially maps out how people are living— covering everything from building materials to household gadgets.
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April 15, 2026, 04:03 PM - 3 min read
Self-enumeration for Census 2027 to begin in Arunachal on April 16; residents can submit household data online till April 30, followed by field visits in May.
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April 10, 2026, 03:36 PM - 4 min read
Over 5.72 lakh households have used the self-enumeration facility in the first phase of Census 2027, marking a significant shift towards digital participation in the nationwide exercise.
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April 1, 2026, 10:02 AM - 3 min read
This first phase, which is called the House Listing and Housing Census, will be conducted in staggered schedules in the various states and union territories.
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March 30, 2026, 09:18 PM - 3 min read
India will carry out its first fully digital Census in 2027, with a self-enumeration option and mobile-based data collection, as the nationwide exercise begins April 1, 2026.
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March 5, 2026, 03:18 PM - 4 min read
Home Minister Amit Shah unveiled mascots and soft-launched four digital platforms to power India’s first fully digital Census, with the houselisting phase set to begin on 1 April.
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February 26, 2026, 08:44 AM - 2 min read
The Union Cabinet has cleared a budget of ₹11,718 crore for the project, which notably includes caste enumeration for the first time.
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January 21, 2026, 04:17 PM - 2 min read
Director of Census Operations for J-K and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, presented the framework and key features of Census 2027, India’s first fully digital census. The presentation highlighted innovations such as the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS), citizen self-enumeration, and the introduction of caste enumeration
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January 1, 2026, 04:45 PM - 5 min read
As part of the initial groundwork, Kerala has started reorganising districts, towns, villages and enumeration blocks in preparation for the houselisting exercise scheduled for 2026 and the population enumeration planned for early 2027. The proposal envisages a two-phase census.
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December 12, 2025, 05:51 PM - 2 min read
The Census 2027 will also capture caste data electronically in the PE phase, Vaishnaw said.
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June 16, 2025, 01:54 PM - 3 min read
India will conduct its 16th Census in 2027 with caste enumeration included, the first such exercise in 16 years. The reference date is 1 March 2027, except for snow-bound regions where it is 1 October 2026. A digital, two-phase process is planned.
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June 4, 2025, 07:11 PM - 2 min read
The last national census was conducted in 2011, and the 2021 exercise was cancelled due to the pandemic, making the 2027 count the first in 16 years.
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