US EditionIndia Gears Up for First Ever Digital Census 2027: Key Details Revealed
- On January 22, 2026, the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India notified a 33-question Phase I houselisting schedule for Census of India 2027, with fieldwork from April 1 to September 30, 2027, splitting floor, wall, and roof questions into three.
- The government says Census 2027 will be the first fully digital decennial count and first to enumerate caste, with Phase II—Population Enumeration—scheduled for February 2027 and allowing self-enumeration via a portal.
- The Phase I schedule lists 33 items including building and Census house identifiers, household composition and housing materials, while the pre-test sought 35 responses in select areas across India.
- About 30 lakh field functionaries including enumerators, supervisors, master trainers, charge officers and Principal/District Census Officers will collect data on personal mobile phones and receive honorarium while doing this work alongside regular duties, the government says.
- Issued in the official gazette by Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, the notification authorises census officers to ask listed items and was posted on the Census India 2027 X account on January 22, 2026.
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Census 2027: Govt lists 33 questions for houselisting from April 1
New Delhi: The government on Thursday notified 33 questions that will be put to citizens during the first phase of the Census — houselisting and housing enumeration — starting April 1. Questions listed In a gazette notification published on Thursday, Registrar General of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, listed questions such as material used in house flooring and roof, number of married couples living there, sex of the head of the household, typ…
33 questions, one massive exercise: Census 2027 houselisting notified
India issued Census 2027 Phase I questionnaire, launching houselisting from April, covering housing conditions, amenities, assets and demographics, ahead of digital population enumeration and caste data collection in 2027 nationwide.
Centre releases questionnaire for Phase 1 of 2027 Census
The survey will collect information on the type of cereals consumed, access to basic amenities and modern facilities, and the kinds of vehicles owned by the household. Officials said the data will help in understanding living conditions and planning for public services more effectively.
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