Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Tamil Nadu Completes First Phase of India’s 2027 Census
Tamil Nadu has finished the first part of India’s 2027 Census.
Workers visited homes to record information about houses and basic services.
People could also submit their information online before the visits began.
More than 10 lakh households used this online option.
Over 1.15 lakh enumerators and 19,000 supervisors helped cover the state.
They used a secure mobile application instead of paper forms.
The information will be kept confidential and used for planning and statistics.
The next phase, which counts every resident, will happen in February 2027.
Tamil Nadu completed the first phase of Census of India 2027 on August 30.
House listing and housing census operations ran from August 1 to August 30.
More than 10 lakh households submitted details through the digital self-enumeration window.
Over 1.15 lakh enumerators and 19,000 supervisors covered nearly 1.2 lakh house listing blocks.
Population enumeration, covering every resident, is scheduled across India in February 2027.
- Who
- The Directorate of Census Operations, Tamil Nadu, along with enumerators, supervisors, administrators, civic bodies and residents.
- What
- The first phase of Census of India 2027, covering house listing and housing information, was completed.
- When
- Field operations ran from August 1 through August 30; population enumeration is scheduled for February 2027.
- Where
- Across Tamil Nadu’s urban and rural administrative divisions.
- Why
- To collect information for developmental planning, statistical analysis and the later creation of demographic, socio-economic and educational profiles.
- Completed phase
- House listing and housing census operations
- Fieldwork period
- August 1–August 30
- Self-enumeration period
- July 17–July 31
- Digital submissions
- More than 10 lakh households
- Field workforce
- Over 1.15 lakh enumerators and 19,000 supervisors
- Coverage
- Nearly 1.2 lakh house listing blocks across 1,026 administrative charges
- Next phase
- Population enumeration in February 2027