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India sets 2027 census schedule, with caste among 40 questions
India has set the main population count for January and February 2027, with people able to fill in their details online from January 10 to 24.
The count will cover most states and union territories, while Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand have separate schedules ahead of assembly elections.
Manipur is excluded for now after the exercise there was put on hold; Ladakh and some snow-bound areas follow a different calendar, with enumeration already completed in some of them.
Census workers will ask 40 questions about individuals and households, including details such as family, migration and access to services.
The census will include caste enumeration for all communities, the first such exercise since 1931, according to the coverage.
The count’s reference point is midnight on March 1, 2027, and a revisional round is scheduled for March 1 to 5.
India has notified Census 2027 population enumeration, with 40 questions including one on caste.
The main schedule is set for January 25 to February 28, 2027, followed by a revisional round from March 1 to 5.
Self-enumeration is scheduled for January 10 to 24, before house-to-house enumeration begins.
The census excludes Manipur for now and has separate schedules for some poll-bound and snow-bound areas.
The reference date is midnight on March 1, 2027.
- Who
- India’s Union government has notified the census schedule.
- What
- Census 2027 population enumeration will include 40 questions, including one on caste.
- When
- The main schedule is January 25 to February 28, 2027, followed by a revisional round from March 1 to 5. Self-enumeration is scheduled for January 10 to 24.
- Where
- India, with Manipur excluded for now and separate schedules for some poll-bound and snow-bound areas.
- Why
- The sources do not state a reason for the overall schedule; some areas have different dates because of elections or winter conditions.
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India’s last decadal census was conducted.
The house-listing and housing phase was conducted between April and September 2026.
The self-enumeration window is scheduled to open.
The main population enumeration is scheduled for most areas covered by the notice.
A revisional round is scheduled.
- Questions
- 40, including one on caste
- Reference date
- 00:00 hours on March 1, 2027
- Self-enumeration
- January 10–24, 2027
- Main enumeration
- January 25–February 28, 2027, according to Hindustan Times
- Revisional round
- March 1–5, 2027
- Excluded for now
- Manipur
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in all States and Union territories of India except the State of Manipur (till further declaration), the States of Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, the Union territory of Ladakh and the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the State of Himachal Pradesh and the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir the conduct of census of the population shall be undertaken from the 25th January, 2027 to the 28th February, 2027 with a revisional round from the 1st March, 2027 to the 5th March, 2027