IndiaPosted at: Oct 31 2026 12:14PM


Census 2027 to begin on Jan 25; self-enumeration window opens Jan 10

New Delhi, Oct 31 (UNI) The Centre has notified the schedule for the 2027 population census, with house-to-house enumeration set to begin on January 25 and continue till February 28, 2027.
The notification also provides for a 15-day self-enumeration window from January 10 to January 24, immediately before the commencement of the population count.
The Ministry of Home Affairs, through a notification issued under the Census Act, 1948, and the Census Rules, 1990, has announced the census schedule for all states and union Territories, except those specifically excluded in the notification.
The population enumeration will be followed by a revisional round from March 1 to March 5, 2027. The reference date for the census has been fixed at 00:00 hours on March 1, 2027.
The notification, issued by the Office of the Registrar General of India, states that the census will be conducted across the country, excluding Manipur until further declaration, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttarakhand, the union Territory of Ladakh, snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Himachal Pradesh and the union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The self-enumeration facility will be available from January 10 to January 24, 2027, before the start of house-to-house population enumeration. The notification, however, does not specify the detailed procedure or platform for self-enumeration.
The schedule has been notified by the Central government under Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948, read with Rules 6A and 6D of the Census Rules, 1990.
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