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Census 2027 to begin in Jharkhand on Jan 25

Ranchi, Oct 31 (UNI) The population census in Jharkhand will be conducted from January 25 to February 28, 2027, under a schedule notified by the Centre.
The self-enumeration facility will be available from January 10 to 24, 2027, before the commencement of population enumeration, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on October 30.
The revisional round of the census will be conducted from March 1 to 5, 2027. The reference date for the exercise will be 00:00 hours on March 1, 2027.
Jharkhand is among the States and union territories covered by the notification. The schedule excludes Manipur, until further declaration, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, the union territory of Ladakh, snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Himachal Pradesh and the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
The notification was issued by the Office of the Registrar General of India under Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948, read with Rules 6A and 6D of the Census Rules, 1990.
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