The Home Ministry has announced Census 2027 dates, with online self-enumeration from January 10–24 and door-to-door surveys from January 25 to February 28. A revision round is scheduled for March 1–5. Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, and parts of Himachal Pradesh will follow separate schedules.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has notified the schedule for the long-awaited Census of India 2027.
According to the official notification issued on October 30, 2026, the house-to-house population enumeration will be conducted from January 25 to February 28, 2027, across most states and Union Territories.
“Census in poll-bound states, Goa, UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur to be conducted later,” a government notification said.
2027 Census will be conducted nationwide from January 25 to February 28, excluding snow-bound states and states holding elections. Self-enumeration will be available from January 10 to 24, with March 1, 2027, set as the reference date. A revisional round will follow from March 1 to 5
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Certain States And Regions Excluded
The notification, issued by the Office of the Registrar General of India under the Census Act, 1948, excludes certain areas for the time being.
These include the state of Manipur (till further declaration), Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, the Union Territory of Ladakh, the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Himachal Pradesh, and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Online Self-Enumeration Begins January 10
Citizens will have the option of self-enumeration through an online portal from January 10 to January 24, 2027, just before the start of the house-to-house enumeration.
A revisional round will be held from March 1 to March 5, 2027, to verify and correct the recorded information. The reference date for the census has been fixed as 00:00 hours on March 1, 2027.
First Census Since 2011
The last census in India was conducted in 2011.
The subsequent census planned for 2021 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and has remained pending since then.
The upcoming exercise is expected to provide updated demographic data after a gap of 16 years, which will be crucial for policy planning, resource allocation and welfare schemes.