Overview
- Uttar Pradesh will open a voluntary online self‑enumeration portal from November 16 to November 30, 2026, and follow with mandatory door‑to‑door population enumeration from December 1, 2026, to January 4, 2027.
- Several states and districts including Tripura and parts of Andhra Pradesh plan a January schedule with self‑enumeration from January 10 to January 24, 2027 and house‑to‑house counts from January 25 to February 28, 2027.
- Census 2027 is being run as a digital‑first exercise that gathers answers to 40 questions via a Census mobile app and web portal, and households that self‑submit will receive a Self‑Enumeration ID that enumerators use to retrieve and verify data.
- Local administrations are mobilising large workforces and running intensive training and block‑demarcation drives, but some areas reported staff non‑attendance at training sessions that officials say they are addressing.
- Special procedures aim to include transient and homeless people through targeted night counts, the Census Act protects confidentiality, and officials say accurate digital records will shape future planning and service delivery.