Overview
- The first phase of Census 2027, which covers house listing and housing details, began nationally on April 1 with an online self-enumeration window set for April 16–30.
- Residents who fill the online form receive a unique ID that they will show to visiting census workers during doorstep verification scheduled for May 1–30 in many states.
- Chhattisgarh detailed its rollout on Monday, deploying about 62,500 personnel, setting up charge units and blocks across the state, and preparing a toll-free helpline from April 16.
- States reported varied local calendars, with Pimpri-Chinchwad planning fieldwork from May 16 to June 14 and Odisha setting its house-listing round for April 16 to May 15 after early portal submissions.
- Officials stress this is the first fully digital count using a mobile app and a monitoring system, and they say personal data stays confidential under the Census Act and will be used only for planning.