New Delhi: Minister of State for Home Ministry Nityanand Rai said on Wednesday that the nationwide census 2027 will be conducted in two phases. Houselisting and housing census will take place from April to September 2026, followed by population enumeration in February 2027.
In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Rai said that the questions for the first phase of the nationwide enumeration exercise have also been notified.
He said, "Information on the head of the household, amenities available, and assets possessed by the household will be collected in this phase. Three categories of sex of the head of household, viz. Male/Female/Transgender will be collected."
In the second phase, he said that population enumeration will take place and information of each individual will be collected and notified in due course. Nityanand Rai also mentioned that enumerators will undertake house-to-house field visits in the entire enumeration area to collect census data and avoid any exclusion on any ground.
