Census of India 2027

   Census of India 2027, Houselisting and Housing Census in selected sample areas shall be conducted in all States and Union territories, collecting information through the houselisting and housing Census schedule in connection with the Census of India 2027

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  • First phase of Census of India 2027
  • Houselisting & Housing Census 2027 Schedule
  • Appoint the Officers for Census, Secretary in the Home & Hill Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal, No.607-Home/O/CEN-02/26 Date: 18.05.2026
  • Approved norms under different component for Census 2027, Circular No.7 Census of India 2027 Date: 24th December 2025
  • Engagement Notice for Census 2027, Under Office of the Charge Officer, Raipur Development Block, Memo No. 1681/Rai/26 Date: 11.06.2026
  • Field Trainer Training Program for Nadia district for Census 2027, Memo No. CEN2027/NAD/29(29) Date: 23.06.2026
  • Engagement of BLOs as Enumerators for Census 2027, Memo No. 10/CEN/SMC Date: 23.06.2026
  • Self-Enumeration for Phase-I of Census 2027, download User Guide
  • Request for issuing a Circular /an Order for intimation to all Headmasters /Headmistress and Teachers as well as Clerks of Schools for mandatorily performing Census 2027 duties under KMC, Spl. Municipal Commissioner & Addl. Principal Census Officer, No. 22/Spl. MC/2026-27 Date: 08.07.2026
  • Intimation regarding the deployment of Teaching Staffs/Officials as Enumerators for Census 2027, Memo No. 3877(3) Date: 09.07.2026
  • Important 34 Questions & Mapping for Census 2027
  • Download the official HLO App for Census 2027 and 100 Questions for Census 2027 training Programme
  • Granting of On Duty status and release of Teaching and Non-teaching Staff for Census 2027 Enumerator Training, Memo No. 1059/Census Date: 21.07.2026
  • Morning Session for Census Training Programme, Memo No. 982/ES Date: 21.07.2026, download Office Memorandum
  • Order for Census 2027 duty, Chairperson in Charge, Uttar Dinajpur, Memo No. 1428/DPSC/UD  Date: 23.07.2026, download Order
  • User Manual Census 2027 in Bengali Language
  • Census 2027, Chairman, Cooch Behar DPSC, Memo No. 741(29)/2M-25 Date: 24.07.2026, download Office Memorandum
  • Census 2027, Chairperson in Charge, Alipurduar DPSC, Memo No. 820/1(15)/DPSC/APD/26  Date: 24.07.2026, download Office Order 
  • Annexure-A(Completion Certificate by Enumerator) Annexure-B (Completion Certificate by Supervisor), Download Blank Annexure-A &Annexure-B for Census 2027
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1st Phase of Census of India 2027

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
Office of Registrar General, India

THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
New Delhi, the 16th October 2025
➤NOTIFICATION (Click here)

S.O. 4698(E)
           In exercise of the powers conferred by section 17A of the Census Act 1948 (37 of 1948) read with rule 6D of the Census Rules 1990, the Central Government hereby extends the provisions of the said Act for conduct of pre-test of first phase of Census of India 2027. The pre-test of first phase of Census of India 2027 that is Houselisting and Housing Census in selected sample areas shall be conducted from 10th November 2025 to 30th November 2025 in all States and Union territories. There shall also be an option for self-enumeration from 1st November 2025 to 7th November 2025.

F. No. 9/8/2025-CD(Cen)
 Mritunjay Kumar Narayan
Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
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 Houselisting & Housing Census 2027 Schedule

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(Office of Registrar General, India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 22nd January, 2026
➤Notification (Click here)

S.O. 353(E)
              In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General, India) number S.O. 120(E), dated the 7th January,2020 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 9th January, 2020, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby instructs that all the Census Officers may, within the limits of the local areas for which they have been respectively appointed, ask all such questions from all persons on the items enumerated below for collecting information through the houselisting and housing census schedule in connection with the Census of India 2027 namely:-

1. Building number (Municipal or local authority or census number).
2. Census house number.
3. Predominant material of floor of the census house.
4. Predominant material of wall of the census house.
5. Predominant material of roof of the census house.
6. Ascertain use of census house.
7. Condition of the census house.
8. Household number.
9. Total number of persons normally residing in the household.
10. Name of the head of the household.
11. Sex of the head of the household.
12. Whether the head of the household belongs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other.
13. Ownership status of the census house.
14. Number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household.
15. Number of married couple(s) living in the household.
16. Main source of drinking water.
17. Availability of drinking water source.
18. Main source of lighting.
19. Access to latrine.
20. Type of latrine.
21. Waste water outlet.
22. Availability of bathing facility.
23. Availability of kitchen and LPG/PNG connection.
24. Main fuel used for cooking.
25. Radio/Transistor.
26. Television.
27. Access to internet.
28. Laptop/Computer.
29. Telephone/Mobile Phone/Smartphone.
30. Bicycle/Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped.
31. Car/Jeep/Van.
32. Main Cereal consumed in the household.
33. Mobile Number (for census related communications only).

[F. No. 9/8/2025- CD (Cen)]
Mritunjay Kumar Narayan
Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India
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Circular No. 7
24th December 2025
Census of India 2027

Mritunjay Kumar Narayan
Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India

Approved norms under different component for Census 2027
Notification (Click here)
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Engagement Notice for Census 2027

Under Office of the Charge Officer, Raipur Development Block
Memo No. 1681/Rai/26  Date: 11.06.2026

Notification (Click here)
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Field Trainer Training Program for Nadia district for Census 2027

Additional District Census Officer, Nadia 
Memo No. CEN2027/NAD/29(29)  Date: 23.06.2026

Download Schedule (Click here)


Engagement of BLOs as Enumerators for Census 2027

The Principal Census Officer & Commissioner Siliguri Municipal Corporation
Memo No. 10/CEN/SMC  Date: 23.06.2026
Notification (Click here)
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Self-Enumeration for Phase-I of Census 2027
User Guide (Click here)
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Order for mandatorily performing Census 2027

Spl. Municipal Commissioner & Addl. Principal Census Officer
No. 22/Spl. MC/2026-27  Date: 08.07.2026

Request for issuing a Circular /an Order for intimation to all Headmasters /Headmistress and Teachers as well as Clerks of Schools for mandatorily performing Census 2027 duties under KMC
Notification (Click here)


Intimation regarding the deployment of Teaching Staffs/Officials 
as Enumerators for Census 2027

Charge Census Officer & Block Development Officer
Kalna-I Development Block
Memo No. 3877(3)  Date: 09.07.2026
Notification (Click here)
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CENSUS : 2027
আগস্ট মাস থেকেই শুরু হচ্ছে রাজ্যে জন গণনার কাজ। প্রথম পর্যায়ে বাড়ির সার্ভে করা হবে। এবারের Census 2027-এ এই 34 টি প্রশ্নের তথ্য জানাতে হবে প্রথম পর্ব House Listing Operation-এ। 

Q.1. Line Number : ক্রমিক নম্বর
Q.2. Building Number : বিল্ডিং/বাড়ির নম্বর
Q.3. Census House Number : জনগণনার ঘর নম্বর
Q.4. Floor Material : মেঝে কী দিয়ে তৈরি
Q.5. Wall Material : দেওয়াল কী দিয়ে তৈরি
Q.6. Roof Material : ছাদ কী দিয়ে তৈরি
Q.7. Use of Census House : বাড়ি/ঘর কী কাজে ব্যবহৃত হয়
Q.8. Condition of Census House : বাড়ির অবস্থা
Q.9. Household Number : পরিবারের নম্বর
Q.10. Total Persons : পরিবারে সাধারণত বসবাসকারী মোট লোকসংখ্যা
Q.11. Name of Head : পরিবারের প্রধানের নাম
Q.12. Sex of Head : পরিবারের প্রধানের লিঙ্গ
Q.13. SC/ST/Other : পরিবারের প্রধান SC/ST/Other কোন শ্রেণির
Q.14. Ownership Status : বাড়িটি নিজের না ভাড়া
Q.15. Dwelling Rooms : পরিবারের দখলে থাকা বসবাসের ঘরের সংখ্যা
Q.16. Married Couples : পরিবারে বিবাহিত দম্পতির সংখ্যা
Q.17. Main Source of Drinking Water : পানীয় জলের প্রধান উৎস
Q.18. Availability of Drinking Water : পানীয় জলের উৎস কোথায়/কতটা উপলব্ধ
Q.19. Main Source of Lighting : আলোর প্রধান উৎস
Q.20. Access to Latrine :  শৌচাগারের সুবিধা আছে কি না
Q.21. Type of Latrine : শৌচাগারের ধরন
Q.22. Waste Water Outlet : বর্জ্য জল নিষ্কাশনের ব্যবস্থা
Q.23. Bathing Facility : স্নানের সুবিধা আছে কি না
Q.24. Kitchen & LPG/PNG : রান্নাঘর এবং LPG/PNG সংযোগের সুবিধা
Q.25. Main Cooking Fuel : রান্নার প্রধান জ্বালানি
Q.26. Radio/Transistor : রেডিও/ট্রানজিস্টর আছে কি না
Q.27. Television :  টিভি আছে কি না
Q.28. Internet Access : ইন্টারনেটের সুবিধা আছে কি না
Q.29. Laptop/Computer : ল্যাপটপ/কম্পিউটার আছে কি না
Q.30. Telephone/Mobile/Smartphone : টেলিফোন/মোবাইল/স্মার্টফোন আছে কি না
Q.31. Bicycle/Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped : সাইকেল/স্কুটার/মোটরসাইকেল/মোপেড আছে কি না
Q.32. Car/Jeep/Van : গাড়ি/জিপ/ভ্যান আছে কি না
Q.33. Main Cereal Consumed : পরিবারের প্রধান খাদ্যশস্য কী
Q.34. Mobile Number : জনগণনা-সংক্রান্ত যোগাযোগের জন্য মোবাইল নম্বর


Planning before Census 2027
সকল Enumerator-দের জন্য কাজ শুরুর আগে জরুরি প্রস্তুতি

আগামী 16-আগস্ট থেকে Census 2027 শুরু হতে চলেছে । আগামী 3/4 দিনের এই প্রস্তুতি Census 2027-এর এই প্রক্রিয়াটিকে অনেক সহজ, দ্রুত ও নির্ভুল করতে সাহায্য করবে। শুরু হওয়া Census 2027-এর কিছু গুরুত্বপূর্ণ প্রস্তুতি--


Census 2027-এর প্রক্রিয়া শুরুর পূর্বের কাজ

1. HBL Area ভালোভাবে ঘুরে দেখতে হবে-
 নিজের HBL Area-এর সীমানা ভালোভাবে বুঝে নিতে হবে।

2. প্রয়োজনে পাশের Enumerator-এর সাথে যোগাযোগ করতে হবে- 
Boundary নিয়ে কোনো বিভ্রান্তি থাকলে একসাথে যাচাই করে সীমানার সমাধান করতে হবে।

3. North-West Point নির্বাচন- 
নিজের  HBL Area-এর North-West Point নির্ধারণ করতে হবে।

 4. Building Number ও Census House Number সংগ্রহ -
North-West Point থেকে শুরু করে বাড়ি বাড়ি গিয়ে Building Number ও Census House Number নোট করতে হবে।

5. প্রতিটি বাড়ি মার্কিং করতে হবে-
বাড়ির সামনে নম্বর লিখুন এবং ম্যাপে বাড়ির অবস্থান চিহ্নিত করতে হবে।
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Download the official HLO App for Census 2027


100 Questions of Census 2027 Training Programme
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On Duty for Census 2027 Training

The Sub-Division Officer, Kandi Murshidabad
Memo No. 1059/Census  Date: 21.07.2026

Granting of On Duty status and release of Teaching and Non-teaching Staff 
for Census 2027 Enumerator Training 
Notification (Click here)


Morning Session for Census Training Programme

Chairman in Charge, Purba Medinipur DPSC
Memo No. 982/ES  Date: 21.07.2026
Office Memorandum (Click here)

Chairperson in Charge, Uttar Dinajpur
Memo No. 1428/DPSC/UD  Date: 23.07.2026
Order (Click here)

Chairman, Cooch Behar DPSC
Memo No. 741(29)/2M-25  Date: 24.07.2026
Office Memorandum (Click here)

Chairperson in Charge, Alipurduar DPSC
Memo No. 820/1(15)/DPSC/APD/26  Date: 24.07.2026
Office Order (Click here)
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Annexure A & Annexure-B for Census 2027
Annexure-A
Completion Certificate by Enumerator

Annexure-B
Completion Certificate by Supervisor

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Updated News, Order & Notifications for Census of India 2027

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Appoint the Officers for Census
Secretary in the Home & Hill Affairs Department, Government of West Bengal
No.607-Home/O/CEN-02/26 Date: 18.05.2026
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