India Launches First Fully Digital Census 2027 Preparations
The Government of Tripura and officials in Uttar Pradesh are implementing India's first fully digital census featuring online self-enumeration and mobile-based data collection.
India is transitioning to a fully digital census ecosystem for Census 2027, utilizing mobile applications and web-based monitoring for the first time. In Tripura, the Government of Tripura has scheduled the second phase of population enumeration from January 25 to February 28, 2027. This follows an initial round in August that focused on housing and household amenities.
Tripura residents will have a self-enumeration window from January 10 to January 24, 2027, before enumerators begin door-to-door surveys. The process employs a 40-question structured questionnaire to collect demographic, social, economic, migration, and fertility data, including a count of the houseless population. To coordinate these logistics, senior officials and District Magistrates attended a preparatory workshop at Pragya Bhavan in Agartala on November 13.
Simultaneously, Uttar Pradesh is launching its online self-enumeration facility on November 16, 2026, via a dedicated portal. This window remains open until November 30, allowing households to submit details before the door-to-door phase runs from December 1, 2026, to January 4, 2027. This state's exercise includes caste enumeration and a specific count of the homeless population on the night of January 4. However, preparations in Lucknow have faced setbacks due to the absence of employees from over 42 departments during mandatory training sessions, leading to calls for disciplinary action.
