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This census marks a significant milestone: it will include the first nationwide caste enumeration since 1931. Notification under Section 3 of the Census Act, 1948, came out in the Gazette on Monday (June 16) with house-listing and housing enumeration running for several months before the population count begins in early 2027. The Government has announced Census 2027, India's first digital and caste-based population census, to be conducted in two phases from Oct 2026 to Mar 2027. It will collect comprehensive socio-economic, demographic, and caste data post-independence. India's 16th census in 2027 with caste enumeration, conducted in two phases, ensuring stringent data security measures. India will count its population by March 1, 2027, in a census to be held after an unprecedented 16-year gap, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs announced on Wednesday (June 4, 2025). This will be ...
