Central Home Ministry has informed the Parliament about national census. Written reply to a question from Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi states that, the Census 2027 process will be conducted in two stages, starting with the listing of houses and collection of household data in 2026. The first phase would involve house listing and the second phase would involve population enumeration.

The first phase of census will be completed in 30 days between April and September 2026. States and Union Territories will decide the timeline for this. The second phase, which will involve population enumeration, will be completed in February 2027.

The timeline for Census 2027 has been kept similar to the methods adopted in previous censuses. March 1, 2027, at 12 midnight will be the reference date for

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