The first phase of the nationwide Population Census-2027 will commence across Gujarat on Monday, marking the beginning of India's first-ever fully digital census exercise.
Conducted under the theme "People's Welfare through Census", the exercise will be the 16th Census in India and the 8th after Independence.
According to Census Director Sujal J Mayatra, the House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) phase will be conducted from June 1 to 30. During this phase, enumerators will collect information through 33 questions covering housing conditions, drinking water sources, among others.
The second phase, comprising Population Enumeration (PE) and Caste Enumeration, will be conducted from February 9 to 28. Along with population data, caste-related information will also be collected during this phase across the country.