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Boundaries Lock for Census
July 12 , 2025
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- The Registrar General of India (RGI) has informed the States that the first phase of the Population Census 2027 - House Listing and Housing Schedule (HLO) - will tentatively begin on April 1, 2026.
- The RGI informed the States that the administrative boundaries will be frozen by December 31, 2025.
- If any changes are to be made to the limits of police stations, tehsils, and districts, it should be done before the said date.
- Around 24 lakh enumeration blocks (EB) finalised for the 2021 Census are likely to be used for the 2027 Census.
- Each EB usually comprises 150-180 houses or 650-800 people.
- For the 2021 Census the Centre had notified some 31 questions for the first phase related to household details.
- On April 30, 2025, the Union Cabinet decided to include caste enumeration as part of the next Census exercise.
- The Population Census-2027 will, for the first time, enumerate caste.
- On June 4, 2025, the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the commencement of the Census, adding that it will have a reference date of midnight on March 1, 2027.
- On June 16, 2025, the RGI and the Census Commissioner of India, which functions under the Ministry, notified the process in the Gazette of India.
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