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Census 2027 – First Digital Census
April 2 , 2026
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- India will conduct its first fully digital Census starting from April 1, 2026.
- It will be the 16th Census since inception and the 8th after Independence in 1947, covering the entire country.
- For the first time, mobile applications and self-enumeration will be used, allowing citizens to submit details online in 16 languages.
- The Census will be conducted under the Census Act, 1948, and the Census Rules, 1990.
- It will be carried out in two phases—the House listing phase from April to September 2026 and the Population enumeration phase in February 2027.
- The reference date will be March 1, 2027, while some hilly regions will have October 1, 2026, due to climatic conditions.
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