New Delhi: Over 5.72 lakh households have availed the facility of self-enumeration so far during the first phase of the 2027 census, the Registrar General of India said on Friday.
She said this reflects the growing participation in the census digital initiative.
“By choosing to submit their details online, these families have embraced a faster, smarter and more convenient way to contribute to nation building,” RGI said in a post on the X website.
The self-enumeration facility is available to citizens of states and union territories that will begin the process of physical housing census and population census from April 16.
The 2027 Census began on April 1 in eight states and union territories, including New Delhi Municipal Corporation and Delhi Cantt areas of the national capital, with a 15-day self-census period, the first of its kind in the history of this mega exercise.
A specially developed portal for self-census of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Karnataka, Sikkim, Odisha, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, areas under NDMC and National Capital Cantonment Board has been opened, where citizens can answer the listed questions.
After providing the necessary details and answering the questions, citizens will create a special ID card, which they will present to census takers who visit their homes during the HLO verification process.
The census, the eighth since independence, is conducted in two stages: the HLO census and the population census.
The HLO Census will systematically list all buildings, homes and households across the country to provide a sound framework for conducting the population census.
Initially, the exercise will be entirely digital, with census takers using a special mobile app to collect information.
During the housing census operations, census takers will physically visit each home and building, and ask each citizen 33 questions regarding basic facilities in their homes, and information about the head of the household, such as name, gender, ownership status, and others.
The second phase of the census is scheduled to begin next year.
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