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The government has notified 33 questions that citizens will have to answer during the first phase of the Census -- houselisting and housing enumeration -- starting April 1.
In a gazette notification published on Thursday (January 22), Registrar General of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, listed questions
The first phase of Census 2027-- houselisting operations-- will take place during a 30-day period specified by each state and Union Territory between April 1 and September 30 this year.
The Census, a ₹11,718-crore mammoth exercise, will be conducted in two phases -- house-listing and housing census from April to September; and population enumeration in February 2027.
The population of the country, according to the Census 2011, was 1,210.19 million, of which 623.72 million (51.54%) were male, and 586.46 million (48.46%) were female.
In a gazette notification published on Thursday (January 22), Registrar General of India, Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan, listed questions
- Building number (Municipal or local authority or census number)
- Census house number
- Material used in house flooring and roof
- Condition of the house
- Number of married couples living there
- Sex of the head of the household
- Whether the head of the household belongs to the SC, ST, or other communities
- Ownership status of the house
- Number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household
- Type of cereal consumed
- Access to basic and modern necessities - Main source of drinking water, main source of lighting, access to and type of latrine, wastewater outlet, availability of bathing facility, availability of kitchen, and LPG and PNG connection, and the main fuel used for cooking
- Types of vehicles owned
- Information about radio, transistor, television
- Access to the Internet, gadgets like laptop, computer, telephone, mobile phone, smartphone
- Mobile number for census-related communication
The first phase of Census 2027-- houselisting operations-- will take place during a 30-day period specified by each state and Union Territory between April 1 and September 30 this year.
The Census, a ₹11,718-crore mammoth exercise, will be conducted in two phases -- house-listing and housing census from April to September; and population enumeration in February 2027.
The population of the country, according to the Census 2011, was 1,210.19 million, of which 623.72 million (51.54%) were male, and 586.46 million (48.46%) were female.
