Population census from Jan 25-Feb 28 2027; poll-bound, snow-bound areas excluded
India's government has scheduled the 2027 population census to take place between January 25 and February 28, 2027. The exercise will exclude specific poll-bound and snow-bound regions, with a reference date set for March 1, 2027.
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The census is a critical decennial exercise for demographic data collection, resource allocation, and government planning.
NEW DELHI: Population enumeration for the 2027 Census will be conducted across most of India from January 25 to February 28, 2027, with poll-bound states and snow-bound regions excluded from the schedule, the government announced on Friday.According to a notification issued by Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner, the reference date for the census will be midnight on March 1, 2027, PTI reported.The enumeration will not be conducted during this period in Manipur, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Ladakh, or in the snow-bound, non-synchronous areas of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.The schedule for Manipur will be announced separately.
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