India Gears Up for First-Ever Digital Census in 2027 With Caste Data, Self-Enumeration Features

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⚡India Gears Up for First-Ever Digital Census in 2027 With Caste Data, Self-Enumeration Features

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India Gears Up for First-Ever Digital Census in 2027 With Caste Data, Self-Enumeration Features

India is set to conduct its 16th national Census in 2027, marking a historic shift as the country embraces a fully digital enumeration process for the first time. The Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the MHA announced the development on X. The Ministry officially notified its intent to conduct Census 2027 through a Gazette notification issued on June 16, 2025.