Under the support of special software for an accurate and systematic census in the country, mapping of around 24.25 lakh House Listing Blocks across the country has been completed. House listing blocks are geographically small units, usually comprising 800 people. The census will be done in accordance with such House Listing Blocks. With the use of this technology, there would be reduced chances of missing any area or covering the same area twice.

This digital mapping of House Listing Blocks has been carried out through the use of the House Listing Block Creator Web Mapping Application. This application has been developed within the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) project. This software has been developed to monitor the census operations in almost real time.

The census is to be conducted in two phases. The first phase involves gathering house lists and housing information, while the second phase involves the actual population count. Generally, each house listing block will be considered an enumeration block for the purposes of the population census.

The first phase of Census 2027, i.e., the house listing campaign, has been completed in all states and union territories except Manipur. Before the census begins, work will now be carried out, including potential corrections to administrative boundaries and inclusion of missing populated areas.

Blocks with a high enumerator workload will be divided into smaller sub-enumeration blocks. In addition, maps of supervisory circles will also be prepared. States and union territories have been instructed to complete these tasks on time to ensure that no area is left out and double counting occurs.

It is worth noting that the decennial census scheduled for 2021 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The central government has now approved ₹11,718 crore for this entire process.

Considering the upcoming assembly polls, the Census shall be carried out from December 1, 2026 to January 4, 2027 in the non-snow areas of Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand. The census in the snow areas of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand shall be carried out from September 1 to 30. The Census shall be carried out in the rest of India from January 25 to February 28, 2027. The house listing operation in Manipur has been deferred for the moment.

Under the support of special software for an accurate and systematic census in the country, mapping of around 24.25 lakh House Listing Blocks across the country has been completed. House listing blocks are geographically small units, usually comprising 800 people. The census will be done in accordance with such House Listing Blocks. With the use of this technology, there would be reduced chances of missing any area or covering the same area twice.

This digital mapping of House Listing Blocks has been carried out through the use of the House Listing Block Creator Web Mapping Application. This application has been developed within the Census Management and Monitoring System (CMMS) project. This software has been developed to monitor the census operations in almost real time.

The census is to be conducted in two phases. The first phase involves gathering house lists and housing information, while the second phase involves the actual population count. Generally, each house listing block will be considered an enumeration block for the purposes of the population census.

The first phase of Census 2027, i.e., the house listing campaign, has been completed in all states and union territories except Manipur. Before the census begins, work will now be carried out, including potential corrections to administrative boundaries and inclusion of missing populated areas.

Blocks with a high enumerator workload will be divided into smaller sub-enumeration blocks. In addition, maps of supervisory circles will also be prepared. States and union territories have been instructed to complete these tasks on time to ensure that no area is left out and double counting occurs.

It is worth noting that the decennial census scheduled for 2021 was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The central government has now approved ₹11,718 crore for this entire process.

Considering the upcoming assembly polls, the Census shall be carried out from December 1, 2026 to January 4, 2027 in the non-snow areas of Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Uttarakhand. The census in the snow areas of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand shall be carried out from September 1 to 30. The Census shall be carried out in the rest of India from January 25 to February 28, 2027. The house listing operation in Manipur has been deferred for the moment.