Census 2027 Preparations: How Digital Mapping Will Help Prevent Missing Areas and Double Counting
Digital mapping of 24.25 lakh house listing blocks has been completed for an accurate and systematic census in the country.
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.
