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Updated · The Hindu · Aug 15India Notifies 40 Questions for Census 2027 Population Count as First Phase Nears Sept. 30 End
3 articles · Updated · The Hindu · Aug 15Summary
- The Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India on Aug. 14 notified 40 questions for Population Enumeration, the second phase of Census 2027.
- That phase follows the Housing and House Listing Operations, part of an 11-month census exercise that is scheduled to conclude nationwide by Sept. 30.
- Housing listing has already been completed in most of India, with West Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Tripura and Tamil Nadu among the states still pending.
- The notification sets the questionnaire framework for the population count as India moves from property and household listing toward full enumeration.
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