New Delhi, April 16, 2026: The first phase of the Census 2027 has formally begun, with more than 700 trained officials stepping into the field to carry out a large scale household survey across select parts of the national capital. The exercise will continue for a period of one month, concluding on May 15.
Authorities have mapped areas under the New Delhi Municipal Council and the Delhi Cantonment Board into 560 separate survey units. Each unit is expected to cover close to 180 homes, ensuring systematic and detailed data collection during the house listing and housing census phase.
This nationwide initiative has simultaneously started in eight states and Union territories including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Odisha, and Sikkim. The field activity follows the completion of a digital self enumeration window that lasted for fifteen days in selected Delhi zones.
Officials revealed that while participation across states has been encouraging with around twelve lakh individuals completing self enumeration, the response in NDMC and cantonment regions remained limited with only a few thousand submissions recorded.
Residents in areas governed by the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will get access to self enumeration from May 1, while physical verification in those regions will begin from May 16. The combined approach aims to improve accuracy and streamline the overall process.
Enumerators will rely on a mobile based application to gather information during visits. The survey will include thirty three structured questions covering housing conditions, household composition, availability of basic facilities, and ownership of assets.
Officials indicated that field workers will move carefully in the early days, as some citizens may confuse the census activity with the ongoing revision of electoral rolls. Teams have been instructed to clearly explain the purpose of their visit and reassure residents.
To ensure better coverage, survey teams will visit homes during evening hours in areas with a high number of working residents. Each visit is expected to last around ten to fifteen minutes.
Residents who have already submitted their details online have been advised to keep their self enumeration identification ready. This will help enumerators quickly verify and complete the process during their visit.
Authorities have also engaged with resident welfare associations to spread awareness and facilitate smoother execution of the exercise across neighborhoods.
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