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CENSUS NEWS

Who are the Ravidassias and why do they want a separate religion category in Census?

July 15, 2026 10:33 am

The Dalit community argues that Ravidassia has evolved into a distinct religious identity with its own places of worship, scripture, symbols and religious practices.

Census 2027 must count castes, not create them

July 14, 2026 7:30 pm

Without standardised coding, spelling differences and regional variations will overwhelm the data

Vadodara census worker alleges assault during enumeration, unidentified man booked

June 22, 2026 9:59 am

The accused allegedly assaulted the Anganwadi worker's fiancé and abused the couple during the census work.

After 16 years, Census could tell several new stories

June 15, 2026 7:20 am

The Census will indicate the transformative progress in human development indices. For policymakers, researchers, and citizens, it is a mirror that India has been waiting for

Census 2027 on, UP govt limits transfer of surveying teachers to 'exceptional cases'

June 05, 2026 11:54 am

As per the policy issued for the academic session 2026-27, the state government has allowed inter-district transfers within a limited framework, given that a large number of teachers from the Basic Education Department are contributing to the Census exercise.

Census enumerators at your door? Here’s how to check if they’re genuine

May 16, 2026 1:12 pm

Door-to-door field operations for the House Listing and Housing Census exercise began in Maharashtra on Saturday, as part of the groundwork for Census 2027.

Census 2027: Self-enumeration set to begin on May 17; house listing from June 1

May 13, 2026 12:46 am

“Every individual is legally bound to provide true and complete information and there is also a provision of penalty-fine or to register an FIR for refusal to provide information,” added Mayatra.

Census in Pune cantonment: self-enumeration until May 15; 132-member team for house-listing

May 04, 2026 1:12 pm

The census has begun in the Pune cantonment with self-enumeration from May 1 to 15, followed by house-listing and a second phase scheduled in February 2027.

UP Census 2027: Caste enumeration to be carried out in Phase 2, says official

May 02, 2026 8:12 pm

The Self-Enumeration exercise will run from May 7 to May 21 followed by the Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) from May 22 to June 20, officials said.

Census 2027: Self-enumeration begins in Delhi MCD areas; a step-by-step guide

May 01, 2026 6:26 pm

The Delhi CM and L-G urged residents to participate in the digital-first exercise

CENSUS VIDEOS

Languages of India: News in Numbers

June 22, 2020 6:23 pm

News in Numbers on the languages census of India

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