Census in Pune cantonment: self-enumeration until May 15; 132-member team for house-listing
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.
Vidyadhar Pawar, CEO of the Pune Cantonment Board, addresses reporters. (Photo by special arrangement) Census preparation is progressing systematically across the Pune cantonment, with 103 house-listing blocks created across eight wards, said Vidyadhar Pawar, CEO of the Pune Cantonment Board.
Pawar said that awareness activities are being conducted simultaneously through social media, and hoardings are planned to promote the self-enumeration programme and the census.
The census will be conducted in two phases. The first phase includes self-enumeration, from May 1 to May 15, followed by house-listing, from May 16 to June 14. The second phase is scheduled from February 9 to 28 in 2027.
Officials have appealed to citizens to participate in the self-enumeration process by filling in the information.
As many as 113 enumerators and 19 supervisors have been registered on the census portal, making a combined workforce of 132 personnel for the cantonment.
“Training for enumerators and supervisors has been planned in three batches, of which the first batch was successfully completed on April 29,” Pawar told The Indian Express.
As per Census 2011 data, the cantonment comprises 15,102 houses with a population of 71,781, spread over an area of 11.54 sq km. Ward-wise demarcation of blocks has been completed, with Ward I having 11 blocks, Ward II 8 blocks, Ward III 9 blocks, Ward IV 14 blocks, Ward V 12 blocks, Ward VI 20 blocks, Ward VII 21 blocks, and Ward VIII 8 blocks, ensuring comprehensive coverage of the entire area.
Officials said their structured deployment aims to ensure efficient and accurate execution of census activities across all wards.
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