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RGI Announces Digital Census Data Availability by 2027
The Registrar-General of India (RGI) announced that data from the 2027 Census will be available early due to the digital exercise, with self-enumeration options and mobile app data collection.
July 8, 2025
Key Points
- 1The Registrar-General and Census Commissioner of India (RGI) announced that data from the 2027 Census will be available early.
- 2The Census will be conducted digitally in two phases, with data collected electronically for the first time.
- 3The RGI said Census 2027 will offer self-enumeration through a dedicated web portal.
- 4Data will be collected using Mobile Apps (Android & iOS) in English, Hindi, and regional languages.
- 5The first phase, Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO), will start from April 2026, followed by the Population Enumeration (PE) phase in February 2027.
- 6Caste of household members will be enumerated in the ensuing Census.
- 7The next general election is due in 2029, and the first Census after 2026 can be used as the basis to redraw Lok Sabha constituencies.
Important Terms
Census 2027Digital CensusRGISelf-enumerationData Collection
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Last Updated: 7/19/2025