By Our Correspondent
NEW DELHI:The field operations for the Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) under Phase-I of Census 2027 have commenced today in Himachal Pradesh following the completion of the Self-Enumeration period. The house-to-house visits by Enumerators will continue till July 15, 2026.
The Self-Enumeration (SE) facility has commenced in Kerala and Nagaland and will remain available till June 30, 2026. The corresponding Houselisting and Housing Census field operations in these States will be conducted from July 1 to July 30, 2026. Residents of these States may complete Self-Enumeration through the official Self-Enumeration portal (se.census.gov.in).
The house-to-house field operations are currently underway in Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Puducherry and Uttar Pradesh. Residents who have completed Self-Enumeration are requested to keep their generated Self-Enumeration ID (SE ID) ready and share the same with the Enumerator during field visit to complete the HLO process. Households that have not opted for Self-Enumeration will be covered during the physical house-to-house visit by Enumerators.
Meanwhile, Houselisting and Housing Census operations conducted from May 16 to June 14, 2026 have been successfully completed in the States/UTs of Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Rajasthan and Jharkhand along with the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) area in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Houselisting operations in Punjab were also concluded on June 13, 2026.
Till now, 23 States/UTs, namely, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chhattisgarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, Delhi, Goa, Haryana, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Telangana and Uttarakhand, have completed the first phase of Census 2027.
Census 2027 is being conducted using digital tools for the first time with data collection being undertaken through a dedicated mobile application while retaining the traditional door-to-door enumeration process to ensure comprehensive and accurate coverage. During the Houselisting and Housing Census phase, information relating to housing conditions, household details, amenities available and assets possessed by households is being collected through a structured questionnaire comprising 33 notified questions.
All information collected under the Census Act, 1948, remains strictly confidential and is used solely for statistical purposes and development planning. Residents in the notified States and Union Territories are requested to actively participate in the Census process and extend full cooperation to Enumerators during field visits.
