Census 2027: Field visits for house-listing, household data collection begin in Jharkhand
Field visits for house-listing and household data collection for Census 2027 have commenced in Jharkhand. The exercise will last until June 14, 2026, covering 24 districts and involving around 76,000 government personnel. A self-enumeration phase was conducted earlier, allowing families to provide their details digitally.
- ▪Field visits for Census 2027 began in Jharkhand on May 16, 2026.
- ▪The exercise will run until June 14, 2026, covering 24 districts and 32,459 villages.
- ▪Approximately 76,000 government officers and employees are involved in the census process.
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“Field visits for house-listing and household data collection under the first phase of Census 2027 began in Jharkhand on Saturday (May 16, 2026),” an official said. Hemant Soren launches self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 in JharkhandThe exercise will run till June 14, 2026, during which trained enumerators will undertake house-to-house visits, he said.“The 2027 Census exercise in the State is being carried out across 24 districts, 51 urban local bodies, and 264 blocks, covering a total of 32,459 villages,” a statement from Jharkhand's Directorate of Census Operations (DCO) said.“Around 76,000 government officers and employees, including 1,276 field trainers, 61,042 enumerators, and 10,386 supervisors, have been deployed in the State,” it stated.
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