Wednesday, 7 January 2026

House lusting for Census starts from 1st April to 30th September, 2026

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(Office Of Registrar General, India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 7th January, 2026

S.O. 99(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 and section 17A of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948) read with rules 6A and 6D of the Census Rules, 1990 and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General, India) number S.O. 119(E), dated the 7th January, 2020, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (ii), dated the 9th January, 2020, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby declares that the house listing operations of the Census of India 2027 shall take place between 1st April, 2026 and 30th September, 2026 in all States and Union territories in India during the period of thirty days specified by each State and Union territory. There shall also be an option for self-enumeration which shall be conducted in fifteen days’ time period just before the start of house to house houselisting operations of thirty days.

[F. No: 9/8/2025- CD (Cen)]
MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN, 
Registrar General and Census Commissioner

Gazette Notification 

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