55,000 households use Census self-enumeration portal on day one

Round 55,000 households used the self-enumeration portal on the primary day of the Inhabitants Census 2027 web site that went reside in eight States and Union Territories, the Union Dwelling Ministry mentioned on Wednesday (April 1, 2026). The net particulars will, nonetheless, be verified by enumerators throughout door-to-door survey 15 days later.

Among the many first to fill within the particulars of 33 questions being requested within the first section– the Home Itemizing Operations and Housing Census (HLO) – had been President Droupadi Murmu, Vice-President C.P. Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Dwelling Minister Amit Shah.

Within the first section of the rollout, self-enumeration started in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Goa, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, Odisha, Sikkim, New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) space and Delhi Cantonment Board areas of Delhi.

One cell phone quantity can be utilized to register just one family.

The portal opens 15 days previous to the graduation of the HLO section and in these eight States and UTs, the primary section will begin on April 16 and proceed until Could 15. That is the primary digital Census, first to enumerate caste and the primary to permit self-enumeration.

The final Census train came about in 2011.

All different States should full the first-phase enumeration by September 30, whereas in Ladakh and snow-bound areas of Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, each the phases are to accomplished by September 30. The second section of inhabitants enumeration – the place every particular person’s data within the family, equivalent to faith, caste and so on. will likely be requested – is to be performed in February 2027 for the remaining States.

“The self-enumeration train is a safe, web-based facility accessible in 16 regional languages. For the primary time, respondents can fill of their particulars on-line at their comfort earlier than the enumerator’s go to. Enumerators will perform door-to-door visits in all allotted houselisitng blocks as in earlier Censuses, whereas Self-Enumeration serves as a further facility. To take part in Self-Enumeration, respondents can log in to the portal se.census.gov.in utilizing their cellular quantity and fundamental credentials. Upon profitable submission, a novel Self-Enumeration ID (SE ID) is generated, which will likely be shared with the enumerator through the subsequent subject go to for affirmation,” the Ministry mentioned.

Within the first section, complete data on the situation of housing, family facilities and belongings possessed will likely be collected. A complete of 33 questions for Section I’ve been notified in January 2026 to seize these important indicators, which function the inspiration for evidence-based planning, coverage formulation, and focused welfare interventions.

Knowledge collected underneath the Census Act, 1948, are strictly confidential. The digital instruments utilised for Census 2027 are geared up with strong encryption and multi-factor authentication to make sure the best requirements of information safety, the Ministry mentioned. The individuals are inspired to actively take part within the Census course of, both by self-enumeration or by extending full cooperation to enumerators throughout their go to, it added.