Enumerators seen during a digital mapping survey for door-to-door enumeration. | Photo credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
About 82,000,000 households used self-enumeration facilities during the initial phase of the Population and Housing Census (HLO) of the 2027 census, a government statement issued on Friday (May 1, 2026) said.
In Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, enumerators touched down on Friday, May 1 and began field operations of the HLO exercise after completing the announced 15-day window for self-enumeration, the company said.
Published – 02 May 2026 01:30 IST
