Census 2027 Phase II in Telangana: Online Self-Enumeration From 10 to 24 January 2027
Telangana announced the dates for Phase II of Census 2027, called Population Enumeration (the stage where details of every person are recorded).
Residents can fill in their own details online through self-enumeration from 10 to 24 January 2027, before enumerators (census workers) visit homes.
This follows the national schedule notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 30 October 2026: house-to-house enumeration from 25 January to 28 February 2027, and a revisional round (a check to correct mistakes) from 1 to 5 March 2027.
The reference date is 00:00 hours on 1 March 2027. This means the count shows the population as it stood at that exact moment.
Phase II collects details of each family member, including caste, religion, education, occupation, economic activity and migration. Enumerators will use a mobile app and a monitoring portal.
Phase I (House Listing and Housing Census) already took place in Telangana in 2026, with self-enumeration from 26 April to 10 May and house listing from 11 May to 9 June.
Census of India: Constitutional and Legislative Basis
The census is the official count of every person living in India, done once every ten years. It also records details about each person and each house, such as age, sex, religion, language, education, work, migration and amenities. "Population census" is a Union subject (Entry 69 of the Union List in the Seventh Schedule), and the Census Act, 1948 gives the legal power to conduct it. The Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, under the Ministry of Home Affairs, runs it.
Telangana's 10 to 24 January self-enumeration window is part of Phase II of Census 2027. It lets households enter their own details online first, and the enumerator then only checks and confirms them during the house-to-house visit.
Caste Enumeration in the Census: From 1931 to Census 2027
Caste enumeration means recording the caste of every person during the census. Since Independence, the census has counted only Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs), because the Constitution gives them reserved seats and special protection. The last census to record all castes was in 1931 under British rule. Census 2027 will again count castes beyond SC and ST.
When Telangana residents self-enumerate or meet the enumerator between January and February 2027, they will be asked about caste as one of the questions on each person. This makes Phase II the stage where India's first full caste count in nearly a century actually happens.
- Telangana Phase II self-enumeration: 10 to 24 January 2027 (online)
- House-to-house enumeration (most states): 25 January to 28 February 2027
- Revisional round: 1 to 5 March 2027
- Reference date: 00:00 hours, 1 March 2027 (1 October 2026 for snow-bound areas)
- National schedule notified by the Ministry of Home Affairs: 30 October 2026
- Telangana Phase I: self-enumeration 26 April to 10 May 2026; house listing 11 May to 9 June 2026
- Census 2027: 16th census overall, 8th since Independence, first digital census
- Legal basis: Census Act, 1948; Entry 69, Union List, Seventh Schedule
- Caste enumeration approved: 30 April 2025 (Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs); last full caste census: 1931