DIMAPUR, MAY 29 (NPN): Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio on Friday urged citizens to actively participate in Census 2027, stating that accurate data collection was essential for fair representation and informed developmental planning in the State.
Posting on X along with a series of informational graphics on the upcoming Census exercise, Rio said Nagaland was joining the rest of India in preparing for Census 2027 and emphasized the importance of public cooperation in ensuring reliable and accurate data.
“As Nagaland joins the rest of India in preparing for the @CensusIndia2027, active public participation is essential to ensure accurate data, fair representation, & informed planning for our State’s dev. Let us support a Census that reflects our people & progress,” Rio posted.
According to the graphics shared by Rio, Census 2027 would be India’s first digital census and would be conducted in two phases. The first phase– House listing and Housing Census– would include self-enumeration from June 16 to 30, 2026, followed by house-to-house listing from July 1 to 30, 2026.
The second phase involving population enumeration is scheduled for February 2027. Information related to population, family details, literacy, education, employment, migration and fertility would be collected during the exercise.
It also highlighted that Census 2027 would include caste enumeration of household members and stated that the use of digital tools would help ensure faster data collection, improved accuracy and quicker availability of census results.
Citizens were also informed about the self-enumeration portal– se.census.gov.in– through which households could fill in census details themselves before verification by census enumerators during field visits.
Saturday, May 30, 2026