MP census: self-enumeration from Jan 10, house-to-house count from Jan 25, 2027

Census 2027 work in Madhya Pradesh will run from January 25 to February 28, 2027. From January 10, 15 days earlier, people in the state will have the option of self-enumeration, allowing them to enter their own census details.

The arrangement will be the same as the one used in April this year for the houselisting and property count. Enumerators will visit the homes of those who have self-enumerated and verify the details entered. District census officers have been directed to make preparations.

Following directions from the Directorate of Census Operations, the state Home Department has issued a notification. According to it, the revision round of the census will run from March 1 to March 5, 2027 in Madhya Pradesh, as in the rest of the country. The Home Department said the schedule has been fixed under the provisions of the Census Act, 1948 and the Census Rules, 1990. The notification also announces the dates for the census process in other states and Union Territories.

The Centre has already issued its own notification. The Union Home Ministry notified on October 30, 2026 the arrangement for counting the population house to house. Under it, the self-enumeration option will be available from January 10 to January 24, 2027. Population figures will be fixed as of midnight on March 1, 2027.

Self-enumeration will require answers to 40 questions. The second phase of the population count will collect social, economic, educational and demographic information on every person. The Census Commissioner has set a total of 40 questions for this. They cover name, age, religion, mother tongue, education, employment and disability. They also include, for the first time in independent India, questions on caste enumeration (SC, ST and other castes).

The first phase, houselisting and housing census, was held in April 2026. It asked 33 questions about homes and amenities, including the condition of the house, construction material, drinking water, electricity, toilets, vehicles and internet.