New Delhi, June 4 -- The Central government on Wednesday announced that the Population Census-2027 will be conducted in two phases, and will also include enumeration of castes.

Ministry of Home Affairs made the announcement in a statememt mentioning that the census will follow different reference dates depending on the region, in accordance with logistical and climatic factors.

"It has been decided to conduct Population Census-2027 in two phases along with enumeration of castes," the statement said.

According to the MHA statement, the reference date for the "Population Census-2027 will be 00:00 hours on March 1, 2027, for most parts of the country."

However, for the Union Territory of "Ladakh, and the non-synchronous snow-bound areas ...