India, Jan. 23 -- The government on Thursday notified the questionnaire for the first phase of Census 2027 - the house listing and housing portion that is due to begin in April --- setting out 33 questions that will be put to citizens.

The updated schedule introduces standalone inquiries on internet access, mobile numbers and cereal consumption while dropping a question on banking services included in the 2011 count.

In a gazette notification, registrar general of India Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan listed questions ranging from housing materials and amenities to the number of married couples and the sex of the household head.

"The central government hereby instructs that all the Census Officers may, within the limits of the local areas for...