New Delhi, Jan. 8 -- The Union government on Wednesday issued a formal notification for the first phase of Census 2027, stating that the exercise will be conducted from April 1 to September 30 this year across all states and Union territories during a 30-day period specified by the states/UTs and self-enumeration facility will be available 15 days before the start of the first phase. "...the Central government hereby declares that the houselisting operations of the Census of India 2027 shall take place between April 1, 2026 and September 30, September, 2026 in all states and Union territories in India during the period of thirty days specified by each state and UT," stated a gazetted notification issued by the registrar general of India (RG...