India, Oct. 29 -- As preparations for India's 2027 Census are underway, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced that a preliminary test will be held in the city's M West administrative ward, Chembur, next month, from November 10 to 30, 2025. It will be part of a larger effort to fine-tune census operations across India. The last census was conducted in 2011.

According to the Directorate of Census Operations, the exercise will cover all key aspects of the census, including house listing and housing enumeration. Residents will also be able to submit their details online through a self-enumeration option available from November 1 to 7, 2025. Officials have appealed to citizens to cooperate with enumerators and supervisors...