India, Dec. 12 -- The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the proposal to conduct the Census of India 2027 at an estimated cost of Rs. 11,718.24 crore.

Houselisting and Housing Census: April to September 2026

Population Enumeration (PE): February 2027

For the Union Territory of Ladakh, and the snow-bound, non-synchronous regions of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, the Population Enumeration will be conducted earlier, in September 2026.

The large-scale national exercise will involve approximately 30 lakh field functionaries.

The 2027 Census will be the 16th nationwide Census and the 8th since Independence. It remains the country's most comprehensive source of primary, granular ...