Chennai, March 6 -- Census enumeration, being undertaken after a long gap of 15 years, will commence in Tamil Nadu from July 17 and last till August 30.
This is the first digital census to be carried out in the country.
In a gazette notification the state government officially announced that the population census to be conducted for 45 days will collect information on caste, besides housing and other basic amenities as well as modern accessories available for a household.
After the Assembly election and a new government coming to office, self-enumeration will be carried out from July 17 to July 31, 2026, House Listing Operations (HLO) will be conducted for a month from August 1 2026.
After this, the actual Census enumeration will be tak...