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Census 2027 self-enumeration to open on the official portal before Population Enumeration

11 November 2026

Digital LED vans were flagged off at Chandigarh by the Directorate of Census Operations, Punjab, to spread word about the second phase of Census 2027. The count comes in two stages. The first of them, House Listing and Housing Census, is already over. Population Enumeration is the second, and Punjab's dates for it are 1 December 2026 to 4 January 2027, with 5 January 2027 fixed as the reference date. Ahead of that, from 16 to 30 November 2026, people may fill in the 40 census questions for themselves on the portal se.census.gov.in. A revision round after Population Enumeration will pick up anyone left out. For queries there is a toll-free helpline on the number 1855. Director of Census Operations Punjab Navjot Khosa flagged off the vans, which carry QR codes that open the National Census Portal.

Reference date: 5 January 2027 Census questions: 40 Helpline: 1855

Why it matters for exams: Census 2027 has two phases; the reference date for Population Enumeration is 5 January 2027 and self-enumeration uses the portal se.census.gov.in with 40 questions.

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11 November 2026 Source: Press Information Bureau

In plain words

Self-Enumeration Self-Enumeration — A facility letting a household fill its own census details on the portal.