Updated On: 09 December, 2025 07:54 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Census 2027 will include new questions on duration of stay and reasons for migration, Minister Nityanand Rai told Lok Sabha. The digital census will be conducted in two phases House Listing from April to September 2026 and Population Enumeration in February 2027

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Census 2027 will also include questions related to the duration of stay at the current residence and the reason for migration, the Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.
While filing a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that in the census, information of every individual is collected at the place where they are found during the period of enumeration.