The upcoming exercise will also mark the return of caste enumeration after nearly a century, with caste data to be captured ...

Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGI) Mritunjay Kumar Narayan on Monday asked people to provide accurate ...

The Indian government will collect caste details in its next population census in a policy U-turn that could have sweeping socioeconomic and political ramifications. Information minister Ashwini ...

A good share of Census 2027 datasets may be released in the same year, thanks to the capturing of data in digital mode right ...

Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, said Phase 1 of Houselisting and Housing Census (HLO) ...

For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling. The Indian government ...

India's 2027 Census will document caste and reveal significant changes in villages and urban settlements since 2011.

The Census 2027 FAQ underlines that each state and UT has its own notified list of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. It ...

India embarks on a monumental census to count its 1.4 billion people, delayed by COVID-19. This includes a two-phase survey of housing and socio-economic conditions. The census will also document ...

NEW DELHI — India will include caste details in its next census, in a move likely to have sweeping socio-economic and political ramifications for the world's most populous country. Information ...

The government had on January 22 notified 33 questions to be asked during the first phase, scheduled to begin on April 1.