India announces 2027 digital census
Analysis based on 19 articles · First reported Dec 02, 2025 · Last updated Dec 02, 2025
The announcement of India's first digital census and the inclusion of caste enumeration in Census 2027 could lead to increased demand for digital infrastructure and data analytics services. While not directly impacting stock prices, it provides valuable demographic data for long-term economic planning and policy-making, which can influence various sectors.
India has announced the schedule for its Census 2027, which will be conducted in two phases. Phase I, House Listing and Housing Census, will take place from April to September 2026, followed by Phase II, Population Enumeration, in February 2027. Exceptions for Population Enumeration will be made for India — Ladakh and snow-bound areas of India — Jammu and Kashmir, India — Himachal Pradesh, and India — Uttarakhand, where it will occur in September 2026. This will be India's first digital census, utilizing mobile applications and offering self-enumeration. A significant decision by the India — Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs is the inclusion of caste enumeration for the first time in over 70 years. The India — Ministry of External Affairs is in the process of finalizing the questionnaire, with a pre-test already conducted.
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