Telangana Issues Orders For Second Phase Of National Census 2027

Telangana has issued orders notifying the schedule for the second phase of the nationwide Census 2027, following the guidelines and notification issued by the Central Government. The latest Government Order, G.O.Ms.No.155, concerns the Population Enumeration phase of the national census and marks the next stage of an exercise being coordinated by the Union Government and implemented in collaboration with State administrations. The announcement should not be confused with Telangana's separate caste survey conducted in 2024–25.

According to the notified schedule, the second phase of Census 2027 will be conducted from January 25 to February 28, 2027. A revisional round will follow from March 1 to March 5 to review and update the information collected during the exercise. Citizens will also be able to submit their details through an online self-enumeration facility between January 10 and January 24, ahead of the door-to-door data collection. March 1, 2027, at midnight has been designated as the reference date for the exercise.

The latest announcement follows the completion of the first phase, known as the House Listing and Housing Census, which focused on housing conditions, household amenities and assets rather than individual population enumeration. Telangana completed this exercise in June 2026, with its household count projected to exceed 1.15 crore, compared with 83.6 lakh households recorded in the 2011 Census. This represents an estimated increase of nearly 38 per cent.

At the national level, the first phase had been completed in 31 States and Union Territories by August 12, 2026, with the remaining areas scheduled to finish by September. The exercise also introduced digital data collection and online self-enumeration for the first time.

An important feature of the upcoming Population Enumeration phase is the inclusion of caste-related data collection, following the Union Government's decision. This will form part of the nationwide census rather than a separate State-level survey.

The notified schedule will apply to most States and Union Territories, with separate arrangements for Manipur, Goa, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Ladakh, as well as certain snowbound areas of Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.