Around 82 lakh households have availed the self-enumeration facility so far during the initial Houselisting and Housing Operations (HLO) phase of Census 2027, a government statement issued on Friday (May 1, 2026) said.
In Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh, enumerators hit the ground on Friday (May 1), starting field operations of the HLO exercise following the completion of the notified 15-day self-enumeration window, it said.
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The exercise will continue till May 30, 2026, during which trained enumerators will go house-to-house for data collection.
During the houselisting operations, enumerators will physically visit each house and building and pose 33 questions to the citizens regarding the facilities at their homes, and information regarding the head and members of the household, including their names and sex, and ownership status, among others.
