Census 2027: Kerala begins self-enumeration from June 16

📌 Summary:

• Kerala begins the 15-day self-enumeration window of the Houselisting and Housing Census — phase 1 of Census 2027 — on June 16, 2026
• The public can directly submit household particulars through the portal https://se.census.gov.in/ (accessible from 6 a.m. on June 16) up to June 30
• Self-submitted data will be verified by enumerators during field visits from July 1 to July 30
• Census 2027 is India's first digital census and the first to offer a self-enumeration option, where citizens fill their own details online before the enumerator's field visit
• It is also the first census since 2011 (the decadal 2021 Census was delayed), and is expected to capture data relevant to delimitation and women's reservation timelines

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS2 (Governance) — e-governance, digital public infrastructure for population data; data quality and administrative reform

📝 Prelims Facts:

• Census 2027 has two phases: Phase 1 — Houselisting and Housing Census (2026); Phase 2 — Population Enumeration (early 2027)
• It is the first census with a digital/self-enumeration facility via the portal se.census.gov.in
• The Census is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India (RGI), under the Ministry of Home Affairs, governed by the Census Act, 1948

🔑 Key Term: Self-enumeration — a census method allowing households to record their own particulars online ahead of (and subject to verification by) the field enumerator