Under the first phase of the 2027 Census in Uttarakhand, the work of house listing and house enumeration is set to commence today—April 25, 2026. As part of this process, enumerators will visit households door-to-door to collect responses to a set of 33 designated questions, recording the complete information directly onto a dedicated application on the spot.
House Listing and Enumeration Work to Begin on April 25
Under the first phase of the 2027 Census in Uttarakhand, the task of house listing and enumeration is scheduled to begin on April 25. In light of this, the Directorate of Census Operations has completed all necessary preparations. The state has been demarcated into districts and municipal corporation areas to facilitate the execution of the house listing and enumeration process.
To this end, distinct mapping exercises have been conducted for different areas. Furthermore, separate “House Listing Blocks” have been delineated based on the respective districts and municipal corporations. The rationale behind this approach is that the District Magistrates have been designated as the Principal Census Officers for all areas excluding the municipal corporation limits, while the Municipal Commissioners have been appointed as the Principal Census Officers for their respective municipal corporation areas.
Status of House Listing Blocks Across All Districts of the State:
- In Almora district, a total of 2,426 House Listing Blocks have been established, for which 1,165 enumerators and 215 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Bageshwar district, a total of 1,069 House Listing Blocks have been established, for which 534 enumerators and 103 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Chamoli district, a total of 1,465 House Listing Blocks have been established, for which 916 enumerators and 177 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Champawat district, a total of 903 House Listing Blocks have been established, for which 459 enumerators and 81 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Dehradun district, a total of 1,951 house-listing blocks have been created, for which 1,737 enumerators and 311 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Pauri district, a total of 3,501 house-listing blocks have been created, for which 1,076 enumerators and 205 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Haridwar district, a total of 3,075 house-listing blocks have been created, for which 2,948 enumerators and 480 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Nainital district, a total of 1,767 house-listing blocks have been created, for which 1,299 enumerators and 239 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Pithoragarh district, a total of 1,846 house-listing blocks have been created, for which 768 enumerators and 136 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Rudraprayag district, a total of 793 house-listing blocks have been created, for which 455 enumerators and 80 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Tehri district, a total of 2,184 house-listing blocks have been created, for which 1,265 enumerators and 222 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Udham Singh Nagar district, a total of 2,636 house-listing blocks have been created, for which 2,548 enumerators and 434 supervisors have been deployed.
- In Uttarkashi district, a total of 950 house-listing blocks have been created, for which 724 enumerators and 135 supervisors have been deployed.
When was the first census conducted in India
It is noteworthy that the first census in India took place in the year 1872. The first census after independence was completed in the year 1951. However, due to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the 2021 Census could not be conducted. The 2027 Census marks India’s 16th census and the 8th census since independence.
