Census 2027: Noida residents can fill in household details online from 16 to 30 November

Residents of Gautam Budh Nagar, which includes Noida and Greater Noida, can fill in their household details for Census 2027 online from 16 to 30 November, Hindustan Times reported on 7 November. The window applies across Uttar Pradesh.

Self-enumeration, being offered for the first time in an Indian census, lets a household enter its own details on the official census portal. Those who use it get an ID number to show the enumerator when they call, which should make the visit quicker. Households that do not use it will be counted in the usual way.

Enumerators will go door to door to count people from 1 December 2026 to 4 January 2027. For Uttar Pradesh, the population will be counted as of midnight on 5 January 2027. The first phase in the State, house-listing, was held from 22 May to 20 June 2026.

Why the dates are early

The Registrar General of India has brought the head count forward in four States that go to the polls in early 2027: Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand (outside its snow-bound areas). Census Commissioner Mrityunjay Kumar Narayan has notified the dates. In most of the country, the head count will be done in February 2027.

Why it matters

Census 2027 is India’s first census since 2011 and its first digital one, and it will record caste for the first time since independence. Its figures will shape everything from welfare budgets and constituency boundaries to the planning of schools, hospitals and roads for the next decade.