Census to be conducted in 2027: MHA

The Ministry of Home Affairs on Monday (MHA) formally announced that the next census of India will be conducted in the year 2027.

According to a notification issued by MHA,  a copy of which is in news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), the reference  for the Union Territory of Ladakh and the snow-bound, non-synchronous areas of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand shall be 00:00 hours on October 1, 2026.

For the remaining parts of the country, the census reference date will be 00:00 hours on March 1, 2027—(KNO)

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