India, April 9 -- Preparations for the national Census 2027 have picked up pace in Gautam Budh Nagar, with district authorities directing officials to fast-track groundwork related to house listing, manpower deployment and training to avoid delays in the enumeration exercise.

Officials said the focus is on creating house listings blocks to determine how areas are divided for enumeration. The process is prioritised in urban clusters such as Noida and Greater Noida, where rapid expansion and dense population pose logistical challenges.

"Officials concerned have been directed to complete house listing blocks within the prescribed timeline so that subsequent stages are not affected," said Medha Roopam, district magistrate and principal cens...