LUCKNOW, Jan. 6 -- Census 2027 in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted in two phases, starting with House Listing and Housing Census (HLO) in May-June 2026, while the caste census will be carried out in the second phase, the State Level Census Coordination Committee (SLCCC) decided on Monday.

The committee, chaired by chief secretary SP Goyal, approved the deployment of approximately six lakh personnel for the fieldwork. The entire operation will be conducted digitally, with data collection, entry, verification and monitoring through a digital platform to ensure transparency and efficiency.

For the first time, citizens will have the facility of self-enumeration, director (Census Operations) Sheetal Verma informed during her presentation on t...