Chandigarh, Nov. 15 -- From caste and disability particulars to educational qualifications, employment, migration history and ownership of identity documents, enumerators will seek information on 40 parameters from households in Chandigarh during the population enumeration exercise of Census 2027. The exercise will be conducted from January 25 to February 28, 2027, with 2,150 enumerators and 360 supervisors set to be deployed for the drive.

The administration has outlined the questionnaire, which is divided into eight broad categories covering demographic, social, educational, economic and household-related details. The information is intended to provide a comprehensive picture of the population and help the government plan public servic...