India, May 18 -- Maharashtra recorded a modest response in the first phase of self-enumeration for Census 2027, with only around 1.11 million households completing the digital process, less than 4% of the state's estimated households, highlighting the continuing digital divide between urban and rural regions.

Data from the Census Directorate showed that while 1,260,950 households initiated the optional self-enumeration process between May 1 and May 15, only 1,114,277 households completed it successfully. The exercise, introduced as part of India's digital Census initiative, allows residents to voluntarily submit household details online before physical verification by enumerators.

Mumbai, including city and suburbs recorded the highest ...