Chandigarh, April 25 -- Punjab census director Navjot Khosa on Friday announced that Census 2027 will commence in the state on April 30, starting with the optional self-enumeration. Through self-enumeration, citizens can submit their details online on "https://se.census.gov.in/" till May 14, following which enumeraters will go from house to house to confirm the information from May 15 to June 13. While addressing a press conference on Friday along with Manjit Singh Brar, administrative secretary, department of local government, Punjab, Khosa said no document or proof will sought by enumerators, and cautioned against clicking on any suspicious links or sharing OTPs during the process. This will be India's 16th census and the eighth since Independence. The last census was conducted in 2011, as the 2021 exercise was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the 2011 Census, Punjab's population was approximately 2.77 crore, including 1.46 crore males and 1.31 crore females....