CHANDIGARH, May 15 -- The self-enumeration phase of Census 2027 in Punjab concluded on Thursday with only around 1.5 lakh residents completing the online process, accounting for merely 0.54% of the state's population recorded in the 2011 Census. With the deadline ending, enumerators will now conduct a door-to-door household survey across Punjab from May 15 till June 13. Officials will collect demographic, socio-economic and housing-related information from households during the exercise. The self-enumeration process was conducted from April 30 to May 14 across all 23 districts of Punjab as part of the first phase of Census 2027, which is set to become India's first fully digital Census exercise. Among all districts, Ludhiana recorded the highest participation with nearly 25,000 residents completing self-enumeration online. Mohali followed with around 10,000 online submissions. Head of the directorate of census operations, Punjab, Navjot Khosa termed the response encouraging and said awareness regarding the digital process had gradually improved during the campaign period. Khosa also assured residents that all data collected during the Census process would remain strictly confidential and would be used only for statistical and policy-related purposes. She clarified that citizens are not required to provide any identity proof such as Aadhaar cards or voter identity cards to Census enumerators. She also advised people to remain cautious against fraud and avoid sharing OTPs or clicking suspicious links circulated in the name of Census verification. The ongoing house-listing and housing census phase beginning May 15 will document housing conditions, household amenities and assets across the state. Census data serves as the primary database for formulation of welfare schemes, infrastructure planning, allocation of government resources and policy decisions. Census 2027 will be India's 16th Census and the eighth after Independence....