LUCKNOW, Nov. 15 -- The self-enumeration facility for the second phase of Census 2027 in Uttar Pradesh will begin on November 16, allowing households to submit their details online before census enumerators visit their homes, a senior official said on Saturday. Director and chief principal census officer, Uttar Pradesh, Sheetal Verma said the online facility would remain available until November 30 through the official portal 'se.census.gov.in'. Thereafter, the population enumeration exercise, including caste enumeration, will be conducted from December 1, 2026, to January 4, 2027. The first phase of Census 2027, comprising house listing and housing census, was completed in UP between May 22 and June 20 this year. Along with caste-related details, personal, social, educational, and economic details will be collected through a set of 40 questions about each family and resident during the second phase of the census, Verma said. The 2027 Census is the 16th in the country and the eighth since independence. "During self-enumeration, people should fill in the information requested in the questionnaire. After submitting the questionnaire, they will receive a unique Self-Enumeration Identification Number (SE ID). People should provide the SE ID to the enumerator when they visit their home," Verma said. Self-enumeration is optional. The reference date for the Census is set for January 5, 2027. Approximately 560,000 enumerators and supervisors will carry out the population enumeration. Each enumerator has been assigned the responsibility of counting 800 to 850 individuals or 180 to 200 census houses....