India, June 1 -- The first phase of the Population Census-2027 will begin across Gujarat on Monday, with the launch of a month-long houselisting exercise completely conducted through digital means for the first time.

Running from June 1 to June 30, the Houselisting and Housing Census Operations (HLO) will see over one lakh enumerators visiting households across every district, urban local body, and village to map living conditions and amenities, officials said on Sunday.

Director of Census Operations in Gujarat, Sujal Mayatra, said the exercise marks the 16th census in the country and the eighth after Independence.

"In this phase, enumerators will ask 33 questions covering housing status, family details, source of drinking water, toile...