Hyderabad, April 17 -- In the first phase of Census 2027, which will commence in Hyderabad and other districts of Telangana on May 11, 33 questions will be asked.

Recently, the Director of Census Operations in Telangana, Bharati Hollikeri, said Census 2027 would be held in digital mode in contrast to the paper-based exercise conducted until 2011.

Phases

The first phase of the exercise, involving house listing and housing census, will be conducted from May 11 to June 9, while the second phase will be taken up in February 2027, she said.

As many as 88,000 personnel, including enumerators and supervisors, will be involved in the census in Telangana, though about 93,000 to 94,000 employees are being trained for the mammoth exercise.

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