Jammu, May 4 -- As of April 22, 2026, over 26 lakh households have registered on the self-enumeration portal of Census 2027 up from just 5.72 lakh on April 10. In less than two weeks, adoption has surged by over 350%, signalling a decisive shift in how Indians are choosing to participate in what will be the country's first fully digital census.
This early momentum is more than a numerical milestone. It reflects a behavioural change. For the first time, citizens are not merely subjects of enumeration but active participants, submitting their own data before an enumerator arrives. The self-enumeration facility, available in 16 languages, allows households to generate a unique ID that is later verified during field visits-blending citizen aut...