Neeraj BaliChandigarh, Nov. 11 -- Punjab will conduct its population census nearly three months before the national reference date, with the enumeration exercise beginning on December 1 as part of a revised schedule covering states heading for Assembly elections in 2027.
The exercise will also mark a major change in the way population data is collected, allowing households to submit their details online before government enumerators visit them.
Under the schedule, residents can use the self-enumeration facility from November 16 to 30, while door-to-door enumeration will continue from December 1, 2026, to January 4, 2027.
The reference date for Punjab has been fixed at midnight on January 5, 2027, instead of the March 1 reference date app...