Gazette Notification for Household schedule/questionnaire of Population Enumeration of Census of India, 2027

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-14082026-275454 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 4325] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2026/SHRAVAN 23, 1948 MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (Office of the Registrar General, India) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th August, 2026 S.O. 4505(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), the Central Government hereby instructs and directs that the census officers may, within the limits of the local area for which they have been respectively appointed, ask all such questions of all persons residing within such limits, pertaining to the items enumerated below, for collecting information through the Household Schedule in connection with the Census of India 2027, namely: - 1. Name of the person 2. Relationship to head 3. Sex 4. Date of Birth and Age (in completed years) 5. Current Marital Status 6. Age at Marriage (in completed years) 7. Spouse Name 8. Nationality as declared 9. Religion 10. Scheduled Caste (SC)/ Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Caste 11. Father's Particulars 12. Mother's Particulars 13. Disability 14. Mother Tongue and other languages known 15. Literacy and digital literacy status 16. Status of attendance in educational institution 17. Highest educational level attained and Stream/Discipline 18. Worked any time during last year 19. Category of economic activity 20. Occupation 21. Nature of industry, trade or service 22. Class of worker 23. Non-economic activity (for marginal, semi-marginal and non-worker) 24. Seeking or available for work (for marginal, semi-marginal and non-worker) 25. Travel to place of work 26. Birth place 27. Place of last residence 28. Reason for migration 29. Duration of stay in this village/town since last migration 30. Permanent Residential Address 31. Number of children surviving at present (for currently married, widowed, divorced and separated women only) 32. Number of children ever born alive (for currently married, widowed, divorced and separated women only) 33. Number of children born alive during last one year (for currently married women only) 34. Place of Covid-19 Vaccination 35. Total number of Bank Accounts 36. Mobile Number (if available) 37. Aadhaar Number (if available) 38. Voter ID Number (if available) 39. Passport Number (if Indian Passport holder) 40. Availability of Driving License [F. No. 9/8/2025- CD (Cen)] MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. VINOD KUMAR Digitally signed by VINOD Date: 2026.08.14 09:38:51 +05'30'