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Census 2027: the reference date

1 March 2027 · Midnight (00:00 hours) · India

India’s first census since 2011 counts the population as it stood at midnight on 1 March 2027 in most of the country. Ladakh and the snow-bound parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand use a reference date of 1 October 2026, and Goa, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand one of 5 January 2027.

Source: Deccan Herald — Union government issues Gazette notification for Census 2027 (16 June 2025)

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