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- The Government of India has issued the notification for the second phase of the 2027 population census covering snow-affected areas of Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, and hilly areas of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
- The house-to-house enumeration in these areas will run from September 1 to September 30, 2026, followed by a revision round from October 1 to October 5, 2026, with October 1, 2026 set as the reference date.
- Residents can also use a self-enumeration option online between August 17 and August 31, 2026, before the door-to-door count begins.
- The phase will record personal and social details such as name, age, gender, marital status, religion, language, education, SC/ST status, and employment.
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- Start of the self-enumeration window on August 17, 2026
- Launch of the house-to-house enumeration on September 1, 2026
- Details of the census schedule for the rest of the country outside these hilly areas
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