Door-to-Door Census 2027 Houselisting Begins in Bengaluru Amid Low Self-Enumeration Rates

The door-to-door houselisting exercise for the National Census 2027 has officially commenced across the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) area. This phase of data collection began on April 16, 2026, following a two-week self-enumeration period that ran from April 1 to April 15. According to GBA officials, the initial self-enumeration drive achieved limited participation, covering less than 2% of the total houses in the region. Munish Moudgil, the Special Commissioner for Revenue and IT at the GBA, confirmed that enumerators will now conduct physical visits to households to ensure comprehensive coverage. The door-to-door verification process is scheduled to continue until May 15, 2026. This extensive operation aims to update housing records and demographic data ahead of the main census activities. The low uptake in the digital self-enumeration phase highlights the continued necessity of traditional field methods for accurate data collection in urban centers like Bengaluru. Officials are mobilizing resources to meet the May deadline, ensuring that every household is accounted for in the upcoming national demographic survey.