Ladakh to lead caste enumeration as Census 2027 enters next phase from August 17

Ladakh will become the first part of India to undertake caste enumeration under Census 2027. The exercise will be significant as India prepares to collect caste-wise data for the first time in a nationwide census since 1931. Census 2027 will include an open-ended column allowing respondents to state their caste, rather than choosing from a fixed list.

New Delhi: Ladakh is set to become the first part of India to undertake caste enumeration under Census 2027, with the population enumeration exercise scheduled to begin there and in other snow-bound regions from August 17.

The exercise will be significant as India prepares to collect caste-wise data for the first time in a nationwide census since 1931. Census 2027 will include an open-ended column allowing respondents to state their caste, rather than choosing from a fixed list.

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