Census 2027 – Important Q & A


Q1. When will Census 2027 start ? : Census 2027 āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋ⧟āĻž āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻš’āĻŦ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: From 1st April 2026 (Phase 1 begins) : ā§§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧ āϤāĻžā§°āĻŋāĻ–ā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻš’āĻŦ (āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžā§Ÿ)


Explanation :
Census 2027 will begin with the house-listing phase from April 1, 2026. : Census 2027-ā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžā§Ÿ (āϘ⧰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĻŋ) ā§§ āĻāĻĒā§ā§°āĻŋāϞ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍ā§Ŧā§° āĻĒā§°āĻž āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻš’āĻŦāĨ¤


Q2. Census 2027 will be which Census of India ? : Census 2027 āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤ⧰ āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž āĻš’āĻŦ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 16th overall & 8th since Independence : āĻŽā§āĻ āϤ⧇ ā§§ā§ŦāϤāĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ ā§ŽāĻŽ


Explanation: Census in India started in 1872, and 2027 will be the 16th Census and 8th after 1947. : āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ Census 1872 āϚāύāϤ āφ⧰āĻŽā§āĻ­ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ¸ā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ 2027āϤ āχ ā§§ā§ŦāϤāĻŽ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāϧ⧀āύāϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ ā§ŽāĻŽ āĻš’āĻŦāĨ¤


Q3. Census 2027 will be conducted in how many phases ?  : Census 2027 āĻ•āĻŋāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžā§ŸāϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻš’āĻŦ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 2 Phases / ⧍āϟāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžā§ŸāϤ


Explanation: It will be conducted in two phases—House listing & Population enumeration. : āχ ⧍āϟāĻž āĻĒā§°ā§āϝāĻžā§ŸāϤ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻˇā§āĻ āĻŋāϤ āĻš’āĻŦ—āϘ⧰ āϤāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āφ⧰⧁ āϜāύāϏāĻ‚āĻ–ā§āϝāĻž āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻžāĨ¤


Q4. Who is the brand ambassador of Census 2027 ? : Census 2027-ā§° brand ambassador āϕ⧋āύ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Sudarshan Pattnaik


Explanation: Renowned sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik has been chosen to promote awareness about Census 2027. : āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ–ā§āϝāĻžāϤ āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻŋ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ Sudarshan Pattnaik-āĻ• Census 2027-ā§° āϏāĻšā§‡āϤāύāϤāĻž āĻŦ⧃āĻĻā§āϧāĻŋā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻŦāĻžāĻ›āύāĻŋ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇āĨ¤


Q5. Last Census in India was conducted in which year ? : āĻ­āĻžā§°āϤāϤ āĻļ⧇āώ Census āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: 2011 / ⧍ā§Ļā§§ā§§ āϚāύāϤ


Explanation: The last Census was conducted in 2011, as the 2021 Census was delayed. : āĻļ⧇āώ Census ⧍ā§Ļā§§ā§§ āϚāύāϤ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ•āĻŋ⧟āύ⧋ ⧍ā§Ļ⧍⧧⧰ Census āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻŋāϤ āĻšā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤


Q6. What are the official mascots of Census 2027 ? : Census 2027-ā§° mascot āĻ•āĻŋ ?


Ans / āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰: Vikas & Pragati


Explanation: The mascots “Vikas” and “Pragati” symbolize growth and progress, representing the aim of Census in nation-building.
“Vikas” āφ⧰⧁ “Pragati” āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§° āωāĻ¨ā§āύ⧟āύ āφ⧰⧁ āĻ…āĻ—ā§ā§°āĻ—āϤāĻŋā§° āĻĒā§ā§°āϤ⧀āĻ•, āϝāĻŋ Census-ā§° āωāĻĻā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤