Bhubaneswar: As part of the Census 2027 exercise, house listing operations are scheduled to be conducted in Odisha during April-May this year.
As per the schedule released by the Revenue Department, the exercise will be carried out across the state from April 16 to May 15, 2026. The house listing operation will continue for 30 days in the first phase of Census exercise.
Officials said that census staff will visit households to mark houses and collect basic information related to residential structures and household assets during this phase.
The authorities have also provided an option for self-enumeration. Residents willing to submit their details on their own can do so between April 1 and April 15, 2026. This 15-day window will be available just before the start of the door-to-door house listing operations.
While the first phase will focus on house listing, the second phase of Census, scheduled to be
gin in February 2027, will involve a door-to-door population census to collect individual demographic details.
Arrangements have been made to engage around one lakh enumerators for the census exercise in the state. Each enumerator will cover around 200 households, while one supervisor will monitor the work of six enumerators. Enumerators will be paid an incentive of Rs 25,000 for their services.
Preparatory work for the census has been going on for the last six months. Pre-test surveys have already been conducted in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. Boundaries of newly formed NACs and municipalities have also been finalised. Census staff will undergo structured training over the next three months.
While the Development Commissioner held meetings with all district collectors, a state-level Census Coordination Committee meeting was also conducted in the presence of senior officials, including the Census Director. The process will be closely monitored to ensure accuracy and smooth execution.
Officials said over 90 per cent of the census data is expected to be collected through digital mode. Citizens opting for self-enumeration will need to register on the official portal using OTP-based mobile verification. Each mobile number can be used only once, and features like screenshots will be disabled to safeguard data.