Caste enumeration in Census 2027

The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs decided on 30 April 2025 to include caste enumeration in the census.

• Caste is recorded in Phase II, Population Enumeration (February 2027; September 2026 in the snow-bound areas).
• It is question 10 of the 40-question household schedule.
• Censuses up to 2011 recorded only Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Census 2027 is the first comprehensive caste count since independence.
• No caste data has been released. This site will publish only official tables, at state level, without commentary.

Sources: PIB: Cabinet decision on caste enumeration (30 April 2025); PIB backgrounder: Census 2027, India’s first digital enumeration (25 April 2026); MHA notification of Phase II for snow-bound areas (3 August 2026), reported by ANI.