Editorial photo #13684544 Human Interest
Census Of India - Population In India
A census worker sits in Rongli Market, taking notes in a notebook, with the census logo visible on his bag in Rongli, Sikkim, India, on April 16, 2026. The 16th Census of India (Census 2027) is underway as the first fully digital census, with two phases: Houselisting & Housing Census (April-September 2026) and Population Enumeration (February 2027), including self-enumeration and caste data collection. (Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto)
