"Caste Enumeration"

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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12 May 2026

Enumerators and supervisors attend a training session ahead of India's upcoming census 2027, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on May 12, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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#13684544

9 May 2026

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.

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9 May 2026

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.

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9 May 2026

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.

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9 May 2026

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.

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3 Apr 2026

People walk through a market in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on April 02, 2026. India has begun counting its population in the world's largest census, which will include caste enumeration for the first time in nearly a century. This year's census is a $1.24 billion exercise during which more than three million Indian officials will spend a year surveying about 1.4 billion Indians about their household composition, living conditions, and access to basic amenities. The previous census in 2011 recorded a population of 1.21 billion. It is now estimated to be more than 1.4 billion, making India the most populous nation.

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