LUCKNOW: Census 2027 population enumeration in Uttar Pradesh will be conducted from December 1, 2026, to January 4, 2027, the Census authorities clarified on Friday, dismissing rumours of a postponement.As per the Government of India notification issued on September 5, 2026, the schedule for Uttar Pradesh, along with Uttarakhand, Goa and Punjab, remains unchanged.Self-enumeration will be held from November 16 to 30, 2026. The reference date and time for the exercise will be January 5, 2027, at 12am.The clarification came amid confusion over an October 30 notification that set January 25 to February 28, 2027, as the population enumeration period in other states and Union territories.The Census authorities said that schedule does not apply to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and other areas specifically excluded in the notification.“There has been no postponement of the census in Uttar Pradesh. Enumerators will visit households in the state during the originally announced period, from Dec 1 to Jan 4,” an official source in the Census department said.
