Ghaziabad: The district administration on Thursday issued a detailed advisory explaining how residents can complete self-enumeration for house listing, the first phase of the 2027 Census. The process begins from May 7 in Uttar Pradesh.With Census 2027 set to be the country’s first fully count, officials said citizens may submit their household details online before the enumerator’s visit.They can complete the process either by scanning a QR code circulated by the administration or by visiting the official self-enumeration portal at Census of India Self-Enumeration Portal. According to the district administration, self-enumeration in Uttar Pradesh will end on May 21.Additional district magistrate (finance/revenue) Saurabh Bhatt said, “Only one household can be registered through a single mobile number. After completing the process, residents must share the generated Self-Enumeration ID (SE ID) with the Census enumerator during physical verification.” An enumerator will visit every household for physical verification even after self-enumeration to ensure each house is counted.The online questionnaire for the house listing contains 33 questions covering housing structure, ownership details, number of rooms, water source, sanitation facilities, cooking fuel, electricity access and household assets such as televisions, laptops, internet connectivity and vehicles.After completing the form, residents can review and submit their details. A unique 11-digit self-enumeration ID will then be generated and sent to the registered mobile number and email address.District officials said the self-enumeration system is aimed at reducing manual paperwork, improving data accuracy and making the Census process faster and more transparent.Meanwhile, large-scale training for enumerators and supervisors is under way in the district. Training sessions were conducted on Tuesday across multiple tehsils, municipal bodies and Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation zones to prepare field staff for the digital exercise.Officials said a total of 10,018 enumerators and supervisors, including reserve staff, have been appointed for the Census operation in the district.“During the training, master trainers briefed participants on the questionnaire to be used during house listing and explained how to interact with residents while collecting information. Officials also conducted live demonstrations on the use of the digital portal and mobile application for data entry,” said Bhatt.The district administration said all personnel engaged in the work are treated as public servants under the Census Act, 1948, making cooperation in the process legally mandatory.Residents have been urged to cooperate with the teams by providing accurate and complete information during the survey to ensure reliable data collection for planning and development.Meanwhile, in GB Nagar, the work of block demarcation is yet to be completed.According to officials, 12 charge officers have been appointed across the district, covering three tehsils, six nagar panchayats and three development authorities. However, block demarcation under the three authorities and Dadri tehsil is pending completion.“Around 93% work has been completed in Dadri tehsil, 76% in areas under Noida Authority, 62% in areas under Greater Noida Authority and 51% in areas under Yamuna Authority. Once the block demarcations are done, the enumerators will be appointed,” said a senior official from the district administration.
