Panaji: Phase II of Census 2027 will begin in Goa from Nov 16 and will be conducted by 3,272 teachers trained by the directorate of census operations to work as enumerators, according to director Chestha Yadav.For the Census exercise, Goa has been divided into 26 charges — 14 urban and 12 rural — each headed by a deputy collector or a mamlatdar.The process will start with a self-enumeration phase from Nov 16 to 30, during which citizens can submit details online for every family member through the portal: http://se.census.gov.in. Officials said households that complete self-enumeration will need to spend less time with enumerators during the in-person visit.Yadav said field enumeration will run from Dec 1 to Jan 4, 2027, when enumerators will visit homes door-to-door to collect information about every person in each household. A revisional round will follow from Jan 5 to 9, Yadav said.“Six master trainers trained 65 field trainers. These field trainers in turn trained enumerators and supervisors,” she said.Officials said families leaving on vacation during the field enumeration period can complete self-enumeration in advance, note the self-enumeration ID generated at the end of the process on a piece of paper, and leave it on the door. The enumerator will record the ID as part of the Census process.Population enumeration is expected to take longer than Phase I household data collection, as it requires responses to 40 questions for each individual. These include date of birth, marital status, spouse details, nationality, religion, caste, disability (if any), mother tongue, literacy, digital literacy, Covid vaccination status, number of bank accounts, children born, occupation, and migration history.
