THE
JHARKHAND GAZETTE
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
9 PAUSH 1947 (S)
RANCHI TUESDAY 30TH DECEMBER, 2025
REVENUE, REGISTRATION AND LAND REFORMS DEPARTMENT
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Notification
26th December, 2025
File No.11/Census(Margdarshan)-01/2025- 3496/RA --In exercise of the power
conferred by sub-secton (2) of section 4 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), the
Governor is pleased to appoint the Officer noted in Column (3) of the table below as
Census-officers with the designation shown against each in Column (4) thereof, to take, or
aid in, or supervise the taking of, the Census of India 2027 wihtin their respective
jurisdiction mentioned against each in Column (5) of the table given below:-
Annexure-I
SI.
No.
Level
Authorities
Designation
Jurisdiction
1
2
3
4
5
1
Division
Divisional Commissioner
Divisional Census
Officer
The Whole of their
respective
jurisdictions
2
District
District Collectors/ District
Magistrates/ Deputy
Commissioners or
Administrative Head of
District or any nominated
Officer.
Principal Census
Officers
The Whole of their
respective
jurisdictions
3
District
Additional District
Collectors/ Additional
District Magistrate/Senior
Deputy Collector, etc.
District Census
Officer
The Whole of their
respective
jurisdictions
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District
District Planning Officer/
District statistical Officer/
District Informatics Officer/
District education Officer/
Any other district level
officer
Additional/ Deputy
District Census
Officer
The Whole of their
respective
jurisdictions
5
Sub-Divisions
Sub-divisional Officers/
Sub- Collector/ Sub-
Divisional Magistrate
Sub-Divisional
Census Officer
The Whole of their
respective
jurisdictions
6
Circle
(Tahsil)/Block/
Panchayat
Samiti
Block Devlopment
Officer/Circle Officer
Charge Census
Officer
The Whole of their
respective
jurisdictions
7
Panchayat
Samiti
Circle Inspector or
equivalent
Additional Charge
Census Officer
The Whole of their
respective
jurisdictions
2. In exercise of the power conferred by sub-section (4) of section 4 of the said Act,
the Governor is further pleased to delegate to the Officers noted at Column (2) of the
above Table the Power of appointing census- officers within their respective Jurisdictions.
3. As per the provisions of Section 11 of the Census Act 1948, any Census- officer or
any person lawfully required to give assistance towards the taking of census and who
refuses to perform any duty allotted to him/her under this Act or any rule made
thereunder, or any person who hinders or obstructs another person in performing any
such duty, shall be punishable with fine up to one thousand rupees and in case of a
conviction shall also be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to three years.
By the order of Governor,
Chandrashekhar,
Secretary to Government
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