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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

No: RD 119 TNR 2026

Karnataka Government Secretariat

M.S. Building,

Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi,

Bengaluru, Dated: 06.03.2026

NOTIFICATION

The accompanying Notification No. S.O. 353 (E) dated:22nd January, 2026 issued by the

Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, as

published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary, is republished along with kannada version

of 33 questionnaire in Karnataka Gazette, part-IV, Section-C, for information of general

public.

By Order and in the name of the

Governor of Karnataka

(NARASIMHAMURTHY G.K.)

Under Secretary to Government

Revenue Department (DM & Ser-3)

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MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(Office of Registrar General, India)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 22nd January, 2026

S.O. 353(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the

Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of

India in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General, India) number S.O.

120(E), dated the 7th January,2020 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II,

Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 9th January, 2020, except as respects things done or

omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby instructs that

all the Census Officers may, within the limits of the local areas for which they have been

respectively appointed, ask all such questions from all persons on the items enumerated

below for collecting information through the houselisting and housing census schedule in

connection with the Census of India 2027 namely:-

1. Building number (Municipal or local authority or census number).

2. Census house number.

3. Predominant material of floor of the census house.

4. Predominant material of wall of the census house.

5. Predominant material of roof of the census house.

6. Ascertain use of census house.

7. Condition of the census house.

8. Household number.

9. Total number of persons normally residing in the household.

10. Name of the head of the household.

11. Sex of the head of the household.

12. Whether the head of the household belongs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled

Tribe/Other.

13. Ownership status of the census house.

14. Number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household.

15. Number of married couple(s) living in the household.

16. Main source of drinking water.

17. Availability of drinking water source.

18. Main source of lighting.

19. Access to latrine.

20. Type of latrine.

21. Waste water outlet.

22. Availability of bathing facility.

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23. Availability of kitchen and LPG/PNG connection.

24. Main fuel used for cooking.

25. Radio/Transistor.

26. Television.

27. Access to internet.

28. Laptop/Computer.

29. Telephone/Mobile Phone/Smartphone.

30. Bicycle/Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped.

31. Car/Jeep/Van.

32. Main Cereal consumed in the household.

33. Mobile Number (for census related communications only).

[F. No. 9/8/2025- CD (Cen)]

MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India

ಪ౳๔౬

๸ಒ౲

Questionnaire (in Kannada)

ಪ౳๎౬ವั (ಕನ౬ಡದย౵)

1.

ಕಟౣಡದ ๸ಒ౲ (ಮ๻ನಗರ ඩยಃ ಅಥ฿ ಸ౩ัೕಯ ඩ౳ඌ౽ರ ಅಥ฿ ಜನಗಣൟ

๸ಒ౲).

2.

ಜನಗಣൟ ಮච ๸ಒ౲.

3.

ಜನಗಣൟ ಮචಯ චಲಃౙ ಬಳಸมಜฆವ ಪ౳උನ ๬ಮಜ౳.

4.

ಜನಗಣൟ ಮචಯ ತೕഷಡ ಬಳಸมಜฆವ ಪ౳උನ ๬ಮಜ౳.

5.

ಜನಗಣൟ ಮචಯ ෬ม౞ವ൐ಡ ಬಳಸมಜฆವ ಪ౳උನ ๬ಮಜ౳.

6.

ಜನಗಣൟ ಮචಯඝ౬ ෴ವ ಉං౪ೕಶ౽ౙಜ ಬಳಸมಞൟ౨ං.

7.

ಜನಗಣൟ ಮචಯ ๭౩ൟ.

8.

ಀഖಂಬದ ๸ಒ౲.

9.

ಀഖಂಬದย౵ ๬෥ನ౲฿ಜ ฿๭๯ൟ౨ฆವ ವ౲౾౨ಗಳ ಒഖౣ ๸ಒ౲.

10.

ಀഖಂಬದ ෨ಖ౲ಸ౩ರ ກಸฆ.

11.

ಀഖಂಬದ ෨ಖ౲ಸ౩ರ ยಂಗ.

12.

ಀഖಂಬದ ෨ಖ౲ಸ౩ฆ ಪค๏ಷౣ ೦ൟ/ ಪค๏ಷౣ ඵಗಡ / ಇತฉ ವಗბಃౙ ๳คದವฉ.

13.

ಜನಗಣൟ ಮචಯ ෥ยೕಕತ౷ದ ๬౩ನ෥ನ.

14.

ಀഖಂಬದ ಅඌೕನದย౵ฆವ ฿ಸದ ಆಠലಗಳ ๸ಒ౲.

15.

ಀഖಂಬದย౵ ฿๭๯ൟ౨ฆವ เ฿๼ತ ඈಪൟಗಳ ๸ಒ౲.

16.

ಀല෷ವ ඛೕคನ ಪ౳උನ ෩ಲ.

17.

ಀല෷ವ ඛೕคನ ෩ಲದ ಲಭ౲൤.

18.

෍ಳ౾ನ ಪ౳උನ ෩ಲ.

19.

๙ೈಲಯದ ಲಭ౲൤.

20.

๙ೈಲಯದ ಬಡ/เಧ.

21.

൞౲ಜ౲ ඛೕರඝ౬ ຄರ๬ಜ๯ವ ವ౲ವ๲౩.

22.

๬౬ನಠಹದ ಲಭ౲൤.

23.

ಅഴಡ ಮචಯ ಮൡ౨ LPG/PNG ๸ಪಕბದ ಲಭ౲൤.

24.

ಅലಡಡ ಬಳ๯ವ ಪ౳෨ಖ ಇಂಧನ.

25.

ชല෽ೕ/ഓ౳ඛ౺ಸౣฑ.

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26.

ങยเಷඨ.

27.

ಇಂಟฑ චഡ ๸ಪಕბ.

28.

ม౲ඩౣභ/ಉත౲ಟฑ.

29.

ങยශೕඨ/ ෮ාฯ ශೕඨ /๬౱ഡ ბශೕඨ.

30.

ා๭ಕฯ/๰ౙಟฑ/෮ೕഓฑ ๴ಕฯ/ ෮දി.

31.

౽ฑ/೧ೕභ/฿౲ඨ.

32.

ಀഖಂಬโ ๳เ๯ವ ಪ౳෨ಖ උನ౲ಗำ.

33.

෮ාฯ ๸ಒ౲ (ಜನಗಣൟ ๸ීඌತ เಷಯ ๸ಪಕბಃౙ ෥ತ౳).

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