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Published by Authority
CHANDIGARH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2026 (BHADRA 5, 1948 SAKA)
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT Punjab Municipal Bhawan, Plot No. 3, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh. (CENSUS CELL) NOTIFICATION The 26th August, 2026
No. DLG-Census/157/2026/123.- I Ghanshyam Thori, IAS, Administrative Secretary do hereby republish the notification published in the Gazette of India No. 4325/S.O. 4505 (E) dated the 14th August, 2026 as per instruction issued by the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India vide No. 9/10/2025- CD (Cen) dated the 14th August, 2026 as under: -
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
(Office of the Registrar General, India)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th August, 2026
S.O. 4505 (E). – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), the Central Government hereby instructs and directs that the Census Officers may, within the limits of the local area for which they have been respectively appointed, ask all such questions of all persons residing within such limits, pertaining to the items enumerated below, for collecting information through the Household Schedule in connection with the Census of India 2027, namely:-
1. Name of the person
2. Relationship to head
3. Sex
4. Date of Birth and Age (in completed years)
5. Current Marital Status
6. Age at Marriage (in completed years)
7. Spouse Name 3764 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), AUGUST 27, 2026 (BHDR 5, 1948 SAKA) 10. Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe (ST)/Caste 11. Father's Particulars 12. Mother's Particulars 13. Disability
14. Mother Tongue and other languages known
15. Literacy and digital literacy status
16. Status of attendance in educational institution
17. Highest educational level attained and Stream/Discipline
18. Worked any time during last year
19. Category of economic activity
20. Occupation
21. Nature of industry, trade or service
22. Class of worker
23. Non-economic activity (for marginal, semi-marginal and non-worker)
24. Seeking or available for work (for marginal, semi-marginal and non-worker)
25. Travel to place of work
26. Birth place
27. Place of last residence
28. Reason for migration
29. Duration of stay in this village/town since last migration
30. Permanent Residential Address
31. Number of children surviving at present (for currently married, widowed, divorced and separated women only)
32. Number of children ever born alive (for currently married, widowed, divorced and separated women only)
33. Number of children ever born alive during last one year (for currently married women only) 34. Place of Covid – 19 Vaccination
35. Total number of Bank Accounts
36. Mobile Number (if available)
37. Aadhaar Number (if available)
38. Voter ID Number (if available)
39. Passport Number (if Indian Passport holder)
40. Availability of Driving License
[F. No:9/8/2025-CD(Cen)]
MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN,
Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner
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Sd/- GHANSHYAM THORI, IAS