Parents' faith, birthplace to be recorded down to village level in Census 2027

Besides the open field option to declare caste, respondents can choose “Does not want to declare Caste” and “No Caste”

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The Hindu — National →

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Prelims-testable facts

01The Census 2027 questionnaire collects detailed demographic data, including parents' religion and birthplace, along with caste options.
02The questionnaire seeks information on religion, date of birth, and place of birth up to the village level of both parents.
03For the first time since 1931, the Census 2027 will capture caste data.
04The Census 2027 questionnaire includes an open field option to declare caste, as well as the options 'Does not want to declare Caste' and 'No Caste'.
05The population enumeration phase of Census 2027 has gone live in Ladakh and snow-bound areas of three other States ahead of the rest of the country.
06The Census 2027 questionnaire will enable deeper socio-economic analysis for policy-making by collecting more granular demographic data.

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Most people think the Census 2027 questionnaire only asks for respondents' own caste, but actually it asks for both the respondents' and their parents' caste.
Most people think the Census 2027 questionnaire does not ask for parents' birthplace, but actually it does ask for it up to the village level.

Prelims Practice MCQs

Single facteasy

What is the year in which the Census 2027 exercise is scheduled to take place?

A.2025
B.2026
C.2027
D.2028

The Census 2027 exercise is scheduled to take place in 2027. This is a significant exercise in demographic data collection.

Multiple statementsmedium

Consider the following statements regarding Census 2027 Questionnaire: 1. The Census 2027 questionnaire seeks information on parents' religion and place of birth up to the village level. 2. The Census 2027 questionnaire allows respondents to declare their caste in an open field option, in addition to choosing 'Does not want to declare Caste' and 'No Caste'. 3. The Census 2027 questionnaire is a part of the Census 2030 exercise. How many of the above statements are correct?

A.Only one
B.Only two
C.All three
D.None

The Census 2027 questionnaire indeed seeks information on parents' religion and place of birth up to the village level (fact 2). It also allows respondents to declare their caste in an open field option, in addition to choosing 'Does not want to declare Caste' and 'No Caste' (fact 1). However, it is not a part of the Census 2030 exercise, but rather the Census 2027 exercise (fact 3).

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