India's 2027 Digital Census: Transforming Population Counting with Technology, Benefits and Challenges

Dec 10, 2025 01:54 am CST

India will conduct its first-ever fully digital census in 2027, employing mobile applications and a self-enumeration web portal to count over 1.4 billion citizens. This technological transformation promises faster results, improved accuracy, and better migration tracking, while addressing challenges of internet access, digital literacy, and cybersecurity across India's diverse population.