Self-Enumeration Begins for India's 16th Census in West Bengal

Exam-focused facts from the 3 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

The self-enumeration exercise of India's 16th Census (Census 2027) kicked off in West Bengal on August 1, 2026.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari marked the launch by digitally filling his own self-enumeration form.
The first-phase self-enumeration window is open from August 1 to August 15, 2026, and citizens can submit family details on the portal se.census.gov.in.
The house-listing exercise for Census 2027 will be conducted from August 16 to September 14, 2026.
The Chief Minister described the Census as the country's first fully digital Census.
The Chief Minister said Census data is legally protected and will be used only for statistics, planning and development, with no scope for misuse of personal information.