The nationwide door-to-door enumeration for Population Census will run from January 25, 2027 to February 28, followed by a revisional round from March 1-5. This will be preceded by online self-enumeration from January 10-24. The schedule excludes poll-bound states of Manipur, Goa, UP, Punjab and Uttarakhand, the UT of Ladakh, and the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Himachal Pradesh and J&K.