Census 2027 to also include transgender-headed households, Rajya Sabha told

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Summary: Census 2027 will include transgender-headed households and feature digital self-enumeration for accurate data collection, Rajya Sabha announces.

The upcoming Census will collect data on sex of head of household— Male, Female and Transgender, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday (March 11, 2026).

Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai, in a written response, said Census 2027 will be conducted in two phases.

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