The Census 2027 will also include questions related to the duration of stay at the current residence and the reason for migration, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday (December 9, 2025).

In a written reply, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that in the Census information of every individual is collected at the place where they are found during the period of enumeration.

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The Minister was responding to a question from a member on whether any special provisions are being made for counting migrant workers and temporary residents during the Census-2027 and whether a separate data collection process is proposed for the same.

The Minister said migration data is collected for each and every individual based on their place of bi

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