Goa Census 2027 Phase II will begin with online self-enumeration on November 16, followed by door-to-door visits by 3,272 trained teachers from December 1 to January 4, 2027, director of census operations Chestha Yadav said.
The population enumeration exercise will cover every person in each household. Goa has been divided into 26 charges for the process, including 14 urban and 12 rural charges. Each charge will be headed by either a deputy collector or a mamlatdar.
The online self-enumeration window will remain open from November 16 to 30 through the portal se.census.gov.in. Residents can submit details for every member of their family during this period. Officials said households that complete the online process will spend less time with enumerators during the subsequent in-person visit.
Field enumeration will take place from December 1 to January 4, 2027. Enumerators will visit homes to collect information about each person living in the household. A revisional round will then be conducted from January 5 to 9, Yadav said.
The enumeration workforce has been trained through a multi-level process. Six master trainers trained 65 field trainers, who then trained enumerators and supervisors for the exercise, according to officials. The deployment places teachers at the centre of the state’s population-counting operation while administrative officers oversee the 26 charges.
Officials have also outlined a procedure for households that may be away during the field-enumeration period. Families leaving on vacation can complete self-enumeration in advance, retain the self-enumeration ID generated at the end of the online process and leave the ID on a piece of paper at their door. The enumerator will record the ID during the visit.
Population enumeration is expected to take longer than Phase I household data collection because responses will be collected for 40 questions for every individual. The questions cover date of birth, marital status, spouse details, nationality, religion, caste, disability, mother tongue, literacy, digital literacy, Covid vaccination status, bank accounts, children born, occupation and migration history.
The exercise will therefore require households to provide detailed personal and socioeconomic information, while enumerators will have to record responses accurately across Goa’s urban and rural areas. The revisional round from January 5 to 9 will provide the final scheduled opportunity for corrections or completion after the main field visits.
