Census 2027: Maharashtra’s first fully self-enumerated village recorded in Sindhudurg

Muth village in Vengurla taluka of Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district has become the first village in the state to successfully complete the self-enumeration process under Census 2027.

Officials said the achievement was made possible through close coordination between local residents and revenue authorities during the first phase of the census campaign.

The village consists of 36 houses with a population of 144 people, and all families reportedly participated in the digital self-enumeration exercise within the scheduled timeline.

Strong participation from villagers and officials

According to officials, all 43 families in the village actively took part in the process and submitted accurate details through the self-enumeration system.

The initiative was carried out under the guidance of Sindhudurg District Collector Tripti Dhodmise. Authorities credited the success to coordinated planning by Tehsildar Omkar Otari along with the efforts of naib tehsildars, circle officers and talathis involved in the campaign.

Chief Principal Census Officer Nirupama J Dange described the achievement as inspirational for other villages across the state.

Officials urge other villages to follow example

In an official statement, Nirupama Dange appealed to other villages and urban local bodies in Maharashtra to complete the self-enumeration process within the stipulated timeline.

She said the success of Muth village demonstrated how effective cooperation between citizens and the administration could help achieve large-scale public data collection goals smoothly and efficiently.

Officials added that the village’s achievement has become a model example for the state’s ongoing Census 2027 preparations.

What is self-enumeration in Census 2027?

Self-enumeration allows citizens to submit household and demographic information digitally instead of waiting for physical visits from census officials.

The process is aimed at making the census exercise faster, more accurate and technologically efficient while reducing administrative workload during field operations.

The first phase of Census 2027 in Maharashtra began on May 1 and will continue until May 15.

This will be followed by the house listing and housing census phase from May 16 to June 14.

Census 2027 expected to be major digital exercise

Census 2027 is expected to become one of India’s largest digitally assisted population data collection exercises.

Authorities across multiple states are encouraging citizens to adopt self-enumeration systems to improve efficiency and reduce delays in the census process.

The data collected through the census plays a major role in government planning, welfare schemes, infrastructure allocation, policy decisions and development programmes across the country.
(With PTI inputs)