Hyderabad: Telangana will begin census house listing from May 11 to June 9, marking the first population enumeration exercise in the State since its formation.
The State Cabinet cleared the schedule, and officials have started administrative preparations. Authorities will conduct the census house listing entirely through an online app as part of the nationwide digital rollout.
Officials estimate that nearly 88,000 personnel will participate across Telangana. As of December 31, 2025, the State had 621 rural mandals, 9,983 revenue villages and 134 urban local bodies. Accordingly, these units will form the base framework for enumeration.
In urban areas, officials will include cantonment zones and GHMC circles. Moreover, the government has assigned unique codes to each unit to streamline digital data collection.
Census house listing to use villages and wards as base units
Authorities recently completed national-level training. From March 5 to 8, they will train 66 master trainers in Hyderabad. Thereafter, officials will hold a meeting with district collectors to provide operational guidance.
The government has tasked district collectors with identifying required staff. In addition, it will deploy teachers and personnel from various departments at village and ward levels.
At the field level, departments will train around 1,220 employees drawn from different wings. They plan to complete all training programmes by April to ensure readiness.
Each revenue village in rural areas and each ward in urban regions will function as a separate unit. Meanwhile, officials will assign one enumerator for every 800 people. Furthermore, trainers will focus on personnel unfamiliar with digital tools to ensure smooth implementation.
After completing the census house listing phase, authorities will conduct the second stage of enumeration from February 9 to 28, 2027.
