More than 1.61 lakh personnel will be deployed across Tamil Nadu for the 2027 population census, with the state government asking residents to provide complete information and cooperate with the enumeration process.
The workforce will include 1,41,083 enumerators and 20,467 supervisors, according to a statement issued by the Revenue Administration Department’s Director of Social Security Schemes and reported by Dinamalar. The personnel will carry out the census work across the state.
The population census is scheduled to take place across India in February 2027. Tamil Nadu’s preparations have already included the house-listing exercise and the collection of self-details, according to the report. The next phase will involve the deployment of enumerators and supervisors for the population count.
The state government said residents should provide complete details during the exercise and extend full cooperation to the personnel involved. The appeal is significant for the practical functioning of the enumeration process, which will require officials to reach households across cities, towns and rural areas.
The 1,41,083 enumerators will form the main field workforce, while the 20,467 supervisors will oversee the work. Together, the two groups account for more than 1.61 lakh personnel assigned to the Tamil Nadu census operation. The figures were provided in the departmental statement cited by Dinamalar.
For urban administrations, a large-scale census operation involves coordination across residential areas and the delivery of information by households. The department’s appeal places responsibility on residents to share full details when approached by the census teams. The report does not provide further information on the deployment schedule, training arrangements, identity documents for personnel or the method through which residents will submit their information.
The census exercise is separate from routine administrative surveys because it is being conducted as part of the nationwide 2027 population count. The Tamil Nadu government’s announcement establishes the size of the state workforce but does not specify the detailed questions that will be asked during the population enumeration.
The statement also does not mention any changes to the previously completed house-listing or self-details phases. It confirms only that those preliminary activities have been completed and that more than 1.61 lakh personnel are expected to participate in the population census work in 2027.
The next major milestone is the population census scheduled for February 2027. Until then, the state’s stated priority is to organise the enumerator and supervisor workforce and secure public cooperation for the exercise.
