**Executive Summary**
The Ministry of Home Affairs reports that 11,14,277 households in Maharashtra successfully completed the optional self-enumeration (SE) facility for Census-2027 between May 1 and May 15, 2026. This digital initiative, part of the House-Listing and Housing Census Operations, aimed to streamline data collection via a dedicated web portal. Following this period, official enumerators will conduct physical field visits across the state from May 16, 2026, to June 14, 2026, to finalize the data collection process.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Participation Statistics**
* A total of 12,60,950 households initiated the self-enumeration process, with over 11.14 lakh successfully completing it.
* Pune recorded the highest participation with 153,568 households, followed by Mumbai Suburban (121,068) and Thane (116,512).
* The initiative was designed to provide a more convenient and flexible method for citizens to submit census details online.
**Post-Enumeration Requirements**
* Households that completed the online process are issued an 11-digit SE ID beginning with the letter “H.”
* This SE ID must be shared with the official Enumerator during their subsequent field visit to ensure the smooth completion of data collection.
**Field Operations and Timelines**
* Physical enumeration for all households, including those who did not use the SE facility, will occur between May 16, 2026, and June 14, 2026.
* The Directorate clarified that households unable to complete the process online will be fully covered during the physical visit phase.
* Citizens are requested to provide accurate information and full cooperation to the visiting officials.
**Impact Analysis**
**Households that Completed Self-Enumeration**
**Impact**
These households have already submitted their details through a dedicated portal, making their interaction with field officials more efficient.
**Action Required**
Must share their 11-digit "H" prefixed SE ID with the Enumerator during the field visit.
**Households that Did Not Self-Enumerate**
**Impact**
These households are not penalized for missing the online window but will undergo the traditional physical enumeration process.
**Action Required**
Must be available for physical enumeration between May 16 and June 14, 2026, to provide census details to visiting officials.
**Census Enumerators**
**Impact**
The workload for data entry is reduced for households that provide a valid SE ID, though they must still visit every household to verify or collect information.
**Action Required**
Must visit all assigned households in the state within the notified one-month period to collect IDs or conduct full physical interviews.
Key Entities Referenced
Census-2027: The national population and housing census program for which preliminary house-listing operations are being conducted.
Maharashtra: The Indian state where the house-listing, housing census operations, and the self-enumeration phase were implemented.
Self Enumeration (SE) facility: An optional digital portal introduced to allow citizens to submit their census details online for convenience.
Ministry of Home Affairs: The primary central ministry responsible for overseeing and executing the national census operations.
Ministry of Home Affairs
Over 11 Lakh Households Complete Self-
Enumeration for Census-2027 in Maharashtra
Posted On: 16 MAY 2026 8:35PM by PIB Mumbai
:Mumbai, May 16, 2026
As part of the House-Listing and Housing Census Operations for Census-2027, the
Government provided an optional self enumeration (SE) facility to citizens in
Maharashtra between 01 May 2026 and 15 May 2026.
The Self Enumeration facility was introduced to make the census process easier and
more convenient for the public. Through a dedicated web portal, households were
able to fill in their census details online at their convenience.
During the notified period, a total of 12,60,950 households initiated the self
enumeration process. Out of these, 11,14,277 households successfully completed
the self enumeration process. The summary of the number of households that
utilised the facility and got themselves successfully self-enumerated in the state
during the SE notified period is as follows:
S District Number of
No Households
that
successfully
completed
the self-
enumeration
1. Ahilyanagar 24036
2. Akola 15692
3. Amravati 36223
4. Beed 20865
5. Bhandara 7777
6. Buldhana 217117. Chandrapur 10893
8. Chhatrapati 34242
Sambhajinagar
9. Dharashiv 16890
10. Dhule 12932
11. Gadchiroli 3688
12. Gondia 3881
13. Hingoli 4823
14. Jalgaon 31802
15. Jalna 23901
16. Kolhapur 23524
17. Latur 16398
18. Mumbai 61295
19. Mumbai 121068
Suburban
20. Nagpur 37534
21. Nanded 27704
22. Nandurbar 6957
23. Nashik 52667
24. Palghar 27074
25. Parbhani 18093
26. Pune 153568
27. Raigad 28626
28. Ratnagiri 8631
29. Sangli 17033
30. Satara 2665431. Sindhudurg 29591
32. Solapur 34313
33. Thane 116512
34. Wardha 7618
35. Washim 7743
36. Yavatmal 22318
Total 1,114,277
Households that have successfully completed self enumeration are required to share
the self enumeration ID (SE ID), an 11-digit number beginning with the letter “H”,
with the Enumerator during the field visit. This will help complete the data collection
process smoothly.
The Directorate has clarified that households which did not use the self enumeration
facility, or those that could not complete the process online, need not worry.
Enumerators will visit all households across the state for physical enumeration
between 16 May 2026 and 14 June 2026.
Citizens have been requested to cooperate with the Enumerators and provide
accurate information during the census exercise.
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PIB Mumbai | Robin Singh/Parshuram Kor
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