The district administration of Papum Pare has completed the training of enumerators and supervisors for the upcoming Census of India 2027 exercise, with officials set to begin a month-long door-to-door household survey from May 1.Authorities said the training programme was organised in preparation for the Houselisting and Housing Census, which forms the first phase of the national census exercise.The training concluded on April 25 after being conducted in two phases across different sub-divisions of the district in Arunachal Pradesh.According to district officials, the first phase of the programme was held between April 20 and April 22 in Balijan, Doimukh and Sagalee sub-divisions. The second phase took place from April 23 to April 25 in Balijan, Kimin and Sagalee.
Officials said the training sessions were aimed at preparing field staff for large-scale data collection work that will be carried out across households in the district over the coming weeks.Official figures released by the administration showed that 10 supervisors and 49 enumerators from Balijan sub-division underwent training. In Doimukh, seven supervisors and 34 enumerators participated in the programme, while Kimin recorded the participation of three supervisors and 13 enumerators.In Sagalee sub-division, 21 supervisors and 77 enumerators were trained as part of the exercise.The administration said enumerators would begin door-to-door visits from May 1 and continue the survey work until May 30, 2026. During the exercise, officials will collect household-level information through a set of 34 prescribed questionnaires.
District authorities have appealed to residents to cooperate fully with the survey teams and provide complete and accurate information during the data collection process.The exercise is being conducted under the supervision of Deputy Commissioner-cum-Principal Census Officer Labsang Tsering, who urged residents to support the census operation.
