Knock. Wait. Repeat. Inside Delhi's race to map every home before census 2027

As Delhi's house-listing exercise enters its final stretch, government school teacher Deepak Kumar spends his summer vacation climbing staircases, revisiting locked homes and asking residents 33 questions ranging from internet access to the cereal they eat at home. The survey is the first phase of Census 2027 and forms the foundation for India's first fully digital census. Watch #ThePrintGroundReport by Vitasta Kaul on the invisible labour behind one of the country's biggest data-gathering exercises. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8