Photo of the Census enumerator mascot, Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India (representative census-duty image)
A video showing Assam teacher Rumi Deka performing Census 2027 fieldwork duties alongside her twin daughters has gone viral on social media.
In the Instagram clip, Deka is seen visiting households with one daughter in her arms and the other holding her hand as she carries out her assignment.
She said the fieldwork required her to visit multiple homes without knowing how long each round would last, leaving her with little option but to bring her daughters along.
The video has won her widespread praise online, though some users also raised questions about how she balances the dual responsibility of childcare and her official duties.
A man identifying himself as Deka’s husband stepped in to clarify in the comments that her teaching job and Census assignment are separate, with her school nearby while the Census duty involves travelling between households.
The clip prompted a wave of praise from social media users for her commitment to the assignment, though some also questioned how she was managing both childcare and her official duties at once.
A person identifying himself as Deka’s husband responded to the comments, clarifying that her regular teaching job and her Census duty were separate responsibilities.
He noted that her school is close to home, while the Census assignment requires travelling to different households, making the twin-daughter workaround necessary during fieldwork hours.
Census-related fieldwork in India typically involves enumerators, many of whom are drawn from the teaching and government employee workforce, visiting households to record demographic data.
The video is among a string of recent human-interest clips from India’s ongoing Census 2027 preparatory exercises to draw attention on social media.
Officials overseeing Census operations have periodically highlighted individual enumerators’ efforts as part of broader outreach around the exercise, though this particular clip circulated organically rather than through official channels.
Photo of the Census enumerator mascot, Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India (representative census-duty image)
