A video of Assam teacher Rumi Deka carrying out Census 2027 fieldwork with her twin daughters by her side has won widespread praise online.
The Instagram clip shows Deka moving from household to household with one daughter carried in her arms and the other holding her hand as she completes her assignment.
She said she had little choice but to bring her daughters along, since the fieldwork involved visiting multiple homes and she was unsure how long the rounds would take.
The video has drawn significant online attention for her dedication, though some users also asked how she was balancing childcare with her official Census duties.
A person identifying himself as Deka’s husband responded in the comments, clarifying that her teaching job and Census assignment are separate, with her school close to home while the Census work requires travel to different households.
Deka posted the video on Instagram, showing herself moving door to door with one daughter in her arms and the other holding her hand as she completed her rounds.
She explained that she had little choice but to bring her daughters along, since the fieldwork involved visiting multiple households and she was unsure how long each round of duty would take.
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.
Photo of the Census enumerator mascot, Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India (representative census-duty image)
