The census will cover 784 districts, 5,127 statutory towns, 4,580 census towns, and 6,39,902 villages. (File Photo) Observing that “it is a national duty, you are bound to do it”, the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the principal of a private school in Bengaluru to ensure that teachers on vacation are requested to return and report for census duty forthwith. In an interim order, Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum directed the chief census officer and commissioner not to take any coercive steps, such as registering an FIR, against the principal under Section 11 of the Census Act.…