Census 2027 population enumeration completed in the snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
6 October 2026
Population Enumeration for Census 2027 has been completed in the designated snow-bound areas of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, covering 5,292 Enumeration Blocks: 4,597 in Jammu & Kashmir and 695 in Ladakh.
This was announced by Amit Sharma, Chief Principal Census Officer and Director Census Operations for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh.
The exercise was preceded by a Self-Enumeration phase from 17 to 31 August 2026 and field enumeration from 1 to 30 September 2026.
Ladakh has become the first Union Territory in the country to complete Population Enumeration for Census 2027, covering all 695 Enumeration Blocks, 367 in Leh and 328 in Kargil.
In Jammu & Kashmir the snow-bound enumeration covered 16 districts and 95 Charges. Doda recorded the highest number of completed Enumeration Blocks at 798, followed by Kishtwar with 602, Ramban with 418, Anantnag with 377 and Baramulla with 359.
Kishtwar, declared fully snow-bound, has become the first district in the country to complete Population Enumeration for Census 2027.
Enumeration was also completed in 125 Special Charges of Defence and Central Armed Police Forces in the snow-bound areas of Jammu & Kashmir and 47 Special Charges in Ladakh.
Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, visited Jammu & Kashmir in August and Ladakh in September to review the exercise.
In plain words
Enumeration Block Enumeration Block (EB) — The smallest census field unit, a cluster of households assigned to one enumerator.
Population Enumeration Population Enumeration — The census phase in which every person is counted and their particulars recorded.
Special Charge Special Charge — A census charge created for defence and armed police establishments, enumerated under separate arrangements.
Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India — The officer under the Ministry of Home Affairs who conducts the census and maintains civil registration.