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Over 5,292 blocks covered as population enumeration in snow-bound areas of J&K, Ladakh successfully completes: Amit

Jammu, Oct 6 (UNI) Terming the successful completion of Population Enumeration in the designated snow-bound areas of the two union Territories an important operational milestone for Census 2027, Chief Principal Census Officer (CPCO) and Director Census Operations (DCO), Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, Tuesday informed that the exercise has covered 5,292 Enumeration Blocks (EBs)—4,597 in Jammu & Kashmir and 695 in Ladakh—across the designated snow-bound areas, requiring extensive preparation, specialised field arrangements and close coordination with district administrations and Special Charges.
The snow-bound Population Enumeration was preceded by Self-Enumeration from 17 to 31 August 2026, followed by field operations from 1 to 30 September 2026.
Addressing a press conference here, Sharma said that in Ladakh, the entire union Territory was covered during the September exercise, with 695 EBs completed—367 in Leh and 328 in Kargil. With Population Enumeration now completed in UT of Ladakh, it has become the first in the entire country to complete Population Enumeration for Census 2027.
In UT of J&K, he said that the snow-bound operation covered 16 districts and 95 Charges. Doda recorded the highest number of completed EBs at 798, followed by Kishtwar with 602, Ramban with 418, Anantnag with 377 and Baramulla with 359.
Reasi recorded 345 completed EBs and Udhampur 313 while Kishtwar district was declared fully snow-bound and hence has become the first district in the entire country to complete Population Enumeration for Census 2027, he said.
CPCO Sharma appreciated the coordinated efforts of the district administrations, Census functionaries, Special Charges, Enumerators and Supervisors, as well as the cooperation extended by residents.
He observed that the completion of the exercise across difficult and remote terrain demonstrated the preparedness of the Census machinery and the effectiveness of the field-level arrangements put in place for areas where geography and climatic conditions require a separate enumeration schedule.
The successful field operation was backed by an extensive preparatory exercise. Nodal Officers and District Coordinators were deployed in the districts for field training, preparation and demarcation of Enumeration Blocks, distribution of Census kits and ensuring that prescribed manuals reached the Charges.
Mritunjay Kumar Narayan, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India, undertook a visit to J&K in August and his maiden visit to Ladakh during September to personally review the implementation and progress of Population Enumeration in the snow-bound areas.
Sunil Kumar, Additional Registrar General, visited J&K during the preparatory phase in August. Both senior officers expressed satisfaction with the progress of preparations, training, and field operations.
He also shared that the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India also deputed observers to monitor the Population Enumeration in snow-bound non-synchronous areas.
“An important component of the exercise was enumeration in Special Charges. Population Enumeration was completed in 125 Special Charges of Defence and CAPFs in the snow-bound areas of J&K and 47 Special Charges in Ladakh. Dedicated arrangements were made for these locations, with paper schedules used for enumeration and operational doubts and queries being resolved in real time,” he expressed.
Sharma especially mentioned that Public participation was strengthened through a sustained multi-channel publicity campaign across the snow-bound areas.
With the snow-bound enumeration now concluded, the remaining Population Enumeration in the non-snow-bound areas of J&K is scheduled for February 2027, he stated.
“The Directorate would now focus on the prescribed post-enumeration processes for the completed areas while simultaneously ensuring that preparations for the February exercise in the remaining areas of J&K remain on schedule,” said the Director Census Operations.
Ladakh, having completed Population Enumeration across the entire union Territory, stands outside the February 2027 enumeration schedule. Further, CPCO Amit Sharma shared that alongside Population Enumeration, work on the District Census Handbook (DCHB) is progressing in both union Territories, he said.
The final population figures for Ladakh and the snow-bound areas of J&K will form part of the nationwide Census results, which are scheduled to be released after completion of the overall Census exercise in March–April 2027.
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