JAMMU, Aug. 17 -- Amit Sharma, chief principal census officer (CPCO) and director of census operations (DCO) for Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, said on Sunday that the directorate has completed key preparations for the population enumeration (Phase-II) of Census 2027 in the Union Territory of Ladakh and the notified snow-bound areas of Jammu & Kashmir.

Addressing a press conference in Leh, Sharma said that while the entire UT of Ladakh will be enumerated during September 2026, population enumeration in the snow-bound areas of J&K will also be undertaken during the same period.

The exercise assumes particular significance as Ladakh will be the first UT to be completely enumerated during the second phase, providing the first comprehensive ce...