India, Oct. 6 -- Population Enumeration for Census 2027 has been completed across the designated snow-bound areas of Jammu and Kashmir and the entire Union Territory of Ladakh, covering 5,292 Enumeration Blocks, Chief Principal Census Officer and Director Census Operations, J&K and Ladakh, Amit Sharma said on Tuesday.

The exercise covered 4,597 Enumeration Blocks in J&K and 695 in Ladakh. The field operation was conducted in September following the self-enumeration phase held from August 17 to 31.

In Ladakh, the entire UT was covered, comprising 367 Enumeration Blocks in Leh and 328 in Kargil. Ladakh has thus become the first Union Territory in the country to complete Population Enumeration for Census 2027.

In J&K, the snow-bound exerc...