Srinagar, June 1 -- Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir has emerged as the top-performing Union Territory and ranked eighth among all states and Union Territories in the self-enumeration phase of Census 2027, with more than 6.67 lakh households voluntarily submitting their details through the official online portal before the commencement of field operations.

Chief Principal Census Officer and Director Census Operations for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, said on Monday that 6,67,517 households in Jammu and Kashmir and 7,009 households in Ladakh completed self-enumeration ahead of the House Listing Operations (HLO), which formally began across the country on Monday.

"J&K has emerged as the leading Union Territory and eighth among sta...