SRINAGAR: More than 1.50 lakh households across Jammu and Kashmir have completed their self-enumeration within the first three days of the launch of the Census 2027 digital exercise, officials said on Tuesday, describing the response as encouraging across urban, rural and remote areas of the Union Territory.
Chief Principal Census Officer and Director Census Operations, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, Amit Sharma, said the participation has been recorded through the official portal se.census.gov.in as part of India’s first fully digital and paperless census initiative.
Addressing a media briefing in Jammu, Sharma said all districts of the Union Territory have reported active participation, including remote areas in Kulgam, Baramulla and Kupwara, as well as parts of Jammu division. He said the response reflected increased public awareness and engagement with the digital enumeration process.
Officials said the initial participation surge has been attributed to awareness campaigns, media outreach and district-level facilitation measures implemented by the Census Operations Directorate and district administrations.
Sharma said support mechanisms have been set up at district and field levels to assist citizens in completing the self-enumeration process through the online platform.
He also said special arrangements were being made to ensure coverage of migratory and nomadic tribal populations, including Gujjar, Bakarwal and other communities, so that no section of the population is left out of the census exercise.
According to officials, coordination is being carried out with departments including the Tribal Affairs Department, School Education Department, Sheep Husbandry Department and the Office of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to ensure complete enumeration of mobile populations.
Sharma said deployment plans for enumerators and supervisors have been prepared for remote and difficult terrain to ensure coverage of households in inaccessible areas during census operations.
He added that the digital census system has been designed to function in low-connectivity areas, with offline and synchronisation-based features enabling data collection in remote regions.
The Census officer urged residents to complete self-enumeration within the stipulated timelines and provide accurate information, stating that the data would be used for governance, welfare planning and infrastructure development.
He also clarified that all information collected during census operations is confidential under the Census Act, 1948, and said no financial or banking-related data such as bank account details or PAN numbers are collected during the exercise.
