Republish of Notification of Houselisting and Housing Census Schedule for Census 2027

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असाधारण

EXTRAORDINARY

प्राधिकार से प्रकाशित

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

लद्दाख, 19 फरवरी, 2026

LADAKH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY, 19, 2026

Part II - Section 3

के न्द्र-शासित प्रदेश लद्दाख प्रशासन ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

PLANNING DEVELOPMENT & MONITORING DEPARTMENT.

Tele-01982-259221 e-mail: [email protected]

NOTIFICATION

In supersession of all Notifications issued by the Administration of the Union territory of Ladakh, the Gazette Notification of Register General and Census Commissioner, Home Ministry, New Delhi, India, issued vide S.O 353(E) dated 22nd January, 2026 is hereby republished in the Official Gazette.

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

(Office of Registrar General, India)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 22nd January, 2026

S.O. 353(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Census Act, 1948 (37 of 1948), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Home Affairs (Office of the Registrar General, India) number S.O. 120(E), dated the 7th January,2020 published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), dated the 9th January, 2020, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby instructs that all the Census Officers may, within the limits of the local areas for which they have been respectively appointed, ask all such questions from all persons on the items enumerated below for collecting information through the houselisting and housingLADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 2 census schedule in connection with the Census of India 2027 namely:-

1. Building number (Municipal or local authority or census number). 2. Census house number. 3. Predominant material of floor of the census house. 4. Predominant material of wall of the census house. 5. Predominant material of roof of the census house. 6. Ascertain use of census house. 7. Condition of the census house. 8. Household number. 9. Total number of persons normally residing in the household. 10. Name of the head of the household. 11. Sex of the head of the household. 12. Whether the head of the household belongs to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe/Other. 13. Ownership status of the census house. 14. Number of dwelling rooms exclusively in possession of the household. 15. Number of married couple(s) living in the household. 16. Main source of drinking water. 17. Availability of drinking water source. 18. Main source of lighting. 19. Access to latrine. 20. Type of latrine. 21. Waste water outlet. 22. Availability of bathing facility. 23. Availability of kitchen and LPG/PNG connection. 24. Main fuel used for cooking. 25. Radio/Transistor. 26. Television. 27. Access to internet. 28. Laptop/Computer. 29. Telephone/Mobile Phone/Smartphone. 30. Bicycle/Scooter/Motorcycle/Moped. 31. Car/Jeep/Van. 32. Main Cereal consumed in the household. 33. Mobile Number (for census related communications only).

[F. No. 9/8/2025- CD (Cen)]

MRITUNJAY KUMAR NARAYAN, Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India.

By order of the Administration of Union territory of Ladakh.

Sd/ (Dr. Laltinkhuma Franklin) IAS, Commissioner/Secretary, Planning Dev. & Monitoring Department, UT of Ladakh.

No.: M/1819/2025-PD&M/e-33883/703-714 Dated: 12.02.2026

Copy to:

1. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI.

Copy also to:

1. All Administrative Secretaries, UT of Ladakh.

2. Director General of Police, UT of Ladakh.

3. Director Census Operations, J&K and Ladakh.

4. Deputy Commissioner Leh.

5. Deputy Commissioner Kargil.

6. OSD to Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of Ladakh for kind information of Hon'ble Lieutenant Governor.

7. Private Secretary to the Chief Secretary, Union Territory of Ladakh for kind information of the Chief Secretary.

8. Private Secretary to the Chairman/Chief Executive Councilor LAHDC, Kargil/Leh for information of the HCECs.

9. Incharge website, NIC, UT of Ladakh for uploading the order on website.

10. Superintendent Archives, Archaeology and Museum Leh.

11. Assistant Director Information, Leh/Kargil for necessary action.

12. Concerned file.

(Konchok Gyalson)

Joint Director, (E&S)

PD&MD, UT Ladakh.

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