Census operations in Ladakh and snow-bound non-synchronous areas of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) as well as the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will be undertaken from September 1 to September 30, 2026, a notification issued by the Home Ministry on Monday said.The notification further stated that a revisional round from October 1 to October 5, 2026 will also be held.Besides, for the conduct of census operations, there will be an option for self- enumeration from August 17 till August 31, 2026 just before the start of house-to-house population enumeration.”The reference date for the census in the union territory of Ladakh and snow bound non-synchronous areas of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the snow-bound non-synchronous areas of the states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand shall be 00.00 hours of the first day of October, 2026,” the notification read further.