Chhattisgarh crosses 60% in census house listing

Chhattisgarh has crossed the halfway mark in preparations for Census 2027. More than 60 per cent of house listing work has been completed across the state. The exercise is being carried out through digital monitoring systems across districts and urban local bodies. According to official data, 29,602 out of 48,742 House Listing Blocks (HLBs) have been covered so far. This puts the overall progress at 60.73 per cent.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has expressed satisfaction over the progress. He congratulated enumerators and district administrations for their work, especially the team in Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (GPM), which has achieved 100 per cent completion.

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He said that accurate census data would be crucial for planning welfare schemes and shaping future development policies. At the same time, he raised concern over the slow pace of work in urban areas and directed officials to strengthen monitoring and speed up the process in cities.

Among districts, Gaurela-Pendra-Marwahi (GPM) has emerged as the top performer, completing all 528 House Listing Blocks. Jashpur has recorded 99.87 per cent progress, followed closely by Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki at 99.84 per cent. Bemetara and Mungeli have also reported near-completion at 97.8 per cent and 96.52 per cent, respectively.

GPM Collector Dr Santosh Kumar Dewangan said that the district achieved full coverage through coordinated efforts at every level. Despite difficult terrain and a predominantly tribal population, the team followed micro-planning and tracked progress daily through digital systems. He said that the final data was synced on the portal around midnight on May 17, marking full completion. The district is now preparing for the next phase of training and field verification.

However, in contrast, progress in major urban centres remains slow. Raigarh Municipal Corporation has recorded just 4.65 per cent completion. Bhilai Nagar stands at 7.84 per cent, while Risali has reached 8.33 per cent. In Raipur, only 203 out of 1,964 House Listing Blocks have been completed so far, which translates to 10.34 per cent progress.

A major relief for the state administration is that the number of “HLBs Not Started” stands at zero in most districts, indicating that field-level teams are fully active across the state. Except for one remaining block in Kabirdham district, work has commenced everywhere. The municipal commissioners and district collectors have been directed to appoint special nodal officers to ensure that all pending progress works are completed at the earliest.