Visakhapatnam house listing for Census-2027 to conclude on May 30, 97% done

GVMC Additional Commissioner and City Census Officer DV Ramana Murthy said that the first phase of house listing in the city, which is part of the preliminary process of Census-2027, has reached the final stage and will be concluded by May 30. He said 97% of the house listing process has been completed so far within the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC) limits.

“As many as 9,13,650 houses have been recorded. We have identified more than 1.47 lakh vacant houses and 37,358 locked houses where construction has been completed but no one is residing there,” he said. The official added that many houses may have remained locked because residents left the city during the summer holidays.

He said that in the first stage, only the detection and listing of houses was done. The actual census and collection of individual details will be carried out in the second phase, scheduled for February 2027.

The Additional Commissioner asked residents who feel their house details have not been recorded, owners of vacant houses and those whose houses remain locked to contact the nearest Neighborhood Secretariat or GVMC head office. They can also give details of their area by calling the helpline number 9014218870 and Census staff will visit their homes and collect the necessary information.