The first phase of Census 2027 in Delhi, which concluded on June 14, covered nearly 76 lakh census houses and around 55 lakh households across the city’s 13 districts, with enumerators recording that more than 2.3 crore people were ordinarily residing in the capital, officials said. According to provisional data from the House Listing Operations, 75,98,982 census houses and 54,98,560 households were covered through 45,863 House Listing Blocks, with one block consisting of around 180 houses.

Officials said 2,30,78,796 people were found to be normally residing in Delhi in the first phase, but stressed that this figure is provisional. They said the final population count will emerge only after the second phase, Population Enumeration, which is scheduled for February 2027.

Among the districts, North East recorded the highest population at 28,68,949, followed by South West at 25,00,195, West at 24,42,346 and South East at 22,70,778.