The first phase of the 2027 Census in Patna district, which focused on house listing and housing data, has concluded, with the official population recorded at 1,685,037 across 314,478 households. The data collection, which began on May 2 and ended on May 25, involved over 5,000 officials who worked across 3,001 house listing blocks. The municipality reported a total of 459,230 Census houses, with 70,433 identified as vacant. The Patliputra circle recorded the highest number of vacant houses at 28,585, while the Patna City circle had the lowest at 40,566. The findings also included 8,418 locked houses and 85,048 units used for purposes other than residential. Krishna Swaroop, the additional principal census officer, noted that the high number of vacant houses in certain circles is attributed to the prevalence of apartments and tenants in those areas. Patna's district magistrate, Thiyagarajan S M, supervised the Census operations, ensuring the collection was completed within the stipulated timeframe.