KOHAT
The tribal district Orakzai has successfully completed its 7th Digital Population and Housing Census 2023 & stood first in completing the activity in Kohat division as per the report of Divisional Census In charge.
The Census Support Centre declared and reported that 100% households in the area had been covered with no incidents or problems.
The Census Support Center established under the supervision of Assistant Commissioner Revenue Asfandyar Khalid and having officials from the relevant Line Departments played a vital role in successful completion and smooth conduct of Census in the District.
The Additional Deputy Commissioner General Shahbaz Khan Khattak also played a pivotal role in managing and coordinating the census related activities in the district by providing additional oversight to the Census Support Centre.
It is pertinent to mention that the area of Biland Khel comprising 05 Blocks were excluded from District Orakzai and erroneously included to the Shewa Tehsil of North Waziristan.
The issue was resolved in a very short time and the census activities were initiated in the area on 25th March 2023. Even though the time was short but still the activity in the area was concluded within the stipulated time. The census activities in the district were carried out by a total of 135 enumerator teams and 20 supervisors. A total of 54532 households were listed and enumerated in the entire district.
DC Orakzai expressed his gratitude to the police, Orakzai scouts, media, elders, and youth for their full support. The dedication and hard work of the district administration officers were also highly praised. DC Orakzai regards the successful completion of the census in Orakzai as a positive development for the province, saying that it will provide accurate and reliable data for better planning and resource allocation.
