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District of Andhra Pradesh

Guntur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 22.66 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

22,66,000 2.27 million 1 March 2026

Guntur district's population is estimated at ≈22.66 lakh (22,66,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 20,91,075 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Andhra Pradesh. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Guntur (municipal limits)

Census 2011
6,47,508
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Guntur urban agglomeration

Census 2011
6,70,073
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 8.5 lakh

District

Guntur district

Census 2011
20,91,075
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 22.66 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 22.66 lakh 22,66,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
20.91 lakh 20,91,075 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 583per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1007 Andhra Pradesh: 997
Child sex ratio (0–6)
955 Andhra Pradesh: 944
Literacy rate
74.2% Male 80.2% · Female 68.1%
Urban share
51.3% Andhra Pradesh: 29.5%
Growth 2001–11
+9.5% Andhra Pradesh: +9.2%
Area
≈ 3,586km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
5.58 lakh 3.8 people per household
Villages
211 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Guntur: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
23 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199117,57,032
200119,10,251
201120,91,075
2016 *21,66,000
2021 *22,26,000
2026 *22,66,000
2031 *22,86,000
2036 *22,90,000

* Estimate

How Guntur's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Guntur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Guntur7,79,28937.3%100078.8%86.0%
2 Tenali2,40,03111.5%102479.9%68.7%
3 Mangalagiri1,60,3037.7%99572.3%66.9%
4 Ponnur1,23,4175.9%102572.9%48.5%
5 Tadepalle99,4284.8%100275.1%70.8%
6 Pedakakani73,6893.5%102568.1%0.0%
7 Chebrolu72,1413.4%100365.6%0.0%
8 Tadikonda67,9623.3%101965.5%0.0%
9 Phirangipuram63,4493.0%100464.4%0.0%
10 Duggirala62,6553.0%100471.0%0.0%
11 Medikonduru60,1442.9%96063.3%0.0%
12 Kollipara56,6622.7%102772.2%0.0%
13 Thullur54,0812.6%101966.9%0.0%
14 Prathipadu49,3902.4%96967.0%0.0%
15 Vatticherukuru45,7732.2%101666.1%0.0%
16 Pedanandipadu41,9802.0%103470.8%0.0%
17 Kakumanu40,6811.9%102669.2%0.0%

Largest towns in Guntur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Guntur (Census 2011)
  1. Guntur 6,70,073
  2. Tenali 1,64,937
  3. Mangalagiri 1,07,197
  4. Tadepalle 64,149
  5. Ponnur 59,913
  6. Vaddeswaram CT 6,275

How people in Guntur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

8.7%

Agricultural labourers

39.3%

Household industry

2.7%

Other work

49.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 44.6%.

Age structure of Guntur

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Guntur
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-475,03571,036
5-987,69582,402
10-1498,64192,332
15-191,02,00495,513
20-241,00,7841,04,095
25-2996,09499,610
30-3481,16480,148
35-3978,55484,836
40-4470,76667,632
45-4961,64562,135
50-5451,13948,055
55-5936,38640,836
60-6437,55243,602
65-6926,44730,015
70-7421,44522,057
75-798,8259,394
80+8,99812,459
Children (0–14)
24.3%
Andhra Pradesh 25.3%
Working age (15–59)
65.2%
Andhra Pradesh 64.5%
Older people (60+)
10.6%
Andhra Pradesh 10.2%
Median age
28.5years
Andhra Pradesh 28.1
Dependency ratio
44.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Andhra Pradesh 46.0

Languages spoken in Guntur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 38 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Guntur
  1. Telugu 86.1%
  2. Urdu 12.3%
  3. Hindi 0.9%
  4. Tamil 0.3%
  5. Odia 0.1%
  6. Malayalam 0.1%
  7. Marathi 0.1%
  8. Bengali 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu86.1%
  2. Urdu12.3%
  3. Hindi0.3%
  4. Lamani/Lambadi0.3%
  5. Tamil0.2%
  6. Yerukala/Yerukula0.2%
  7. Sugali0.1%
  8. Odia0.1%

Housing and amenities in Guntur

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 95.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 91.8%

  • Tap water 66.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 65.5%

  • Water source within premises 62.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 34.1%

  • Toilet within premises 75.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 45.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 23.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 80.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 64.7%

  • Closed drainage 20.9%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.5%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 62.8%

    Andhra Pradesh 33.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 32.3%

    Andhra Pradesh 62.9%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 56.7%

    Andhra Pradesh 52.5%

  • Television 69.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 57.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 19.5%

    Andhra Pradesh 14.9%

  • Computer or laptop 8.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 6.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 1.4%

  • Use banking services 49.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 51.3%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 15.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 21.6%

The home itself

  • Own their home 67.2%

    Andhra Pradesh 79.9%

  • Rent their home 30.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 18.1%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 79.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 73.1%

  • House in good condition 72.1%

    Andhra Pradesh 70.6%

  • Concrete roof 54.6%

    Andhra Pradesh 50.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 11.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 46.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 48.4%

    Andhra Pradesh 49.6%

Andhra Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Guntur district held 4.2% of Andhra Pradesh's population in 2011, 10th of 28 districts.
  • Literacy is 74.2%, 6.8 points above the Andhra Pradesh average of 67.4%.
  • The sex ratio of 1007 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 997.
  • 51.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Andhra Pradesh as a whole (29.5%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈22.66 lakh, implies growth of about 8% since 2011; it is tied to the official Andhra Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Guntur, had 6.7 lakh people in 2011, 32.0% of the district.

How this district was formed

Guntur covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Guntur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    42.8% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Andhra Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)

  3. Results

    Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Guntur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Guntur (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Guntur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareAndhra Pradesh
Hindu ≈ 17,55,300 83.9% 90.9%
Muslim ≈ 2,79,600 13.4% 7.3%
Christian ≈ 46,100 2.2% 1.4%
Sikh ≈ 400 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 3,000 0.1% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 6,300 0.3% 0.3%
Total20,91,075100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Guntur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈22,66,000 (22.66 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Guntur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Andhra Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,91,075.

What was the population of Guntur district in Census 2011?
20,91,075: 10,42,101 males and 10,48,974 females, of whom 10,72,544 lived in towns and 10,18,531 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Guntur?
Literacy was 74.2% in 2011 (men 80.2%, women 68.1%). The sex ratio was 1007 females per 1,000 males, and 955 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Guntur district?
Guntur, with 6,70,073 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Guntur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 211 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Andhra Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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