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District of Chhattisgarh

Kabirdham District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 11.11 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

11,11,000 1.11 million 1 March 2026

Kabirdham district's population is estimated at ≈11.11 lakh (11,11,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 8,22,526.

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

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Kabirdham district

Census 2011
8,22,526
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.11 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
87,395

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,35,131

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 11.11 lakh 11,11,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
8.23 lakh 8,22,526 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
194per km² 2011
Sex ratio
996 Chhattisgarh: 991
Child sex ratio (0–6)
983 Chhattisgarh: 969
Literacy rate
60.9% Male 73.0% · Female 48.7%
Urban share
10.6% Chhattisgarh: 23.2%
Growth 2001–11
+40.7% Chhattisgarh: +22.6%
Area
4,235km² Census 2011
Households
1.78 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages
1,006 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Kabirdham: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
13 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,08,092
19612,47,255
19713,25,139
19814,06,771
19915,13,496
20015,84,552
20118,22,526
2016 *9,18,000
2021 *10,16,000
2026 *11,11,000
2031 *12,04,000
2036 *12,96,000

* Estimate

How Kabirdham'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 Kabirdham's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Pandariya2,55,93631.1%98659.2%9.1%
2 Kawardha2,27,23127.6%99364.7%22.7%
3 Bodla1,87,12122.7%100457.3%3.0%
4 Sahaspur Lohara1,52,23818.5%100962.1%4.6%

Largest towns in Kabirdham (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Kabirdham (Census 2011)
  1. Kawardha 46,657
  2. Pandariya 16,165
  3. Sahaspur-Lohara 7,017
  4. Pandatarai 7,008
  5. Bodla 5,689
  6. Pipariya 4,859

How people in Kabirdham worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

41.5%

Agricultural labourers

46.0%

Household industry

0.8%

Other work

11.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 49.1%.

Age structure of Kabirdham

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Kabirdham
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
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AgeMenWomen
0-450,65950,113
5-951,58450,903
10-1449,04347,992
15-1940,20437,994
20-2437,28337,326
25-2931,95230,918
30-3427,98729,629
35-3927,18627,295
40-4424,37823,843
45-4919,95718,242
50-5414,24613,428
55-5910,52710,970
60-649,76311,036
65-697,0768,248
70-745,2146,184
75-792,2452,815
80+2,6473,455
Children (0–14)
36.5%
Chhattisgarh 32.1%
Working age (15–59)
56.3%
Chhattisgarh 60.1%
Older people (60+)
7.1%
Chhattisgarh 7.9%
Median age
22.2years
Chhattisgarh 24.1
Dependency ratio
69.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Chhattisgarh 58.7

Languages spoken in Kabirdham

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Kabirdham
  1. Hindi 99.4%
  2. Gondi 0.4%
  3. Punjabi 0.1%
  4. Gujarati 0.0%
  5. Marathi 0.0%
  6. Urdu 0.0%
  7. Bengali 0.0%
  8. Odia 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Chhattisgarhi96.1%
  2. Hindi2.3%
  3. Gondi0.4%
  4. Punjabi0.1%
  5. Marathi0.0%
  6. Urdu0.0%
  7. Gujarati0.0%
  8. Marwari0.0%

Housing and amenities in Kabirdham

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 85.2%

    Chhattisgarh 75.1%

  • Tap water 13.3%

    Chhattisgarh 20.7%

  • Water source within premises 13.0%

    Chhattisgarh 19.0%

  • Toilet within premises 13.2%

    Chhattisgarh 24.6%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 86.7%

    Chhattisgarh 74.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 10.2%

    Chhattisgarh 20.2%

  • Closed drainage 1.3%

    Chhattisgarh 5.3%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 3.6%

    Chhattisgarh 11.2%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 95.7%

    Chhattisgarh 85.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 23.2%

    Chhattisgarh 29.1%

  • Television 20.6%

    Chhattisgarh 31.3%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 9.9%

    Chhattisgarh 15.6%

  • Computer or laptop 1.7%

    Chhattisgarh 4.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 0.8%

    Chhattisgarh 2.3%

  • Use banking services 66.1%

    Chhattisgarh 48.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 34.8%

    Chhattisgarh 27.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.9%

    Chhattisgarh 90.2%

  • Rent their home 2.0%

    Chhattisgarh 6.5%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 30.5%

    Chhattisgarh 30.7%

  • House in good condition 35.5%

    Chhattisgarh 46.6%

  • Concrete roof 15.1%

    Chhattisgarh 16.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 8.4%

    Chhattisgarh 19.4%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 46.0%

    Chhattisgarh 36.8%

Chhattisgarh

What the numbers say

  • Kabirdham district held 3.2% of Chhattisgarh's population in 2011, 13th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 60.9%, 9.4 points below the Chhattisgarh average of 70.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 73.0% of men but only 48.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 10.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Chhattisgarh as a whole (23.2%).
  • The population grew 40.7% in 2001–11, faster than Chhattisgarh's 22.6%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈11.11 lakh, implies growth of about 35% since 2011; it is tied to the official Chhattisgarh projection.

Compare with

All districts of Chhattisgarh →

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 Kabirdham, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Kabirdham (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Kabirdham (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareChhattisgarh
Hindu 7,76,013 94.3% 93.2%
Muslim 12,206 1.5% 2.0%
Christian 980 0.1% 1.9%
Sikh 924 0.1% 0.3%
Buddhist 433 0.1% 0.3%
Jain 1,167 0.1% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 30,222 3.7% 1.9%
Religion not stated 581 0.1% 0.1%
Total8,22,526100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kabirdham district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈11,11,000 (11.11 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kabirdham's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Chhattisgarh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 8,22,526.

What was the population of Kabirdham district in Census 2011?
8,22,526: 4,12,058 males and 4,10,468 females, of whom 87,395 lived in towns and 7,35,131 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Kabirdham?
Literacy was 60.9% in 2011 (men 73.0%, women 48.7%). The sex ratio was 996 females per 1,000 males, and 983 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kabirdham district?
Kawardha, with 46,657 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kabirdham district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,006 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Chhattisgarh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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