City in Tripura
Agartala Population 2026
City and district figures
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 4.6 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
4,60,000 460,000 1 March 2026
Agartala is estimated at ≈4.6 lakh within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 4,00,004.
Estimates: method M1 on 2011 boundaries, not official figures. Census: ORGI.
Which number do you mean?
Three areas share the name. Quoting the district figure as the “city population” is the most common mistake.
City
Agartala (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 4,00,004
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 4.6 lakh
District
West Tripura district
- Census 2011
- 9,18,200
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 10.48 lakh
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 4.6 lakh 4,60,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 4 lakh 4,00,004 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 999 Tripura: 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 950 Tripura: 957
- Literacy rate
- 94.5% Male 96.2% · Female 92.8%
- Households
- 1.01 lakh 4.0 people per household
- Area
- 58.8km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 6,798per km² 2011
- Work participation
- 36.4% 2011
- Children 0–6
- 35 thousand 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 35 thousand 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 35 thousand 0–6 · 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.
- Census
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 42,595 |
| 1961 | 54,878 |
| 1971 | 1,00,264 |
| 1981 | 1,32,186 |
| 1991 | 1,98,320 |
| 2001 | 2,69,492 |
| 2011 | 4,00,004 |
| 2016 * | 4,20,000 |
| 2021 * | 4,40,000 |
| 2026 * | 4,60,000 |
| 2031 * | 4,70,000 |
| 2036 * | 4,80,000 |
* Estimate
What the numbers say
- The city accounts for 43.6% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Literacy in the city was 94.5% in 2011, against 87.2% for Tripura.
- There were 999 females per 1,000 males, more than in the state (960).
- By 2011 population it ranks 132nd among the 150+ cities on this site and 1st in Tripura.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈4.6 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
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Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (1 August 2026 – 30 August 2026)
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Phase II: counting people
February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
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Results
Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.
When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Agartala, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →