City in Maharashtra
Akola Population 2026
City and district figures
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 4.5 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
4,50,000 450,000 1 March 2026
Akola is estimated at ≈4.5 lakh within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 4,25,817.
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
Akola (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 4,25,817
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 4.5 lakh
District
- Census 2011
- 18,16,580
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 20.15 lakh
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 4.5 lakh 4,50,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 4.26 lakh 4,25,817 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 959 Maharashtra: 929
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 904 Maharashtra: 894
- Literacy rate
- 91.9% Male 94.7% · Female 89.0%
- Households
- 86 thousand 5.0 people per household
- Area
- 23.4km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 18,166per km² 2011
- Growth 2001–11
- +6.3% City
- Work participation
- 32.7% 2011
- Children 0–6
- 47.3 thousand 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 47.3 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 | 89,606 |
| 1961 | 1,15,760 |
| 1971 | 1,68,438 |
| 1981 | 2,25,412 |
| 1991 | 3,28,034 |
| 2001 | 4,00,520 |
| 2011 | 4,25,817 |
| 2016 * | 4,40,000 |
| 2021 * | 4,40,000 |
| 2026 * | 4,50,000 |
| 2031 * | 4,60,000 |
| 2036 * | 4,60,000 |
* Estimate
What the numbers say
- The city accounts for 23.4% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Within comparable limits, the city grew 6.3% between 2001 and 2011.
- Literacy in the city was 91.9% in 2011, against 82.3% for Maharashtra.
- There were 959 females per 1,000 males, more than in the state (929).
- By 2011 population it ranks 124th among the 150+ cities on this site and 21st in Maharashtra.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈4.5 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
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Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 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 Akola, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →