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Bareilly Population 2026

City, metro area and district compared

Metro area (UA) · 1 March 2026

≈ 13 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

13,00,000 1.3 million 1 March 2026

The Bareilly metro area is estimated at ≈13 lakh on 1 March 2026, and the city within its municipal limits at ≈11.5 lakh. Census 2011 counted 9,85,752 in the urban agglomeration and 9,03,668 in the city.

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

Bareilly (municipal limits)

Census 2011
9,03,668
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.5 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Bareilly urban agglomeration

Census 2011
9,85,752
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 13 lakh

District

Bareilly district

Census 2011
44,48,359
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 54.91 lakh

Key figures

City 2026
≈ 11.5 lakh 11,50,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
City · Census 2011
9.04 lakh 9,03,668 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Metro area (UA) · 2011
9.86 lakh 9,85,752
Metro area (UA) · 2026
≈ 13 lakh 13,00,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Sex ratio
895 Uttar Pradesh: 912
Child sex ratio (0–6)
899 Uttar Pradesh: 902
Literacy rate
68.3% Male 72.7% · Female 63.2%
Households
1.66 lakh 5.4 people per household
Area
106.4km² Census 2011 (A-4)
Density
8,491per km² 2011
Growth 2001–11
+25.8% City
Work participation
33.5% 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.

Bareilly: Population over time
  • Metro area (UA)
  • City
  • Census
  • Estimate
14 L13 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearMetro area (UA)City
19512,08,0831,94,679
19612,72,8282,57,059
19713,26,1063,04,328
19814,49,4254,19,970
19916,17,3505,87,211
20017,57,9797,18,395
20119,85,7529,03,668
2016 *11,00,00010,00,000
2021 *12,10,00010,80,000
2026 *13,00,00011,50,000
2031 *13,70,00012,10,000
2036 *14,30,00012,50,000

* Estimate

What the Bareilly metro area includes

Constituent units of the urban agglomeration, Census 2011. CT = census town; OG = outgrowth.

What the Bareilly metro area includes
  1. Bareilly OG 9,04,797
  2. Bareilly Cantonment 30,003
  3. Mohenpur CT 21,812
  4. Kakgaina CT 17,949
  5. Kandharpur CT 11,191

What the numbers say

  • The Bareilly metro area (urban agglomeration) had 9.86 lakh people in 2011, 1.1 times the 9.04 lakh inside city limits.
  • The city accounts for 20.3% of the population of the district it lies in.
  • Within comparable limits, the city grew 25.8% between 2001 and 2011.
  • Literacy in the city was 68.3% in 2011, against 67.7% for Uttar Pradesh.
  • There were 895 females per 1,000 males, fewer than in the state (912), typical of cities that draw male migrants for work.
  • By 2011 population it ranks 59th among the 150+ cities on this site and 8th in Uttar Pradesh.
  • Our 2026 estimate for the metro area is ≈13 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (22 May 2026 – 20 June 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 Bareilly, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bareilly in 2026?
There is no official figure after Census 2011. Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈11.5 lakh within the 2011 city limits and ≈13 lakh for the metro area (urban agglomeration). Both are labelled estimates (method M1).

What was the population of Bareilly in Census 2011?
9,03,668 within city limits (Bareilly (M Corp.)); the Bareilly urban agglomeration had 9,85,752; the Bareilly district had 44,48,359.

Why do sources give such different numbers for Bareilly?
They measure different areas. The municipal body covers the city proper; the urban agglomeration adds the contiguous towns and outgrowths around it; the district adds rural areas too. Quoting the district figure as the "city population" is the most common mistake.

What is the literacy rate of Bareilly?
68.3% in Census 2011 (men 72.7%, women 63.2%). The sex ratio was 895 females per 1,000 males.

Sources and method

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