City in Karnataka
Hubballi-Dharwad Population 2026
City and district figures
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 11 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
11,00,000 1.1 million 1 March 2026
Hubballi-Dharwad is estimated at ≈11 lakh within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 9,43,788.
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
Hubballi-Dharwad (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 9,43,788
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 11 lakh
District
- Census 2011
- 18,47,023
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 20.74 lakh
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 11 lakh 11,00,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 9.44 lakh 9,43,788 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 989 Karnataka: 973
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 953 Karnataka: 948
- Literacy rate
- 86.8% Male 91.1% · Female 82.4%
- Households
- 2 lakh 4.7 people per household
- Area
- 213.4km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 4,422per km² 2011
- Growth 2001–11
- +20.0% City
- Work participation
- 35.4% 2011
- Children 0–6
- 1.06 lakh 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 1.06 lakh 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 | 1,96,180 |
| 1961 | 2,48,489 |
| 1971 | 3,79,166 |
| 1981 | 5,27,108 |
| 1991 | 6,48,298 |
| 2001 | 7,86,195 |
| 2011 | 9,43,788 |
| 2016 * | 10,10,000 |
| 2021 * | 10,60,000 |
| 2026 * | 11,00,000 |
| 2031 * | 11,30,000 |
| 2036 * | 11,60,000 |
* Estimate
What the numbers say
- The city accounts for 51.1% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Within comparable limits, the city grew 20.0% between 2001 and 2011.
- Literacy in the city was 86.8% in 2011, against 75.4% for Karnataka.
- There were 989 females per 1,000 males, more than in the state (973).
- By 2011 population it ranks 64th among the 150+ cities on this site and 3rd in Karnataka.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈11 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
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Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (16 April 2026 – 15 May 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 Hubballi-Dharwad, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →