City in Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar Population 2026
City and district figures
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 76 thousand Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
76,000 76,000 1 March 2026
Itanagar is estimated at ≈76 thousand within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 59,490.
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
Itanagar (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 59,490
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 76 thousand
District
- Census 2011
- 1,76,573
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 2.27 lakh
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 76 thousand 76,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 59.5 thousand 59,490 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 951 Arunachal Pradesh: 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 914 Arunachal Pradesh: 972
- Literacy rate
- 85.2% Male 90.5% · Female 79.6%
- Households
- 13.5 thousand 4.4 people per household
- Work participation
- 38.7% 2011
- Children 0–6
- 7.6 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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 6,406 |
| 1991 | 16,545 |
| 2001 | 35,022 |
| 2011 | 59,490 |
| 2016 * | 65,000 |
| 2021 * | 71,000 |
| 2026 * | 76,000 |
| 2031 * | 82,000 |
| 2036 * | 88,000 |
* Estimate
What the numbers say
- The city accounts for 33.7% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Literacy in the city was 85.2% in 2011, against 65.4% for Arunachal Pradesh.
- By 2011 population it ranks 158th among the 150+ cities on this site and 1st in Arunachal Pradesh.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈76 thousand, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
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Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (1 May 2026 – 30 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 Itanagar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →