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City in Goa

Panaji Population 2026

City, metro area and district compared

Metro area (UA) · 1 March 2026

≈ 1.3 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

1,30,000 130,000 1 March 2026

The Panaji metro area is estimated at ≈1.3 lakh on 1 March 2026, and the city within its municipal limits at ≈44 thousand. Census 2011 counted 1,14,759 in the urban agglomeration and 40,017 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

Panaji (municipal limits)

Census 2011
40,017
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 44 thousand

Metro area (UA)

Panaji urban agglomeration

Census 2011
1,14,759
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 1.3 lakh

District

North Goa district

Census 2011
6,52,178
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.13 lakh

Key figures

City 2026
≈ 44 thousand 44,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
City · Census 2011
40 thousand 40,017 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Metro area (UA) · 2011
1.15 lakh 1,14,759
Metro area (UA) · 2026
≈ 1.3 lakh 1,30,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Sex ratio
981 Goa: 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)
927 Goa: 942
Literacy rate
94.0% Male 95.6% · Female 92.4%
Households
10.2 thousand 3.9 people per household
Area
12.5km² Census 2011 (A-4)
Density
3,201per km² 2011
Work participation
42.7% 2011
Children 0–6
3.2 thousand 0–6 · 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Panaji: Population over time
  • Metro area (UA)
  • City
  • Census
  • Estimate
1.3 L45k 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearMetro area (UA)City
197159,25859,258
198177,22677,226
199190,47090,470
200199,67799,677
20111,14,75940,017
2016 *1,20,00041,000
2021 *1,20,00043,000
2026 *1,30,00044,000
2031 *1,30,00045,000
2036 *1,30,00045,000

* Estimate

What the Panaji metro area includes

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

What the Panaji metro area includes
  1. Panaji OG 70,991
  2. Chimbel CT 15,289
  3. Calapor CT 14,077
  4. Murda CT 7,517
  5. Bambolim CT 6,885

What the numbers say

  • The Panaji metro area (urban agglomeration) had 1.15 lakh people in 2011, 2.9 times the 40 thousand inside city limits.
  • The city accounts for 6.1% of the population of the district it lies in.
  • Literacy in the city was 94.0% in 2011, against 88.7% for Goa.
  • By 2011 population it ranks 154th among the 150+ cities on this site and 1st in Goa.
  • Our 2026 estimate for the metro area is ≈1.3 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 April 2026 – 15 May 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 Panaji, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Panaji in 2026?
There is no official figure after Census 2011. Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈44 thousand within the 2011 city limits and ≈1.3 lakh for the metro area (urban agglomeration). Both are labelled estimates (method M1).

What was the population of Panaji in Census 2011?
40,017 within city limits (Panaji (M Corp.)); the Panaji urban agglomeration had 1,14,759; the North Goa district had 6,52,178.

Why do sources give such different numbers for Panaji?
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 Panaji?
94.0% in Census 2011 (men 95.6%, women 92.4%). The sex ratio was 981 females per 1,000 males.

Sources and method

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