City in Haryana
Rohtak Population 2026
City and district figures
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 4.4 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
4,40,000 440,000 1 March 2026
Rohtak is estimated at ≈4.4 lakh within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 3,74,292.
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
Rohtak (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 3,74,292
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 4.4 lakh
District
- Census 2011
- 10,61,204
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 12.54 lakh
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 4.4 lakh 4,40,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 3.74 lakh 3,74,292 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 888 Haryana: 879
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 815 Haryana: 834
- Literacy rate
- 85.7% Male 90.4% · Female 80.5%
- Households
- 75.5 thousand 5.0 people per household
- Area
- 72.2km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 5,186per km² 2011
- Work participation
- 29.9% 2011
- Children 0–6
- 42.2 thousand 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 42.2 thousand 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 42.2 thousand 0–6 · 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.
- Census
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 71,902 |
| 1961 | 88,193 |
| 1971 | 1,24,755 |
| 1981 | 1,66,767 |
| 1991 | 2,16,096 |
| 2001 | 2,94,577 |
| 2011 | 3,74,292 |
| 2016 * | 4,00,000 |
| 2021 * | 4,20,000 |
| 2026 * | 4,40,000 |
| 2031 * | 4,60,000 |
| 2036 * | 4,70,000 |
* Estimate
What the numbers say
- The city accounts for 35.3% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Literacy in the city was 85.7% in 2011, against 75.6% for Haryana.
- By 2011 population it ranks 140th among the 150+ cities on this site and 5th in Haryana.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈4.4 lakh, 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 Rohtak, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →