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Vadodara Population 2026

City, metro area and district compared

Metro area (UA) · 1 March 2026

≈ 21.6 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

21,60,000 2.16 million 1 March 2026

The Vadodara metro area is estimated at ≈21.6 lakh on 1 March 2026, and the city within its municipal limits at ≈19.8 lakh. Census 2011 counted 18,22,221 in the urban agglomeration and 16,70,806 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

Vadodara (municipal limits)

Census 2011
16,70,806
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 19.8 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Vadodara urban agglomeration

Census 2011
18,22,221
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 21.6 lakh

District

Vadodara district

Census 2011
30,93,795
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 36.62 lakh

Key figures

City 2026
≈ 19.8 lakh 19,80,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
City · Census 2011
16.71 lakh 16,70,806 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Metro area (UA) · 2011
18.22 lakh 18,22,221
Metro area (UA) · 2026
≈ 21.6 lakh 21,60,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Sex ratio
921 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)
852 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate
90.6% Male 93.8% · Female 87.2%
Households
3.77 lakh 4.4 people per household
Area
166.2km² Census 2011 (A-4)
Density
10,051per km² 2011
Work participation
33.8% 2011
Children 0–6
1.66 lakh 0–6 · 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Vadodara: Population over time
  • Metro area (UA)
  • City
  • Census
  • Estimate
23 L21 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearMetro area (UA)City
19512,11,4072,11,407
19613,09,7163,09,716
19714,78,5244,67,487
19817,76,1827,34,473
199111,27,90310,31,346
200114,91,04513,38,244
201118,22,22116,70,806
2016 *19,40,00017,80,000
2021 *20,60,00018,90,000
2026 *21,60,00019,80,000
2031 *22,40,00020,50,000
2036 *23,10,00021,20,000

* Estimate

What the Vadodara metro area includes

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

What the Vadodara metro area includes
  1. Vadodara OG 17,52,371
  2. Undera CT 16,902
  3. Ranoli CT 11,726
  4. Bajwa CT 9,611
  5. Nandesari CT 8,290
  6. Karachiya CT 7,103
  7. Tarsali CT 4,929
  8. Nandesari INA 3,679
  9. Jawaharnagar CT 3,417
  10. GSFC Complex INA 2,242
  11. Petro-Chemical Complex INA 1,951

What the numbers say

  • The Vadodara metro area (urban agglomeration) had 18.22 lakh people in 2011, 1.1 times the 16.71 lakh inside city limits.
  • The city accounts for 54.0% of the population of the district it lies in.
  • Literacy in the city was 90.6% in 2011, against 78.0% for Gujarat.
  • By 2011 population it ranks 23rd among the 150+ cities on this site and 3rd in Gujarat.
  • Our 2026 estimate for the metro area is ≈21.6 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (20 April 2026 – 19 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 Vadodara, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Vadodara in 2026?
There is no official figure after Census 2011. Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈19.8 lakh within the 2011 city limits and ≈21.6 lakh for the metro area (urban agglomeration). Both are labelled estimates (method M1).

What was the population of Vadodara in Census 2011?
16,70,806 within city limits (Vadodara (M Corp.)); the Vadodara urban agglomeration had 18,22,221; the Vadodara district had 30,93,795.

Why do sources give such different numbers for Vadodara?
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 Vadodara?
90.6% in Census 2011 (men 93.8%, women 87.2%). The sex ratio was 921 females per 1,000 males.

Sources and method

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