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District of Gujarat

Anand District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 24.33 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

24,33,000 2.43 million 1 March 2026

Anand district's population is estimated at ≈24.33 lakh (24,33,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Gujarat projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 20,78,654 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Gujarat. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Anand district

Census 2011
20,78,654
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 24.33 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
6,34,987

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
14,43,667

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 24.33 lakh 24,33,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
20.79 lakh 20,78,654 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 655per km² 2011
Sex ratio
925 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)
884 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate
84.3% Male 91.8% · Female 76.3%
Urban share
30.6% Gujarat: 42.6%
Growth 2001–11
+12.7% Gujarat: +19.3%
Area
≈ 3,173km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
4.25 lakh 4.9 people per household
Villages
343 Census 2011
Towns
15 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Anand: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
26 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199116,31,555
200118,44,369
201120,78,654
2016 *22,07,000
2021 *23,28,000
2026 *24,33,000
2031 *25,18,000
2036 *25,85,000

* Estimate

How Anand's 2011 population was spread

Sub-districts (tehsils, talukas, mandals or blocks) as they were in Census 2011. “Part” means only some of it now lies in this district.

How Anand's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Anand6,09,30729.3%93087.5%56.7%
2 Borsad3,79,65018.3%92282.7%16.7%
3 Khambhat2,85,67913.7%92581.7%34.7%
4 Petlad(part)2,82,36113.6%91986.2%19.6%
5 Umreth1,88,0299.0%92882.1%18.0%
6 Anklav1,47,1087.1%92780.6%14.3%
7 Sojitra(part)97,9984.7%91285.2%17.1%
8 Tarapur88,5224.3%92381.5%0.0%

Largest towns in Anand (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Anand (Census 2011)
  1. Anand 2,09,410
  2. Khambhat 99,164
  3. Borsad 63,377
  4. Petlad 55,330
  5. Karamsad 35,285
  6. Umreth 33,762
  7. Vallabh Vidyanagar 23,783
  8. Ode 23,250
  9. Anklav 21,003
  10. Boriavi 19,865

How people in Anand worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

18.0%

Agricultural labourers

40.9%

Household industry

1.9%

Other work

39.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 40.4%.

Age structure of Anand

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Anand
MenWomen
  1. 80+
  2. 75-79
  3. 70-74
  4. 65-69
  5. 60-64
  6. 55-59
  7. 50-54
  8. 45-49
  9. 40-44
  10. 35-39
  11. 30-34
  12. 25-29
  13. 20-24
  14. 15-19
  15. 10-14
  16. 5-9
  17. 0-4
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AgeMenWomen
0-493,92884,869
5-91,01,86785,657
10-141,08,98192,077
15-191,03,80488,370
20-241,01,08091,839
25-2991,42283,424
30-3485,07980,898
35-3980,35774,078
40-4470,91667,248
45-4963,05659,522
50-5452,35149,931
55-5940,54139,856
60-6432,09435,314
65-6921,51324,968
70-7415,29818,610
75-796,9849,035
80+7,30310,154
Children (0–14)
27.4%
Gujarat 29.0%
Working age (15–59)
63.9%
Gujarat 63.1%
Older people (60+)
8.7%
Gujarat 8.0%
Median age
27.4years
Gujarat 26.0
Dependency ratio
49.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Gujarat 51.7

Languages spoken in Anand

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 28 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Anand
  1. Gujarati 96.7%
  2. Hindi 2.3%
  3. Urdu 0.6%
  4. Sindhi 0.1%
  5. Marathi 0.1%
  6. Malayalam 0.1%
  7. Punjabi 0.1%
  8. Bengali 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Gujarati96.6%
  2. Hindi2.1%
  3. Urdu0.6%
  4. Marathi0.1%
  5. Sindhi0.1%
  6. Marwari0.1%
  7. Malayalam0.1%
  8. Punjabi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Anand

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 88.6%

    Gujarat 90.4%

  • Tap water 75.6%

    Gujarat 69.1%

  • Water source within premises 66.3%

    Gujarat 64.1%

  • Toilet within premises 54.0%

    Gujarat 57.4%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 44.8%

    Gujarat 40.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 59.6%

    Gujarat 67.5%

  • Closed drainage 29.7%

    Gujarat 37.4%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 34.4%

    Gujarat 38.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 61.1%

    Gujarat 52.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 52.1%

    Gujarat 65.7%

  • Television 47.6%

    Gujarat 53.8%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 24.5%

    Gujarat 34.2%

  • Computer or laptop 7.6%

    Gujarat 8.9%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.5%

    Gujarat 6.1%

  • Use banking services 56.2%

    Gujarat 57.9%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 24.1%

    Gujarat 18.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 88.9%

    Gujarat 83.9%

  • Rent their home 7.4%

    Gujarat 13.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 61.6%

    Gujarat 75.2%

  • House in good condition 61.4%

    Gujarat 67.3%

  • Concrete roof 39.3%

    Gujarat 44.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 48.1%

    Gujarat 63.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 37.8%

    Gujarat 44.4%

Gujarat

What the numbers say

  • Anand district held 3.4% of Gujarat's population in 2011, 9th of 34 districts.
  • Literacy is 84.3%, 6.3 points above the Gujarat average of 78.0%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 91.8% of men but only 76.3% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The child sex ratio was just 884 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 30.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Gujarat as a whole (42.6%).
  • The population grew 12.7% in 2001–11, slower than Gujarat's 19.3% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈24.33 lakh, implies growth of about 17% since 2011; it is tied to the official Gujarat projection.
  • Its largest town, Anand, had 2.09 lakh people in 2011, 10.1% of the district.

How this district was formed

Anand covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Anand (2011) 100.0% of this district
    99.3% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Gujarat →

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 Anand, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Anand (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Anand (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareGujarat
Hindu ≈ 17,86,000 85.9% 88.6%
Muslim ≈ 2,49,700 12.0% 9.7%
Christian ≈ 29,700 1.4% 0.5%
Sikh ≈ 1,500 0.1% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 8,600 0.4% 1.0%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,700 0.1% 0.1%
Total20,78,654100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Anand district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,33,000 (24.33 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Anand's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,78,654.

What was the population of Anand district in Census 2011?
20,78,654: 10,79,971 males and 9,98,683 females, of whom 6,34,987 lived in towns and 14,43,667 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Anand?
Literacy was 84.3% in 2011 (men 91.8%, women 76.3%). The sex ratio was 925 females per 1,000 males, and 884 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Anand district?
Anand, with 2,09,410 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Anand district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 343 Census 2011 villages and 15 towns.

⤓ Download Gujarat district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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