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District of Gujarat

Aravalli District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 12.29 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

12,29,000 1.23 million 1 March 2026

Aravalli district's population is estimated at ≈12.29 lakh (12,29,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Gujarat projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 10,23,724 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

Aravalli district

Census 2011
10,23,724
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 12.29 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,26,562

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
8,97,162

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 12.29 lakh 12,29,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
10.24 lakh 10,23,724 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 319per km² 2011
Sex ratio
953 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)
910 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate
75.8% Male 87.3% · Female 63.9%
Urban share
12.4% Gujarat: 42.6%
Growth 2001–11
+16.6% Gujarat: +19.3%
Area
≈ 3,213km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.03 lakh 5.0 people per household
Villages
676 Census 2011
Towns
6 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.

Aravalli: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
13 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19917,42,351
20018,77,850
201110,23,724
2016 *10,96,000
2021 *11,66,000
2026 *12,29,000
2031 *12,83,000
2036 *13,28,000

* Estimate

How Aravalli'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 Aravalli's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Bhiloda(part)2,23,02221.8%97878.6%7.2%
2 Modasa2,22,62521.7%94379.2%30.4%
3 Bayad2,06,39120.2%94077.1%12.2%
4 Meghraj1,67,11516.3%96669.5%6.8%
5 Dhansura1,06,73310.4%92675.6%0.0%
6 Malpur97,8389.6%95670.1%6.5%

Largest towns in Aravalli (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Aravalli (Census 2011)
  1. Modasa 67,648
  2. Bayad 17,886
  3. Bhiloda CT 16,074
  4. Meghraj CT 11,363
  5. Sathamba CT 7,213
  6. Malpur CT 6,378

How people in Aravalli worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

38.8%

Agricultural labourers

28.6%

Household industry

1.0%

Other work

31.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 45.8%.

Age structure of Aravalli

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 Aravalli
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-454,52550,010
5-955,25048,294
10-1458,16951,054
15-1952,27846,349
20-2445,96244,088
25-2941,88339,384
30-3438,28337,877
35-3936,06034,224
40-4431,57231,552
45-4928,67427,728
50-5423,55923,142
55-5918,00318,791
60-6415,46816,418
65-699,59211,477
70-747,3848,788
75-793,2074,109
80+3,8165,239
Children (0–14)
31.0%
Gujarat 29.0%
Working age (15–59)
60.6%
Gujarat 63.1%
Older people (60+)
8.4%
Gujarat 8.0%
Median age
25.3years
Gujarat 26.0
Dependency ratio
57.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Gujarat 51.7

Languages spoken in Aravalli

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 22 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 Aravalli
  1. Gujarati 97.9%
  2. Hindi 1.4%
  3. Lahnda 0.3%
  4. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.2%
  5. Sindhi 0.1%
  6. Bengali 0.1%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Urdu 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Gujarati97.9%
  2. Hindi1.3%
  3. Hindi Multani0.3%
  4. Wagdi0.2%
  5. Sindhi0.1%
  6. Bengali0.1%
  7. Marwari0.1%
  8. Garasia0.0%

Housing and amenities in Aravalli

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 91.7%

    Gujarat 90.4%

  • Tap water 47.3%

    Gujarat 69.1%

  • Water source within premises 43.1%

    Gujarat 64.1%

  • Toilet within premises 31.8%

    Gujarat 57.4%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 67.1%

    Gujarat 40.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 43.8%

    Gujarat 67.5%

  • Closed drainage 6.6%

    Gujarat 37.4%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 15.3%

    Gujarat 38.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 77.5%

    Gujarat 52.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 49.3%

    Gujarat 65.7%

  • Television 31.0%

    Gujarat 53.8%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 20.4%

    Gujarat 34.2%

  • Computer or laptop 4.7%

    Gujarat 8.9%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.8%

    Gujarat 6.1%

  • Use banking services 54.4%

    Gujarat 57.9%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 36.6%

    Gujarat 18.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.3%

    Gujarat 83.9%

  • Rent their home 3.6%

    Gujarat 13.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 48.1%

    Gujarat 75.2%

  • House in good condition 59.6%

    Gujarat 67.3%

  • Concrete roof 32.1%

    Gujarat 44.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 49.5%

    Gujarat 63.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 38.6%

    Gujarat 44.4%

Gujarat

What the numbers say

  • Aravalli district held 1.7% of Gujarat's population in 2011, 25th of 34 districts.
  • Literacy is 75.8%, 2.2 points below the Gujarat average of 78.0%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 87.3% of men but only 63.9% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 953 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 919.
  • 12.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Gujarat as a whole (42.6%).
  • The population grew 16.6% in 2001–11, slower than Gujarat's 19.3% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈12.29 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Gujarat projection.
  • Its largest town, Modasa, had 67.6 thousand people in 2011, 6.6% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Sabar Kantha (2011) 100.0% of this district
    42.2% 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 Aravalli, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Aravalli (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 Aravalli (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareGujarat
Hindu ≈ 9,59,600 93.7% 88.6%
Muslim ≈ 58,400 5.7% 9.7%
Christian ≈ 4,000 0.4% 0.5%
Sikh ≈ 200 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 1,100 0.1% 1.0%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 400 0.0% 0.1%
Total10,23,724100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Aravalli district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈12,29,000 (12.29 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Aravalli's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 10,23,724.

What was the population of Aravalli district in Census 2011?
10,23,724: 5,24,103 males and 4,99,621 females, of whom 1,26,562 lived in towns and 8,97,162 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 Aravalli?
Literacy was 75.8% in 2011 (men 87.3%, women 63.9%). The sex ratio was 953 females per 1,000 males, and 910 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Aravalli district?
Modasa, with 67,648 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Aravalli district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 676 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Gujarat district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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