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District of Gujarat

Banas Kantha District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 27.07 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

27,07,000 2.71 million 1 March 2026

Banas Kantha district's population is estimated at ≈27.07 lakh (27,07,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Gujarat projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 21,44,779 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

Banas Kantha district

Census 2011
21,44,779
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 27.07 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,50,155

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
17,94,624

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 27.07 lakh 27,07,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
21.45 lakh 21,44,779 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 301per km² 2011
Sex ratio
942 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)
893 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate
67.6% Male 80.0% · Female 54.7%
Urban share
16.3% Gujarat: 42.6%
Growth 2001–11
+24.6% Gujarat: +19.3%
Area
≈ 7,126km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
3.92 lakh 5.5 people per household
Villages
827 Census 2011
Towns
9 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.

Banas Kantha: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
30 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199113,61,929
200117,21,211
201121,44,779
2016 *23,36,000
2021 *25,26,000
2026 *27,07,000
2031 *28,73,000
2036 *30,24,000

* Estimate

How Banas Kantha'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 Banas Kantha's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Deesa(part)4,83,79922.6%93567.2%24.0%
2 Palanpur4,38,77320.5%93778.9%36.5%
3 Kankrej2,75,61312.9%92960.5%6.6%
4 Vadgam2,40,32611.2%96678.0%3.5%
5 Dhanera2,30,74110.8%93159.0%12.8%
6 Danta2,24,83910.5%95863.4%7.9%
7 Amirgadh1,32,3546.2%97250.8%0.0%
8 Dantiwada1,15,2215.4%92562.7%0.0%
9 Tharad(part)3,1130.1%93258.0%0.0%

Largest towns in Banas Kantha (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Banas Kantha (Census 2011)
  1. Palanpur 1,41,592
  2. Deesa 1,11,160
  3. Dhanera 29,578
  4. Thara 18,060
  5. Ambaji CT 17,753
  6. Kanodar CT 12,389
  7. Chhapi CT 8,379
  8. Bhagal CT 6,250
  9. Nava Bhildi CT 4,994

How people in Banas Kantha worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

33.2%

Agricultural labourers

28.6%

Household industry

0.9%

Other work

37.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 38.4%.

Age structure of Banas Kantha

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 Banas Kantha
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
0-41,27,8291,15,537
5-91,41,1721,25,805
10-141,36,8881,22,668
15-191,18,4531,04,687
20-241,02,30895,314
25-2989,74983,710
30-3479,69977,312
35-3970,52866,286
40-4459,98757,366
45-4948,95447,391
50-5439,98537,350
55-5927,80429,924
60-6425,47526,194
65-6915,09318,123
70-7411,75514,255
75-794,5746,697
80+5,6618,457
Children (0–14)
35.9%
Gujarat 29.0%
Working age (15–59)
57.7%
Gujarat 63.1%
Older people (60+)
6.4%
Gujarat 8.0%
Median age
22.0years
Gujarat 26.0
Dependency ratio
66.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Gujarat 51.7

Languages spoken in Banas Kantha

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 27 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 Banas Kantha
  1. Gujarati 95.3%
  2. Others 2.4%
  3. Hindi 1.8%
  4. Sindhi 0.2%
  5. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.1%
  6. Urdu 0.1%
  7. Rabha 0.0%
  8. Marathi 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Gujarati97.7%
  2. Hindi1.1%
  3. Marwari0.5%
  4. Sindhi0.2%
  5. Urdu0.1%
  6. Garasia0.1%
  7. Rajasthani0.0%
  8. Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Banas Kantha

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 75.6%

    Gujarat 90.4%

  • Tap water 66.0%

    Gujarat 69.1%

  • Water source within premises 59.4%

    Gujarat 64.1%

  • Toilet within premises 32.8%

    Gujarat 57.4%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 66.6%

    Gujarat 40.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 45.9%

    Gujarat 67.5%

  • Closed drainage 13.7%

    Gujarat 37.4%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 19.5%

    Gujarat 38.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 75.3%

    Gujarat 52.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 63.0%

    Gujarat 65.7%

  • Television 30.6%

    Gujarat 53.8%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 14.8%

    Gujarat 34.2%

  • Computer or laptop 4.7%

    Gujarat 8.9%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.4%

    Gujarat 6.1%

  • Use banking services 56.5%

    Gujarat 57.9%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 28.8%

    Gujarat 18.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 91.0%

    Gujarat 83.9%

  • Rent their home 6.9%

    Gujarat 13.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 73.2%

    Gujarat 75.2%

  • House in good condition 63.0%

    Gujarat 67.3%

  • Concrete roof 27.8%

    Gujarat 44.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 55.7%

    Gujarat 63.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 67.0%

    Gujarat 44.4%

Gujarat

What the numbers say

  • Banas Kantha district held 3.5% of Gujarat's population in 2011, 6th of 34 districts.
  • Literacy is 67.6%, 10.4 points below the Gujarat average of 78.0%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 80.0% of men but only 54.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 942 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 919.
  • The child sex ratio was just 893 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 16.3% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Gujarat as a whole (42.6%).
  • The population grew 24.6% in 2001–11, faster than Gujarat's 19.3% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈27.07 lakh, implies growth of about 26% since 2011; it is tied to the official Gujarat projection.
  • Its largest town, Palanpur, had 1.42 lakh people in 2011, 6.6% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Banas Kantha (2011) 100.0% of this district
    68.7% 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 Banas Kantha, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Banas Kantha (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 Banas Kantha (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareGujarat
Hindu ≈ 19,43,700 90.6% 88.6%
Muslim ≈ 1,89,700 8.8% 9.7%
Christian ≈ 1,300 0.1% 0.5%
Sikh ≈ 400 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 8,500 0.4% 1.0%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 1,100 0.1% 0.1%
Total21,44,779100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Banas Kantha district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈27,07,000 (27.07 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Banas Kantha's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 21,44,779.

What was the population of Banas Kantha district in Census 2011?
21,44,779: 11,04,530 males and 10,40,249 females, of whom 3,50,155 lived in towns and 17,94,624 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 Banas Kantha?
Literacy was 67.6% in 2011 (men 80.0%, women 54.7%). The sex ratio was 942 females per 1,000 males, and 893 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Banas Kantha district?
Palanpur, with 1,41,592 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Banas Kantha district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 827 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Gujarat district data (CSV)

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