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District of Gujarat

Dahod District Population 2026

Formerly Dohad district

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 27.71 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

27,71,000 2.77 million 1 March 2026

Dahod district's population is estimated at ≈27.71 lakh (27,71,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Gujarat projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 21,27,086.

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

Dahod district

Census 2011
21,27,086
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 27.71 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,91,625

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
19,35,461

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 27.71 lakh 27,71,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
21.27 lakh 21,27,086 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
584per km² 2011
Sex ratio
990 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)
948 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate
58.8% Male 70.0% · Female 47.7%
Urban share
9.0% Gujarat: 42.6%
Growth 2001–11
+30.0% Gujarat: +19.3%
Area
3,642km² Census 2011
Households
3.34 lakh 6.4 people per household
Villages
692 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Dahod: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
32 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,37,189
19615,80,397
19717,42,363
19819,46,588
199112,74,123
200116,36,433
201121,27,086
2016 *23,41,000
2021 *25,59,000
2026 *27,71,000
2031 *29,72,000
2036 *31,61,000

* Estimate

How Dahod'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 Dahod's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Dohad4,80,84522.6%98760.4%27.1%
2 Jhalod4,73,27322.2%98159.2%7.6%
3 Limkheda3,06,26914.4%100860.3%1.3%
4 Devgadbaria2,49,33511.7%100463.0%8.4%
5 Fatepura2,38,11611.2%98561.5%0.0%
6 Garbada1,98,8799.3%98954.7%0.0%
7 Dhanpur1,80,3698.5%98645.7%0.0%

Largest towns in Dahod (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Dahod (Census 2011)
  1. Dohad 1,18,846
  2. Jhalod 28,720
  3. Devgadbaria 21,030
  4. Freelandgunj CT 11,657
  5. Sanjeli CT 7,448
  6. Limkheda CT 3,924

How people in Dahod worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

38.9%

Agricultural labourers

43.9%

Household industry

0.9%

Other work

16.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.0%.

Age structure of Dahod

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Dahod
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
0-41,53,0571,45,696
5-91,46,4051,38,855
10-141,38,3951,35,173
15-191,01,5961,04,307
20-2487,33290,992
25-2980,90579,903
30-3473,21672,563
35-3965,35361,951
40-4452,43251,099
45-4945,81344,688
50-5436,35934,916
55-5927,36628,023
60-6422,35124,359
65-6915,01817,801
70-7410,51112,782
75-794,4756,052
80+5,3586,782
Children (0–14)
40.4%
Gujarat 29.0%
Working age (15–59)
53.7%
Gujarat 63.1%
Older people (60+)
5.9%
Gujarat 8.0%
Median age
19.9years
Gujarat 26.0
Dependency ratio
79.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Gujarat 51.7

Languages spoken in Dahod

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 20 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Dahod
  1. Gujarati 96.3%
  2. Bhili/Bhilodi 2.1%
  3. Hindi 1.2%
  4. Sindhi 0.1%
  5. Urdu 0.1%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Punjabi 0.0%
  8. Telugu 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Gujarati96.3%
  2. Bhili/Bhilodi2.1%
  3. Hindi1.2%
  4. Sindhi0.1%
  5. Urdu0.1%
  6. Marathi0.0%
  7. Banjari0.0%
  8. Punjabi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Dahod

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 73.1%

    Gujarat 90.4%

  • Tap water 9.7%

    Gujarat 69.1%

  • Water source within premises 16.5%

    Gujarat 64.1%

  • Toilet within premises 13.1%

    Gujarat 57.4%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 86.1%

    Gujarat 40.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 26.5%

    Gujarat 67.5%

  • Closed drainage 2.6%

    Gujarat 37.4%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.5%

    Gujarat 38.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 89.8%

    Gujarat 52.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 44.8%

    Gujarat 65.7%

  • Television 12.5%

    Gujarat 53.8%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 12.3%

    Gujarat 34.2%

  • Computer or laptop 4.1%

    Gujarat 8.9%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.6%

    Gujarat 6.1%

  • Use banking services 37.7%

    Gujarat 57.9%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 44.8%

    Gujarat 18.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.8%

    Gujarat 83.9%

  • Rent their home 2.6%

    Gujarat 13.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 34.8%

    Gujarat 75.2%

  • House in good condition 42.3%

    Gujarat 67.3%

  • Concrete roof 11.9%

    Gujarat 44.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 13.2%

    Gujarat 63.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 54.7%

    Gujarat 44.4%

Gujarat

What the numbers say

  • Dahod district held 3.5% of Gujarat's population in 2011, 7th of 34 districts.
  • Literacy is 58.8%, 19.2 points below the Gujarat average of 78.0%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.0% of men but only 47.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 990 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 919.
  • 9.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Gujarat as a whole (42.6%).
  • The population grew 30.0% in 2001–11, faster than Gujarat's 19.3%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈27.71 lakh, implies growth of about 30% since 2011; it is tied to the official Gujarat projection.
  • Its largest town, Dohad, had 1.19 lakh people in 2011, 5.6% of the 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 Dahod, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Dahod (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Dahod (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareGujarat
Hindu 20,45,243 96.2% 88.6%
Muslim 66,353 3.1% 9.7%
Christian 9,907 0.5% 0.5%
Sikh 493 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist 260 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 3,331 0.2% 1.0%
Other religions and persuasions 114 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,385 0.1% 0.1%
Total21,27,086100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Dahod district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈27,71,000 (27.71 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Dahod's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 21,27,086.

What was the population of Dahod district in Census 2011?
21,27,086: 10,68,651 males and 10,58,435 females, of whom 1,91,625 lived in towns and 19,35,461 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Dahod?
Literacy was 58.8% in 2011 (men 70.0%, women 47.7%). The sex ratio was 990 females per 1,000 males, and 948 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Dahod district?
Dohad, with 1,18,846 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Dahod district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 692 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Gujarat district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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