District of Gujarat

Panchmahal District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Panchmahal district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈19,90,000 (19.9 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Panchmahal's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,42,268.

Q: What was the population of Panchmahal district in Census 2011?

16,42,268: 8,43,239 males and 7,99,029 females, of whom 2,78,408 lived in towns and 13,63,860 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 19.9 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

19,90,000 1.99 million 1 March 2026

Panchmahal district's population is estimated at ≈19.9 lakh (19,90,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Gujarat projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 16,42,268 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

Panchmahal district

Census 2011: 16,42,268
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 19.9 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 2,78,408

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 13,63,860

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 19.9 lakh 19,90,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 16.42 lakh 16,42,268 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 473per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 948 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6): 931 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate: 70.8% Male 82.4% · Female 58.5%
Urban share: 17.0% Gujarat: 42.6%
Growth 2001–11: +18.1% Gujarat: +19.3%
Area: ≈ 3,470km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 3.04 lakh 5.4 people per household
Villages: 600 Census 2011
Towns: 7 Census 2011

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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.

Reconstructed
Estimate

22 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	11,55,625
2001	13,91,200
2011	16,42,268
2016 *	17,64,000
2021 *	18,83,000
2026 *	19,90,000
2031 *	20,84,000
2036 *	21,64,000

* Estimate

How Panchmahal'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 Panchmahal's 2011 population was spread
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1	Godhra	4,62,516	28.2%	950	75.9%	35.1%
2	Shehera	2,77,559	16.9%	948	70.6%	6.9%
3	Halol	2,37,959	14.5%	927	71.8%	27.0%
4	Ghoghamba	2,18,467	13.3%	958	58.3%	0.0%
5	Kalol	2,16,371	13.2%	933	74.8%	15.0%
6	Morwa (Hadaf)	1,86,920	11.4%	973	68.1%	0.0%
7	Jambughoda	42,476	2.6%	951	64.0%	0.0%
8	Lunawada(part)	0	0.0%	–	–	–

Largest towns in Panchmahal (Census 2011)

Godhra 1,43,644
Halol 64,265
Kalol 32,084
Shehera 19,175
Jafrabad CT 9,685
Vavdi Bujarg CT 9,107
Kalol 448

How people in Panchmahal worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

40.5%

Agricultural labourers

35.1%

Household industry

0.7%

Other work

23.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 44.7%.

Age structure of Panchmahal

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 →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	91,239	85,895
5-9	93,953	85,684
10-14	96,214	89,375
15-19	84,861	75,640
20-24	75,461	69,060
25-29	67,358	61,961
30-34	61,318	59,120
35-39	57,027	53,715
40-44	49,530	47,902
45-49	42,906	40,582
50-54	34,830	33,761
55-59	26,452	27,639
60-64	23,315	24,753
65-69	14,747	16,939
70-74	11,085	12,698
75-79	4,773	6,061
80+	5,769	6,797

Children (0–14): 33.1%; Gujarat 29.0%
Working age (15–59): 59.1%; Gujarat 63.1%
Older people (60+): 7.7%; Gujarat 8.0%
Median age: 24.0years; Gujarat 26.0
Dependency ratio: 61.1; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Gujarat 51.7

Languages spoken in Panchmahal

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 26 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 →

Gujarati 95.4%
Urdu 2.3%
Hindi 1.6%
Sindhi 0.5%
Marathi 0.0%
Bhili/Bhilodi 0.0%
Malayalam 0.0%
Punjabi 0.0%
All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

Gujarati95.4%
Urdu2.3%
Hindi1.5%
Sindhi0.5%
Marwari0.1%
Marathi0.0%
Bhili/Bhilodi0.0%
Rajasthani0.0%

Housing and amenities in Panchmahal

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 88.0%

Gujarat 90.4%
Tap water 28.6%

Gujarat 69.1%
Water source within premises 30.0%

Gujarat 64.1%
Toilet within premises 27.1%

Gujarat 57.4%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 71.5%

Gujarat 40.3%
Bathing area within premises 42.9%

Gujarat 67.5%
Closed drainage 4.6%

Gujarat 37.4%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.6%

Gujarat 38.4%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 82.2%

Gujarat 52.1%

What households own

Mobile phone 47.1%

Gujarat 65.7%
Television 21.8%

Gujarat 53.8%
Scooter or motorcycle 17.5%

Gujarat 34.2%
Computer or laptop 4.5%

Gujarat 8.9%
Car, jeep or van 2.2%

Gujarat 6.1%
Use banking services 40.2%

Gujarat 57.9%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 34.5%

Gujarat 18.7%

The home itself

Own their home 94.0%

Gujarat 83.9%
Rent their home 4.0%

Gujarat 13.6%
Permanent (pucca) house 48.3%

Gujarat 75.2%
House in good condition 51.2%

Gujarat 67.3%
Concrete roof 24.6%

Gujarat 44.0%
Cement or tiled floor 29.5%

Gujarat 63.8%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 51.9%

Gujarat 44.4%

Gujarat

What the numbers say

Panchmahal district held 2.7% of Gujarat's population in 2011, 13th of 34 districts.
Literacy is 70.8%, 7.3 points below the Gujarat average of 78.0%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.4% of men but only 58.5% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 948 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 919.
17.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Gujarat as a whole (42.6%).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈19.9 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Gujarat projection.
Its largest town, Godhra, had 1.44 lakh people in 2011, 8.7% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

Panch Mahals (2011) 100.0% of this district
68.7% of the 2011 district

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (20 April 2026 – 19 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Panchmahal, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Panchmahal (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 Panchmahal (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Gujarat
Hindu	≈ 15,07,600	91.8%	88.6%
Muslim	≈ 1,25,200	7.6%	9.7%
Christian	≈ 2,600	0.2%	0.5%
Sikh	≈ 600	0.0%	0.1%
Buddhist	≈ 300	0.0%	0.1%
Jain	≈ 4,300	0.3%	1.0%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 100	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 1,600	0.1%	0.1%
Total	16,42,268	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Panchmahal district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈19,90,000 (19.9 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Panchmahal's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 16,42,268.

What was the population of Panchmahal district in Census 2011?

16,42,268: 8,43,239 males and 7,99,029 females, of whom 2,78,408 lived in towns and 13,63,860 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 Panchmahal?

Literacy was 70.8% in 2011 (men 82.4%, women 58.5%). The sex ratio was 948 females per 1,000 males, and 931 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Panchmahal district?

Godhra, with 1,43,644 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Panchmahal district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 600 Census 2011 villages and 7 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction