District of Gujarat

Rajkot District Population 2026

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

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈37,32,000 (37.32 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Rajkot's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 30,41,852.

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

30,41,852: 15,81,476 males and 14,60,376 females, of whom 18,87,654 lived in towns and 11,54,198 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 37.32 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

37,32,000 3.73 million 1 March 2026

Rajkot district's population is estimated at ≈37.32 lakh (37,32,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Gujarat projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 30,41,852 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Rajkot (municipal limits)

Census 2011: 12,86,678
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 17.9 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Rajkot urban agglomeration

Census 2011: 13,90,640
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 20.3 lakh

District

Rajkot district

Census 2011: 30,41,852
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 37.32 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 37.32 lakh 37,32,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 30.42 lakh 30,41,852 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 373per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 923 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6): 853 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate: 81.7% Male 87.3% · Female 75.7%
Urban share: 62.1% Gujarat: 42.6%
Growth 2001–11: +20.0% Gujarat: +19.3%
Area: ≈ 8,148km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 6.37 lakh 4.8 people per household
Villages: 585 Census 2011
Towns: 15 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

41 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	20,10,602
2001	25,34,936
2011	30,41,852
2016 *	32,81,000
2021 *	35,16,000
2026 *	37,32,000
2031 *	39,24,000
2036 *	40,91,000

* Estimate

How Rajkot'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 Rajkot's 2011 population was spread
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1	Rajkot	15,33,821	50.4%	909	86.2%	91.0%
2	Jasdan	3,14,124	10.3%	960	69.4%	15.4%
3	Gondal	2,85,550	9.4%	936	81.4%	39.3%
4	Jetpur	2,47,140	8.1%	917	79.5%	51.8%
5	Upleta	1,78,912	5.9%	939	77.5%	43.7%
6	Dhoraji	1,54,896	5.1%	949	80.9%	54.6%
7	Kotda Sangani	90,460	3.0%	897	79.3%	31.4%
8	Jamkandorna	78,130	2.6%	957	77.0%	0.0%
9	Paddhari	74,781	2.5%	957	74.9%	14.1%
10	Lodhika	57,415	1.9%	903	77.5%	1.2%
11	Sayla(part)	10,694	0.4%	951	61.9%	0.0%
12	Tankara(part)	8,799	0.3%	970	71.5%	0.0%
13	Chotila(part)	7,130	0.2%	918	66.3%	0.0%

Largest towns in Rajkot (Census 2011)

Rajkot 13,23,363
Jetpur Navagadh 1,18,302
Gondal 1,12,197
Dhoraji 84,545
Upleta 58,775
Kotharia CT 53,794
Jasdan 48,483
Bhayavadar 19,404
Veraval CT 19,152
Anandpar CT 13,483

How people in Rajkot worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

22.6%

Agricultural labourers

14.4%

Household industry

1.7%

Other work

61.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 39.3%.

Age structure of Rajkot

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	1,31,160	1,14,963
5-9	1,44,534	1,20,487
10-14	1,55,304	1,33,660
15-19	1,55,589	1,35,944
20-24	1,49,916	1,45,038
25-29	1,42,650	1,34,969
30-34	1,25,488	1,18,242
35-39	1,13,761	1,06,428
40-44	1,03,004	97,593
45-49	91,062	85,748
50-54	77,892	69,808
55-59	56,227	53,719
60-64	46,127	45,486
65-69	29,556	32,754
70-74	24,558	26,801
75-79	11,756	14,818
80+	15,376	22,229

Children (0–14): 26.4%; Gujarat 29.0%
Working age (15–59): 64.7%; Gujarat 63.1%
Older people (60+): 8.9%; Gujarat 8.0%
Median age: 27.3years; Gujarat 26.0
Dependency ratio: 47.6; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Gujarat 51.7

Languages spoken in Rajkot

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 34 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 96.3%
Hindi 2.1%
Sindhi 0.8%
Marathi 0.2%
Urdu 0.1%
Bengali 0.1%
Nepali 0.1%
Odia 0.1%
All other languages 0.2%

Largest mother tongues

Gujarati96.2%
Hindi2.0%
Sindhi0.5%
Kachchhi0.2%
Marathi0.2%
Bengali0.1%
Urdu0.1%
Bhojpuri0.1%

Housing and amenities in Rajkot

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 96.2%

Gujarat 90.4%
Tap water 82.1%

Gujarat 69.1%
Water source within premises 77.8%

Gujarat 64.1%
Toilet within premises 73.0%

Gujarat 57.4%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 24.1%

Gujarat 40.3%
Bathing area within premises 78.3%

Gujarat 67.5%
Closed drainage 43.8%

Gujarat 37.4%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 50.1%

Gujarat 38.4%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 35.4%

Gujarat 52.1%

What households own

Mobile phone 80.1%

Gujarat 65.7%
Television 76.3%

Gujarat 53.8%
Scooter or motorcycle 56.7%

Gujarat 34.2%
Computer or laptop 9.2%

Gujarat 8.9%
Car, jeep or van 7.5%

Gujarat 6.1%
Use banking services 66.7%

Gujarat 57.9%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 6.1%

Gujarat 18.7%

The home itself

Own their home 81.8%

Gujarat 83.9%
Rent their home 15.4%

Gujarat 13.6%
Permanent (pucca) house 91.3%

Gujarat 75.2%
House in good condition 74.5%

Gujarat 67.3%
Concrete roof 67.1%

Gujarat 44.0%
Cement or tiled floor 86.4%

Gujarat 63.8%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 33.2%

Gujarat 44.4%

Gujarat

What the numbers say

Rajkot district held 5.0% of Gujarat's population in 2011, 4th of 34 districts.
Literacy is 81.7%, 3.7 points above the Gujarat average of 78.0%.
The child sex ratio was just 853 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
62.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Gujarat as a whole (42.6%).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈37.32 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Gujarat projection.
Its largest town, Rajkot, had 13.23 lakh people in 2011, 43.5% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

Rajkot (2011) 99.4% of this district
79.5% of the 2011 district
Surendranagar (2011) 0.6% of this district
1.0% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Gujarat →

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

Population by religion in Rajkot (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 Rajkot (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Gujarat
Hindu	≈ 27,79,200	91.4%	88.6%
Muslim	≈ 2,23,700	7.4%	9.7%
Christian	≈ 4,800	0.2%	0.5%
Sikh	≈ 1,600	0.1%	0.1%
Buddhist	≈ 1,000	0.0%	0.1%
Jain	≈ 28,400	0.9%	1.0%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 300	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 2,900	0.1%	0.1%
Total	30,41,852	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Rajkot district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈37,32,000 (37.32 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Rajkot's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 30,41,852.

What was the population of Rajkot district in Census 2011?

30,41,852: 15,81,476 males and 14,60,376 females, of whom 18,87,654 lived in towns and 11,54,198 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 Rajkot?

Literacy was 81.7% in 2011 (men 87.3%, women 75.7%). The sex ratio was 923 females per 1,000 males, and 853 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Rajkot district?

Rajkot, with 13,23,363 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Rajkot district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 585 Census 2011 villages and 15 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction