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District of Gujarat

Vadodara District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 36.62 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

36,62,000 3.66 million 1 March 2026

Vadodara district's population is estimated at ≈36.62 lakh (36,62,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Gujarat projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 30,93,795 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

Vadodara (municipal limits)

Census 2011
16,70,806
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 19.8 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Vadodara urban agglomeration

Census 2011
18,22,221
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 21.6 lakh

District

Vadodara district

Census 2011
30,93,795
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 36.62 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 36.62 lakh 36,62,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
30.94 lakh 30,93,795 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 782per km² 2011
Sex ratio
923 Gujarat: 919
Child sex ratio (0–6)
872 Gujarat: 890
Literacy rate
86.5% Male 91.6% · Female 81.0%
Urban share
64.4% Gujarat: 42.6%
Growth 2001–11
+14.4% Gujarat: +19.3%
Area
≈ 3,955km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
6.76 lakh 4.6 people per household
Villages
646 Census 2011
Towns
19 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.

Vadodara: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
39 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
199122,56,406
200127,04,753
201130,93,795
2016 *32,98,000
2021 *34,91,000
2026 *36,62,000
2031 *38,04,000
2036 *39,19,000

* Estimate

How Vadodara'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 Vadodara's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Vadodara20,09,43465.0%91989.9%90.7%
2 Padra2,65,9018.6%91881.0%17.5%
3 Savli2,55,0098.2%92978.6%7.2%
4 Dabhoi1,80,5185.8%93479.4%28.4%
5 Karjan1,67,5795.4%94080.4%18.1%
6 Vaghodia1,49,9144.8%93782.1%16.0%
7 Sinor65,4402.1%93078.1%0.0%

Largest towns in Vadodara (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Vadodara (Census 2011)
  1. Vadodara 17,52,371
  2. Dabhoi 51,240
  3. Padra 46,660
  4. Karjan 30,405
  5. Savli 18,467
  6. Undera CT 16,902
  7. Vaghodia CT 16,604
  8. Ranoli CT 11,726
  9. Bajwa CT 9,611
  10. Nandesari CT 8,290

How people in Vadodara worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

10.8%

Agricultural labourers

23.4%

Household industry

1.2%

Other work

64.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 37.0%.

Age structure of Vadodara

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 Vadodara
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
0-41,36,8601,23,784
5-91,48,7861,30,180
10-141,57,5181,36,283
15-191,45,2901,26,005
20-241,42,3241,32,775
25-291,35,2621,28,873
30-341,25,7501,21,623
35-391,19,4691,14,195
40-441,09,5851,05,284
45-4996,63191,303
50-5481,21675,419
55-5963,07960,993
60-6450,37550,979
65-6932,50634,668
70-7422,43525,119
75-7910,92412,418
80+10,79413,998
Children (0–14)
27.1%
Gujarat 29.0%
Working age (15–59)
64.3%
Gujarat 63.1%
Older people (60+)
8.6%
Gujarat 8.0%
Median age
28.0years
Gujarat 26.0
Dependency ratio
48.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Gujarat 51.7

Languages spoken in Vadodara

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 53 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Vadodara
  1. Gujarati 82.0%
  2. Hindi 10.2%
  3. Marathi 4.5%
  4. Sindhi 1.1%
  5. Urdu 0.5%
  6. Malayalam 0.4%
  7. Punjabi 0.4%
  8. Bengali 0.3%
  9. All other languages 0.6%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Gujarati81.9%
  2. Hindi9.6%
  3. Marathi4.5%
  4. Sindhi1.1%
  5. Urdu0.5%
  6. Malayalam0.4%
  7. Punjabi0.4%
  8. Bengali0.3%

Housing and amenities in Vadodara

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 93.7%

    Gujarat 90.4%

  • Tap water 86.0%

    Gujarat 69.1%

  • Water source within premises 75.6%

    Gujarat 64.1%

  • Toilet within premises 75.1%

    Gujarat 57.4%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 23.4%

    Gujarat 40.3%

  • Bathing area within premises 82.3%

    Gujarat 67.5%

  • Closed drainage 61.6%

    Gujarat 37.4%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 58.2%

    Gujarat 38.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 33.3%

    Gujarat 52.1%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 68.1%

    Gujarat 65.7%

  • Television 68.6%

    Gujarat 53.8%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 47.3%

    Gujarat 34.2%

  • Computer or laptop 16.6%

    Gujarat 8.9%

  • Car, jeep or van 10.2%

    Gujarat 6.1%

  • Use banking services 68.6%

    Gujarat 57.9%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 12.0%

    Gujarat 18.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.1%

    Gujarat 83.9%

  • Rent their home 12.2%

    Gujarat 13.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 81.6%

    Gujarat 75.2%

  • House in good condition 72.0%

    Gujarat 67.3%

  • Concrete roof 57.6%

    Gujarat 44.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 69.3%

    Gujarat 63.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 37.6%

    Gujarat 44.4%

Gujarat

What the numbers say

  • Vadodara district held 5.1% of Gujarat's population in 2011, 3rd of 34 districts.
  • Literacy is 86.5%, 8.4 points above the Gujarat average of 78.0%.
  • The child sex ratio was just 872 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 64.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Gujarat as a whole (42.6%).
  • The population grew 14.4% in 2001–11, slower than Gujarat's 19.3% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈36.62 lakh, implies growth of about 18% since 2011; it is tied to the official Gujarat projection.
  • Its largest town, Vadodara, had 17.52 lakh people in 2011, 56.6% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Vadodara (2011) 100.0% of this district
    74.3% 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 Vadodara, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Vadodara (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Vadodara (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareGujarat
Hindu ≈ 26,78,900 86.6% 88.6%
Muslim ≈ 3,50,400 11.3% 9.7%
Christian ≈ 23,200 0.8% 0.5%
Sikh ≈ 9,200 0.3% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 2,000 0.1% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 26,400 0.9% 1.0%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 1,100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 2,800 0.1% 0.1%
Total30,93,795100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Vadodara district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈36,62,000 (36.62 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Vadodara's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Gujarat projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 30,93,795.

What was the population of Vadodara district in Census 2011?
30,93,795: 16,08,887 males and 14,84,908 females, of whom 19,93,356 lived in towns and 11,00,439 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 Vadodara?
Literacy was 86.5% in 2011 (men 91.6%, women 81.0%). The sex ratio was 923 females per 1,000 males, and 872 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Vadodara district?
Vadodara, with 17,52,371 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Vadodara district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 646 Census 2011 villages and 19 towns.

⤓ Download Gujarat district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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