District of Haryana

Bhiwani District Population 2026

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

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈13,54,000 (13.54 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bhiwani's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 11,32,169.

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

11,32,169: 6,00,723 males and 5,31,446 females, of whom 2,64,985 lived in towns and 8,67,184 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 13.54 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

13,54,000 1.35 million 1 March 2026

Bhiwani district's population is estimated at ≈13.54 lakh (13,54,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 11,32,169 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Bhiwani district

Census 2011: 11,32,169
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 13.54 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 2,64,985

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 8,67,184

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 13.54 lakh 13,54,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 11.32 lakh 11,32,169 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 359per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 885 Haryana: 879
Child sex ratio (0–6): 842 Haryana: 834
Literacy rate: 74.6% Male 84.6% · Female 63.2%
Urban share: 23.4% Haryana: 34.9%
Growth 2001–11: +14.7% Haryana: +19.9%
Area: ≈ 3,155km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 2.16 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages: 272 Census 2011
Towns: 5 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

15 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	8,05,879
2001	9,87,103
2011	11,32,169
2016 *	12,14,000
2021 *	12,90,000
2026 *	13,54,000
2031 *	14,10,000
2036 *	14,57,000

* Estimate

How Bhiwani'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 Bhiwani's 2011 population was spread
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1	Bhiwani	5,53,698	48.9%	875	77.3%	35.4%
2	Tosham	1,91,466	16.9%	889	71.7%	8.1%
3	Loharu	1,59,787	14.1%	906	73.0%	8.7%
4	Bawani Khera	1,27,035	11.2%	890	72.7%	16.0%
5	Siwani	1,00,183	8.8%	893	69.7%	19.1%

Largest towns in Bhiwani (Census 2011)

Bhiwani 1,96,057
Bawani khera 20,289
Siwani 19,143
Tosham CT 15,559
Loharu 13,937

How people in Bhiwani worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

44.4%

Agricultural labourers

18.0%

Household industry

2.6%

Other work

35.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 37.6%.

Age structure of Bhiwani

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	55,181	46,631
5-9	60,747	49,956
10-14	66,100	55,007
15-19	68,295	54,171
20-24	61,543	51,715
25-29	52,507	46,570
30-34	43,588	40,881
35-39	39,837	36,978
40-44	34,300	31,299
45-49	28,035	26,149
50-54	22,633	20,859
55-59	16,385	16,949
60-64	19,562	21,599
65-69	11,620	11,607
70-74	8,540	8,981
75-79	4,668	4,836
80+	5,921	6,929

Children (0–14): 29.5%; Haryana 29.7%
Working age (15–59): 61.3%; Haryana 61.6%
Older people (60+): 9.2%; Haryana 8.7%
Median age: 24.8years; Haryana 24.8
Dependency ratio: 54.1; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Haryana 54.0

Languages spoken in Bhiwani

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 25 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Hindi 99.1%
Punjabi 0.7%
Lahnda 0.1%
Nepali 0.0%
Bengali 0.0%
Maithili 0.0%
Urdu 0.0%
Odia 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

Haryanvi80.0%
Hindi18.1%
Rajasthani0.8%
Punjabi0.7%
Bhojpuri0.1%
Hindi Multani0.1%
Nepali0.0%
Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Bhiwani

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 85.5%

Haryana 90.6%
Tap water 62.8%

Haryana 68.9%
Water source within premises 49.5%

Haryana 66.6%
Toilet within premises 58.4%

Haryana 68.7%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 40.5%

Haryana 29.8%
Bathing area within premises 78.0%

Haryana 82.5%
Closed drainage 13.6%

Haryana 21.1%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 29.9%

Haryana 44.1%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 69.4%

Haryana 54.3%

What households own

Mobile phone 73.7%

Haryana 74.9%
Television 57.0%

Haryana 68.0%
Scooter or motorcycle 20.8%

Haryana 33.4%
Computer or laptop 8.6%

Haryana 13.2%
Car, jeep or van 5.3%

Haryana 10.5%
Use banking services 62.4%

Haryana 68.1%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 13.3%

Haryana 9.4%

The home itself

Own their home 94.3%

Haryana 88.3%
Rent their home 4.3%

Haryana 9.6%
Permanent (pucca) house 72.2%

Haryana 77.1%
House in good condition 48.7%

Haryana 53.7%
Concrete roof 14.6%

Haryana 32.7%
Cement or tiled floor 55.3%

Haryana 49.3%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 20.4%

Haryana 26.2%

Haryana

What the numbers say

Bhiwani district held 4.5% of Haryana's population in 2011, 10th of 23 districts.
Literacy is 74.6%, 1.0 points below the Haryana average of 75.6%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 84.6% of men but only 63.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
The child sex ratio was just 842 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
23.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Haryana as a whole (34.9%).
The population grew 14.7% in 2001–11, slower than Haryana's 19.9% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈13.54 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.
Its largest town, Bhiwani, had 1.96 lakh people in 2011, 17.3% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

Bhiwani (2011) 100.0% of this district
69.3% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Haryana →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (1 May 2026 – 30 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 Bhiwani, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Bhiwani (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 Bhiwani (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Haryana
Hindu	≈ 11,16,400	98.6%	87.5%
Muslim	≈ 9,300	0.8%	7.0%
Christian	≈ 600	0.1%	0.2%
Sikh	≈ 2,300	0.2%	4.9%
Buddhist	≈ 200	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	≈ 600	0.1%	0.2%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 0	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 2,700	0.2%	0.2%
Total	11,32,169	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bhiwani district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈13,54,000 (13.54 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bhiwani's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 11,32,169.

What was the population of Bhiwani district in Census 2011?

11,32,169: 6,00,723 males and 5,31,446 females, of whom 2,64,985 lived in towns and 8,67,184 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 Bhiwani?

Literacy was 74.6% in 2011 (men 84.6%, women 63.2%). The sex ratio was 885 females per 1,000 males, and 842 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bhiwani district?

Bhiwani, with 1,96,057 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bhiwani district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 272 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction