District of Haryana
Hisar District Population 2026
Population · 1 March 2026
≈ 14.28 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
14,28,000 1.43 million 1 March 2026
Hisar district's population is estimated at ≈14.28 lakh (14,28,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 12,03,509 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
Hisar district
- Census 2011
- 12,03,509
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 14.28 lakh
Urban population
Towns (urban)
- Census 2011
- 4,49,476
Rural
Villages (rural)
- Census 2011
- 7,54,033
Key figures
- Population 2026
- ≈ 14.28 lakh 14,28,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- Census 2011
- 12.04 lakh 12,03,509 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
- Density
- ≈ 477per km² 2011
- Sex ratio
- 874 Haryana: 879
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 857 Haryana: 834
- Literacy rate
- 73.5% Male 82.7% · Female 63.1%
- Urban share
- 37.4% Haryana: 34.9%
- Growth 2001–11
- +13.5% Haryana: +19.9%
- Area
- ≈ 2,523km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
- Households
- 2.33 lakh 5.2 people per household
- Villages
- 172 Census 2011
- Towns
- 9 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.
- Reconstructed
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 8,34,511 |
| 2001 | 10,60,784 |
| 2011 | 12,03,509 |
| 2016 * | 12,87,000 |
| 2021 * | 13,64,000 |
| 2026 * | 14,28,000 |
| 2031 * | 14,82,000 |
| 2036 * | 15,28,000 |
* Estimate
How Hisar'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.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hisar(part) | 10,56,557 | 87.8% | 872 | 73.9% | 40.1% |
| 2 | Adampur | 1,46,952 | 12.2% | 889 | 70.6% | 17.4% |
Largest towns in Hisar (Census 2011)
- Hisar 3,07,024
- Barwala 43,384
- Gangwa CT 25,847
- Adampur CT 25,531
- Uklana Mandi CT 13,219
- Satrod Kalan CT 11,932
- Satrod Khas CT 10,932
- Mayyer CT 6,039
- Satrod Khurd CT 5,568
How people in Hisar worked (Census 2011)
Cultivators
33.9%
Agricultural labourers
18.8%
Household industry
2.4%
Other work
44.9%
Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 38.9%.
Age structure of Hisar
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 →
- 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 | 55,388 | 47,588 |
| 5-9 | 61,958 | 51,484 |
| 10-14 | 69,135 | 57,609 |
| 15-19 | 72,998 | 58,190 |
| 20-24 | 68,146 | 54,350 |
| 25-29 | 57,554 | 48,016 |
| 30-34 | 47,204 | 43,511 |
| 35-39 | 44,753 | 41,655 |
| 40-44 | 40,039 | 35,990 |
| 45-49 | 32,535 | 29,374 |
| 50-54 | 25,357 | 22,157 |
| 55-59 | 17,159 | 17,706 |
| 60-64 | 19,737 | 20,891 |
| 65-69 | 11,319 | 11,449 |
| 70-74 | 8,019 | 8,670 |
| 75-79 | 4,219 | 4,509 |
| 80+ | 5,679 | 6,084 |
- Children (0–14)
- 28.6%
- Haryana 29.7%
- Working age (15–59)
- 63.0%
- Haryana 61.6%
- Older people (60+)
- 8.4%
- Haryana 8.7%
- Median age
- 25.2years
- Haryana 24.8
- Dependency ratio
- 50.6
- children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
- Haryana 54.0
Languages spoken in Hisar
Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 48 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 →
- Hindi 95.7%
- Punjabi 3.2%
- Bengali 0.1%
- Marathi 0.1%
- Tamil 0.1%
- Lahnda 0.1%
- Telugu 0.1%
- Malayalam 0.1%
- All other languages 0.4%
Largest mother tongues
- Haryanvi64.0%
- Hindi30.6%
- Punjabi2.2%
- Bagri1.0%
- Rajasthani0.6%
- Bhojpuri0.3%
- Bengali0.1%
- Marathi0.1%
Housing and amenities in Hisar
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 87.7%
Haryana 90.6%
- Tap water 71.4%
Haryana 68.9%
- Water source within premises 67.5%
Haryana 66.6%
- Toilet within premises 75.7%
Haryana 68.7%
- Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 22.2%
Haryana 29.8%
- Bathing area within premises 86.8%
Haryana 82.5%
- Closed drainage 27.6%
Haryana 21.1%
- Cooking with LPG/PNG 37.3%
Haryana 44.1%
- Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 62.0%
Haryana 54.3%
What households own
- Mobile phone 77.2%
Haryana 74.9%
- Television 63.9%
Haryana 68.0%
- Scooter or motorcycle 30.6%
Haryana 33.4%
- Computer or laptop 12.1%
Haryana 13.2%
- Car, jeep or van 9.1%
Haryana 10.5%
- Use banking services 68.9%
Haryana 68.1%
- None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 9.3%
Haryana 9.4%
The home itself
- Own their home 88.5%
Haryana 88.3%
- Rent their home 9.2%
Haryana 9.6%
- Permanent (pucca) house 70.5%
Haryana 77.1%
- House in good condition 56.3%
Haryana 53.7%
- Concrete roof 33.8%
Haryana 32.7%
- Cement or tiled floor 40.5%
Haryana 49.3%
- One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 19.4%
Haryana 26.2%
Haryana
What the numbers say
- Hisar district held 4.7% of Haryana's population in 2011, 9th of 23 districts.
- Literacy is 73.5%, 2.0 points below the Haryana average of 75.6%.
- The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.7% of men but only 63.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
- The child sex ratio was just 857 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
- The population grew 13.5% in 2001–11, slower than Haryana's 19.9% (on today’s boundaries).
- Our 2026 estimate, ≈14.28 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.
- Its largest town, Hisar, had 3.07 lakh people in 2011, 25.5% of the district.
How this district was formed
Hisar covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:
- Hisar (2011) 100.0% of this district
69.0% 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)
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Phase II: counting people
February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
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Results
Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.
When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Hisar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →
Population by religion in Hisar (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 →
| Religion | Persons | Share | Haryana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hindu | ≈ 11,71,400 | 97.3% | 87.5% |
| Muslim | ≈ 14,600 | 1.2% | 7.0% |
| Christian | ≈ 1,600 | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Sikh | ≈ 10,800 | 0.9% | 4.9% |
| Buddhist | ≈ 300 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Jain | ≈ 2,300 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Other religions and persuasions | ≈ 0 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Religion not stated | ≈ 2,500 | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Total | 12,03,509 | 100% |
Frequently asked questions
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Sources and method
- Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (ORGI)
- Census 2011 village and town population figures (ORGI)
- How 2011 figures are rebuilt on today’s district boundaries
- Report of the Technical Group on Population Projections 2011–2036 (July 2020)
- Our estimation method M1 (formulas and checks)
- Census 2011 Table C-14: population in five-year age groups
- Census 2011 Table C-16: population by mother tongue
- Census 2011 Houselisting Table HH-14: households by amenities and assets
- Census 2011 Table C-01: population by religious community
- Local Government Directory (current district boundaries)
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