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District of Haryana

Jhajjar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 11.03 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

11,03,000 1.1 million 1 March 2026

Jhajjar district's population is estimated at ≈11.03 lakh (11,03,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,58,405.

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

Jhajjar district

Census 2011
9,58,405
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.03 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,43,339

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,15,066

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 11.03 lakh 11,03,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9.58 lakh 9,58,405 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
523per km² 2011
Sex ratio
862 Haryana: 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)
782 Haryana: 834
Literacy rate
80.7% Male 89.3% · Female 70.7%
Urban share
25.4% Haryana: 34.9%
Growth 2001–11
+8.9% Haryana: +19.9%
Area
1,834km² Census 2011
Households
1.85 lakh 5.2 people per household
Villages
260 Census 2011
Towns
5 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census counts on 2011 boundaries, then our estimate to 2036.

Jhajjar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
12 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,95,085
19613,75,209
19714,79,482
19815,89,212
19917,15,136
20018,80,072
20119,58,405
2016 *10,14,000
2021 *10,64,000
2026 *11,03,000
2031 *11,33,000
2036 *11,56,000

* Estimate

How Jhajjar'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 Jhajjar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Bahadurgarh4,03,74642.1%84882.8%44.0%
2 Jhajjar2,58,59527.0%88380.3%19.2%
3 Beri1,55,79116.3%86878.9%10.2%
4 Matenhail1,40,27314.6%85976.8%0.0%

Largest towns in Jhajjar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Jhajjar (Census 2011)
  1. Bahadurgarh 1,70,767
  2. Jhajjar 48,424
  3. Beri 15,934
  4. Ladrawan CT 6,905
  5. Faizabad CT 1,309

How people in Jhajjar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

34.4%

Agricultural labourers

13.7%

Household industry

2.8%

Other work

49.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 34.1%.

Age structure of Jhajjar

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Age structure of Jhajjar
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
0-446,92936,853
5-949,61338,502
10-1453,64941,641
15-1955,51643,716
20-2452,16445,291
25-2945,69440,407
30-3437,87134,451
35-3935,40831,964
40-4430,57126,964
45-4925,62922,237
50-5420,56218,426
55-5915,59715,017
60-6416,58018,414
65-6910,29610,154
70-747,6438,269
75-794,3654,540
80+6,0056,488
Children (0–14)
27.9%
Haryana 29.7%
Working age (15–59)
62.4%
Haryana 61.6%
Older people (60+)
9.7%
Haryana 8.7%
Median age
25.9years
Haryana 24.8
Dependency ratio
51.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Haryana 54.0

Languages spoken in Jhajjar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 37 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Jhajjar
  1. Hindi 98.9%
  2. Punjabi 0.4%
  3. Bengali 0.3%
  4. Maithili 0.1%
  5. Urdu 0.1%
  6. Others 0.0%
  7. Odia 0.0%
  8. Nepali 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Haryanvi73.9%
  2. Hindi24.0%
  3. Bhojpuri0.5%
  4. Punjabi0.4%
  5. Bengali0.3%
  6. Rajasthani0.2%
  7. Maithili0.1%
  8. Urdu0.1%

Housing and amenities in Jhajjar

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 91.9%

    Haryana 90.6%

  • Tap water 72.7%

    Haryana 68.9%

  • Water source within premises 62.2%

    Haryana 66.6%

  • Toilet within premises 67.4%

    Haryana 68.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 31.8%

    Haryana 29.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 83.9%

    Haryana 82.5%

  • Closed drainage 12.5%

    Haryana 21.1%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 38.2%

    Haryana 44.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 60.8%

    Haryana 54.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 73.1%

    Haryana 74.9%

  • Television 69.8%

    Haryana 68.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 28.8%

    Haryana 33.4%

  • Computer or laptop 10.4%

    Haryana 13.2%

  • Car, jeep or van 7.8%

    Haryana 10.5%

  • Use banking services 74.2%

    Haryana 68.1%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 9.5%

    Haryana 9.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 91.7%

    Haryana 88.3%

  • Rent their home 6.6%

    Haryana 9.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 87.3%

    Haryana 77.1%

  • House in good condition 51.3%

    Haryana 53.7%

  • Concrete roof 11.4%

    Haryana 32.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 54.2%

    Haryana 49.3%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 19.9%

    Haryana 26.2%

Haryana

What the numbers say

  • Jhajjar district held 3.8% of Haryana's population in 2011, 17th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 80.7%, 5.1 points above the Haryana average of 75.6%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 89.3% of men but only 70.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 862 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 879.
  • The child sex ratio was just 782 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 25.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Haryana as a whole (34.9%).
  • The population grew 8.9% in 2001–11, slower than Haryana's 19.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈11.03 lakh, implies growth of about 15% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.
  • Its largest town, Bahadurgarh, had 1.71 lakh people in 2011, 17.8% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Haryana →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

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

Population by religion in Jhajjar (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Population by religion in Jhajjar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareHaryana
Hindu 9,45,693 98.7% 87.5%
Muslim 8,247 0.9% 7.0%
Christian 734 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 1,042 0.1% 4.9%
Buddhist 105 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 645 0.1% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 22 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,917 0.2% 0.2%
Total9,58,405100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Jhajjar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈11,03,000 (11.03 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Jhajjar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,58,405.

What was the population of Jhajjar district in Census 2011?
9,58,405: 5,14,667 males and 4,43,738 females, of whom 2,43,339 lived in towns and 7,15,066 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Jhajjar?
Literacy was 80.7% in 2011 (men 89.3%, women 70.7%). The sex ratio was 862 females per 1,000 males, and 782 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Jhajjar district?
Bahadurgarh, with 1,70,767 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Jhajjar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 260 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Haryana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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