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District of Haryana

Kaithal District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 12.96 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

12,96,000 1.3 million 1 March 2026

Kaithal district's population is estimated at ≈12.96 lakh (12,96,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 10,91,413 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

Kaithal district

Census 2011
10,91,413
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 12.96 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,36,011

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
8,55,402

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 12.96 lakh 12,96,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
10.91 lakh 10,91,413 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 462per km² 2011
Sex ratio
882 Haryana: 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)
829 Haryana: 834
Literacy rate
69.0% Male 77.8% · Female 59.1%
Urban share
21.6% Haryana: 34.9%
Growth 2001–11
+13.5% Haryana: +19.9%
Area
≈ 2,362km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.07 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages
271 Census 2011
Towns
4 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.

Kaithal: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
14 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19917,94,387
20019,61,389
201110,91,413
2016 *11,67,000
2021 *12,37,000
2026 *12,96,000
2031 *13,45,000
2036 *13,87,000

* Estimate

How Kaithal'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 Kaithal's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Kaithal6,41,97358.8%87569.2%25.5%
2 Fatehpur Pundri2,37,08021.7%88170.7%14.1%
3 Guhla1,95,25117.9%90367.2%19.9%
4 Narwana(part)17,1091.6%90359.7%0.0%

Largest towns in Kaithal (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Kaithal (Census 2011)
  1. Kaithal 1,44,915
  2. Cheeka 38,952
  3. Pundri 33,484
  4. Kalayat 18,660

How people in Kaithal worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

34.7%

Agricultural labourers

23.0%

Household industry

2.5%

Other work

39.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 34.9%.

Age structure of Kaithal

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 Kaithal
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
0-454,48545,374
5-956,81446,501
10-1463,00750,177
15-1965,81351,908
20-2460,21252,378
25-2949,94843,631
30-3440,57438,311
35-3938,35635,875
40-4433,68431,086
45-4927,21125,021
50-5420,92619,245
55-5915,05817,071
60-6420,14421,486
65-6912,57312,433
70-749,2858,955
75-794,5454,427
80+6,4596,451
Children (0–14)
29.0%
Haryana 29.7%
Working age (15–59)
61.2%
Haryana 61.6%
Older people (60+)
9.8%
Haryana 8.7%
Median age
24.9years
Haryana 24.8
Dependency ratio
53.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Haryana 54.0

Languages spoken in Kaithal

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 31 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 →

Languages spoken in Kaithal
  1. Hindi 89.5%
  2. Punjabi 10.3%
  3. Lahnda 0.0%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Maithili 0.0%
  6. Urdu 0.0%
  7. Gujarati 0.0%
  8. Nepali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Haryanvi68.6%
  2. Hindi24.2%
  3. Punjabi6.4%
  4. Rajasthani0.1%
  5. Bhojpuri0.1%
  6. Hindi Multani0.0%
  7. Bengali0.0%
  8. Maithili0.0%

Housing and amenities in Kaithal

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 93.6%

    Haryana 90.6%

  • Tap water 57.9%

    Haryana 68.9%

  • Water source within premises 57.0%

    Haryana 66.6%

  • Toilet within premises 63.1%

    Haryana 68.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 34.0%

    Haryana 29.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 76.6%

    Haryana 82.5%

  • Closed drainage 12.1%

    Haryana 21.1%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 30.9%

    Haryana 44.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 67.2%

    Haryana 54.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 73.6%

    Haryana 74.9%

  • Television 70.0%

    Haryana 68.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 29.5%

    Haryana 33.4%

  • Computer or laptop 7.6%

    Haryana 13.2%

  • Car, jeep or van 6.3%

    Haryana 10.5%

  • Use banking services 62.5%

    Haryana 68.1%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 10.2%

    Haryana 9.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 94.9%

    Haryana 88.3%

  • Rent their home 3.7%

    Haryana 9.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 45.8%

    Haryana 77.1%

  • House in good condition 49.2%

    Haryana 53.7%

  • Concrete roof 27.3%

    Haryana 32.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 29.6%

    Haryana 49.3%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 27.2%

    Haryana 26.2%

Haryana

What the numbers say

  • Kaithal district held 4.3% of Haryana's population in 2011, 12th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.0%, 6.5 points below the Haryana average of 75.6%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.8% of men but only 59.1% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The child sex ratio was just 829 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 21.6% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Haryana as a whole (34.9%).
  • The population grew 13.5% in 2001–11, slower than Haryana's 19.9% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈12.96 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.
  • Its largest town, Kaithal, had 1.45 lakh people in 2011, 13.3% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Kaithal (2011) 98.4% of this district
    100.0% of the 2011 district
  • Jind (2011) 1.6% of this district
    1.3% of the 2011 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 Kaithal, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Kaithal (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 Kaithal (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareHaryana
Hindu ≈ 9,90,900 90.8% 87.5%
Muslim ≈ 8,600 0.8% 7.0%
Christian ≈ 1,800 0.2% 0.2%
Sikh ≈ 87,900 8.1% 4.9%
Buddhist ≈ 300 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 400 0.0% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 1,600 0.1% 0.2%
Total10,91,413100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kaithal district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈12,96,000 (12.96 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kaithal's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 10,91,413.

What was the population of Kaithal district in Census 2011?
10,91,413: 5,79,993 males and 5,11,420 females, of whom 2,36,011 lived in towns and 8,55,402 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 Kaithal?
Literacy was 69.0% in 2011 (men 77.8%, women 59.1%). The sex ratio was 882 females per 1,000 males, and 829 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kaithal district?
Kaithal, with 1,44,915 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kaithal district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 271 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Haryana district data (CSV)

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