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District of Haryana

Kurukshetra District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 11.7 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

11,70,000 1.17 million 1 March 2026

Kurukshetra district's population is estimated at ≈11.7 lakh (11,70,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,64,655.

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

Kurukshetra district

Census 2011
9,64,655
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 11.7 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,79,225

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,85,430

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 11.7 lakh 11,70,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9.65 lakh 9,64,655 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
630per km² 2011
Sex ratio
888 Haryana: 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)
818 Haryana: 834
Literacy rate
76.3% Male 83.0% · Female 68.8%
Urban share
29.0% Haryana: 34.9%
Growth 2001–11
+16.9% Haryana: +19.9%
Area
1,530km² Census 2011
Households
1.88 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
415 Census 2011
Towns
5 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Kurukshetra: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
13 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,19,455
19613,41,906
19714,65,222
19815,42,423
19916,69,346
20018,25,454
20119,64,655
2016 *10,39,000
2021 *11,09,000
2026 *11,70,000
2031 *12,24,000
2036 *12,71,000

* Estimate

How Kurukshetra'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 Kurukshetra's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Thanesar5,79,17260.0%88277.6%31.8%
2 Pehowa2,55,30726.5%90472.0%20.6%
3 Shahbad1,30,17613.5%88178.8%32.7%

Largest towns in Kurukshetra (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Kurukshetra (Census 2011)
  1. Thanesar 1,55,152
  2. Shahbad 42,607
  3. Pehowa 38,853
  4. Ladwa 28,887
  5. Ismailabad CT 13,726

How people in Kurukshetra worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

20.5%

Agricultural labourers

25.5%

Household industry

2.0%

Other work

52.0%

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

Age structure of Kurukshetra

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 Kurukshetra
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
0-445,21537,034
5-947,47538,001
10-1452,78139,652
15-1957,32644,569
20-2453,29550,147
25-2944,57941,960
30-3436,44634,983
35-3934,48933,100
40-4431,15529,748
45-4926,77524,134
50-5420,16818,419
55-5915,29415,685
60-6417,44517,640
65-6910,24710,170
70-747,7997,389
75-793,8794,064
80+5,7806,237
Children (0–14)
27.0%
Haryana 29.7%
Working age (15–59)
63.6%
Haryana 61.6%
Older people (60+)
9.4%
Haryana 8.7%
Median age
25.9years
Haryana 24.8
Dependency ratio
48.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Haryana 54.0

Languages spoken in Kurukshetra

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 36 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Kurukshetra
  1. Hindi 81.9%
  2. Punjabi 17.5%
  3. Maithili 0.1%
  4. Nepali 0.1%
  5. Urdu 0.1%
  6. Lahnda 0.1%
  7. Bengali 0.0%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi65.8%
  2. Punjabi17.5%
  3. Haryanvi15.2%
  4. Bhojpuri0.2%
  5. Nepali0.1%
  6. Purbi Maithili0.1%
  7. Rajasthani0.1%
  8. Urdu0.1%

Housing and amenities in Kurukshetra

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 95.8%

    Haryana 90.6%

  • Tap water 85.0%

    Haryana 68.9%

  • Water source within premises 80.4%

    Haryana 66.6%

  • Toilet within premises 76.0%

    Haryana 68.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 21.7%

    Haryana 29.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 85.2%

    Haryana 82.5%

  • Closed drainage 19.6%

    Haryana 21.1%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 50.3%

    Haryana 44.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 46.9%

    Haryana 54.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 76.7%

    Haryana 74.9%

  • Television 79.9%

    Haryana 68.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 41.1%

    Haryana 33.4%

  • Computer or laptop 12.2%

    Haryana 13.2%

  • Car, jeep or van 11.3%

    Haryana 10.5%

  • Use banking services 71.2%

    Haryana 68.1%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 5.8%

    Haryana 9.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 90.4%

    Haryana 88.3%

  • Rent their home 7.3%

    Haryana 9.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 74.9%

    Haryana 77.1%

  • House in good condition 54.8%

    Haryana 53.7%

  • Concrete roof 50.5%

    Haryana 32.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 43.1%

    Haryana 49.3%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 27.0%

    Haryana 26.2%

Haryana

What the numbers say

  • Kurukshetra district held 3.8% of Haryana's population in 2011, 16th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 76.3%, 0.8 points above the Haryana average of 75.6%.
  • The child sex ratio was just 818 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 29.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Haryana as a whole (34.9%).
  • The population grew 16.9% in 2001–11, slower than Haryana's 19.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈11.7 lakh, implies growth of about 21% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.
  • Its largest town, Thanesar, had 1.55 lakh people in 2011, 16.1% 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 Kurukshetra, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Kurukshetra (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 Kurukshetra (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareHaryana
Hindu 8,05,175 83.5% 87.5%
Muslim 15,970 1.7% 7.0%
Christian 1,943 0.2% 0.2%
Sikh 1,40,395 14.6% 4.9%
Buddhist 214 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 375 0.0% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 106 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 477 0.0% 0.2%
Total9,64,655100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Kurukshetra district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈11,70,000 (11.7 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Kurukshetra's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,64,655.

What was the population of Kurukshetra district in Census 2011?
9,64,655: 5,10,976 males and 4,53,679 females, of whom 2,79,225 lived in towns and 6,85,430 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Kurukshetra?
Literacy was 76.3% in 2011 (men 83.0%, women 68.8%). The sex ratio was 888 females per 1,000 males, and 818 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Kurukshetra district?
Thanesar, with 1,55,152 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Kurukshetra district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 415 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Haryana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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