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District of Haryana

Nuh District Population 2026

Formerly Mewat district

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 15.02 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

15,02,000 1.5 million 1 March 2026

Nuh district's population is estimated at ≈15.02 lakh (15,02,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 10,89,263.

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

Nuh district

Census 2011
10,89,263
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 15.02 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,24,106

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
9,65,157

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 15.02 lakh 15,02,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
10.89 lakh 10,89,263 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
723per km² 2011
Sex ratio
907 Haryana: 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)
906 Haryana: 834
Literacy rate
54.1% Male 69.9% · Female 36.6%
Urban share
11.4% Haryana: 34.9%
Growth 2001–11
+38.7% Haryana: +19.9%
Area
1,507km² Census 2011
Households
1.6 lakh 6.8 people per household
Villages
439 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Nuh: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
18 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19511,84,705
19612,39,352
19713,20,670
19813,92,173
19915,39,299
20017,85,594
201110,89,263
2016 *12,24,000
2021 *13,64,000
2026 *15,02,000
2031 *16,39,000
2036 *17,77,000

* Estimate

How Nuh'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 Nuh's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Ferozepur Jhirka3,43,40631.5%91351.6%10.5%
2 Punahana2,91,97826.8%91349.3%12.8%
3 Nuh2,87,10126.4%89855.4%7.7%
4 Taoru1,66,77815.3%90065.2%17.2%

Largest towns in Nuh (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Nuh (Census 2011)
  1. Ferozepur jhirka 24,750
  2. Punahana 24,734
  3. Taoru 22,599
  4. Nuh 16,260
  5. Pingwan CT 12,612
  6. Nagina CT 11,417
  7. Khori Kalan CT 6,007
  8. Salamba CT 5,727

How people in Nuh worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

35.9%

Agricultural labourers

19.1%

Household industry

2.1%

Other work

42.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 26.6%.

Age structure of Nuh

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 Nuh
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
0-491,54083,447
5-992,11381,939
10-1486,05374,132
15-1963,28554,617
20-2449,30944,580
25-2936,66433,251
30-3428,32028,334
35-3926,64425,989
40-4423,19620,722
45-4917,62116,090
50-5413,71311,815
55-599,48210,790
60-6412,67312,825
65-698,0597,743
70-745,7865,113
75-792,6802,685
80+3,6303,694
Children (0–14)
46.8%
Haryana 29.7%
Working age (15–59)
47.3%
Haryana 61.6%
Older people (60+)
6.0%
Haryana 8.7%
Median age
16.5years
Haryana 24.8
Dependency ratio
101.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Haryana 54.0

Languages spoken in Nuh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 26 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Nuh
  1. Hindi 73.9%
  2. Urdu 25.8%
  3. Punjabi 0.2%
  4. Bengali 0.1%
  5. Assamese 0.0%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Maithili 0.0%
  8. Nepali 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi36.2%
  2. Mewati34.7%
  3. Urdu25.8%
  4. Haryanvi2.8%
  5. Punjabi0.2%
  6. Rajasthani0.1%
  7. Bengali0.1%
  8. Bhojpuri0.1%

Housing and amenities in Nuh

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 61.3%

    Haryana 90.6%

  • Tap water 36.9%

    Haryana 68.9%

  • Water source within premises 23.4%

    Haryana 66.6%

  • Toilet within premises 23.4%

    Haryana 68.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 76.0%

    Haryana 29.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 58.9%

    Haryana 82.5%

  • Closed drainage 2.3%

    Haryana 21.1%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.9%

    Haryana 44.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 89.5%

    Haryana 54.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 69.8%

    Haryana 74.9%

  • Television 17.4%

    Haryana 68.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 21.5%

    Haryana 33.4%

  • Computer or laptop 6.7%

    Haryana 13.2%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.0%

    Haryana 10.5%

  • Use banking services 40.8%

    Haryana 68.1%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 20.7%

    Haryana 9.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.6%

    Haryana 88.3%

  • Rent their home 2.3%

    Haryana 9.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 81.4%

    Haryana 77.1%

  • House in good condition 35.3%

    Haryana 53.7%

  • Concrete roof 6.5%

    Haryana 32.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 40.8%

    Haryana 49.3%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 44.9%

    Haryana 26.2%

Haryana

What the numbers say

  • Nuh district held 4.3% of Haryana's population in 2011, 13th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 54.1%, 21.5 points below the Haryana average of 75.6%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 69.9% of men but only 36.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 907 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 879.
  • 11.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Haryana as a whole (34.9%).
  • The population grew 38.7% in 2001–11, faster than Haryana's 19.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈15.02 lakh, implies growth of about 38% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.

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 Nuh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Nuh (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 Nuh (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareHaryana
Hindu 2,21,846 20.4% 87.5%
Muslim 8,62,647 79.2% 7.0%
Christian 1,235 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 592 0.1% 4.9%
Buddhist 516 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 1,453 0.1% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 4 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 970 0.1% 0.2%
Total10,89,263100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Nuh district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈15,02,000 (15.02 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Nuh's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 10,89,263.

What was the population of Nuh district in Census 2011?
10,89,263: 5,71,162 males and 5,18,101 females, of whom 1,24,106 lived in towns and 9,65,157 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Nuh?
Literacy was 54.1% in 2011 (men 69.9%, women 36.6%). The sex ratio was 907 females per 1,000 males, and 906 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Nuh district?
Ferozepur jhirka, with 24,750 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Nuh district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 439 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Haryana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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