District of Haryana

Palwal District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Palwal district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈13,37,000 (13.37 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Palwal's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 10,42,708.

Q: What was the population of Palwal district in Census 2011?

10,42,708: 5,54,497 males and 4,88,211 females, of whom 2,36,544 lived in towns and 8,06,164 in villages.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 13.37 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

13,37,000 1.34 million 1 March 2026

Palwal district's population is estimated at ≈13.37 lakh (13,37,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 10,42,708.

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

Palwal district

Census 2011: 10,42,708
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 13.37 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 2,36,544

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 8,06,164

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 13.37 lakh 13,37,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 10.43 lakh 10,42,708 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 767per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 880 Haryana: 879
Child sex ratio (0–6): 866 Haryana: 834
Literacy rate: 69.3% Male 82.7% · Female 54.2%
Urban share: 22.7% Haryana: 34.9%
Growth 2001–11: +25.8% Haryana: +19.9%
Area: 1,359km² Census 2011
Households: 1.71 lakh 6.1 people per household
Villages: 280 Census 2011
Towns: 6 Census 2011

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Population over time

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

Census
Estimate

15 L 2026

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Year	Population
1951	2,27,386
1961	2,91,401
1971	3,80,000
1981	4,68,493
1991	6,17,798
2001	8,29,121
2011	10,42,708
2016 *	11,44,000
2021 *	12,44,000
2026 *	13,37,000
2031 *	14,23,000
2036 *	15,06,000

* Estimate

How Palwal'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 Palwal's 2011 population was spread
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1	Palwal	5,06,253	48.6%	877	74.6%	31.7%
2	Hathin	2,69,015	25.8%	892	58.7%	5.4%
3	Hodal	2,67,440	25.6%	877	69.3%	23.1%

Largest towns in Palwal (Census 2011)

Palwal 1,31,926
Hodal 50,143
Palwal CT 23,072
Hathin 14,421
Hassan Pur 11,569
Baghola CT 5,413

How people in Palwal worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

29.6%

Agricultural labourers

19.6%

Household industry

2.8%

Other work

48.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 29.7%.

Age structure of Palwal

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 →

MenWomen

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	66,260	57,798
5-9	69,330	59,480
10-14	72,750	60,777
15-19	66,686	52,171
20-24	53,912	46,155
25-29	41,768	37,102
30-34	32,827	32,246
35-39	31,737	30,347
40-44	27,642	25,665
45-49	23,017	20,562
50-54	17,764	15,073
55-59	12,678	12,632
60-64	13,311	13,931
65-69	9,104	9,110
70-74	7,021	6,591
75-79	3,522	3,493
80+	4,862	4,821

Children (0–14): 37.1%; Haryana 29.7%
Working age (15–59): 55.7%; Haryana 61.6%
Older people (60+): 7.3%; Haryana 8.7%
Median age: 20.8years; Haryana 24.8
Dependency ratio: 71.6; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Haryana 54.0

Languages spoken in Palwal

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Hindi 95.8%
Urdu 3.6%
Punjabi 0.4%
Bengali 0.1%
Munda 0.0%
Gujarati 0.0%
Lahnda 0.0%
English 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

Hindi88.3%
Mewati3.8%
Urdu3.6%
Haryanvi3.2%
Punjabi0.4%
Brajbhasha0.3%
Bengali0.1%
Khari Boli0.1%

Housing and amenities in Palwal

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

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 79.0%

Haryana 90.6%
Tap water 56.6%

Haryana 68.9%
Water source within premises 56.9%

Haryana 66.6%
Toilet within premises 44.4%

Haryana 68.7%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 54.4%

Haryana 29.8%
Bathing area within premises 67.1%

Haryana 82.5%
Closed drainage 6.4%

Haryana 21.1%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 27.7%

Haryana 44.1%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 71.6%

Haryana 54.3%

What households own

Mobile phone 66.3%

Haryana 74.9%
Television 55.6%

Haryana 68.0%
Scooter or motorcycle 33.3%

Haryana 33.4%
Computer or laptop 10.0%

Haryana 13.2%
Car, jeep or van 6.1%

Haryana 10.5%
Use banking services 59.9%

Haryana 68.1%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 13.9%

Haryana 9.4%

The home itself

Own their home 95.5%

Haryana 88.3%
Rent their home 3.5%

Haryana 9.6%
Permanent (pucca) house 91.2%

Haryana 77.1%
House in good condition 46.9%

Haryana 53.7%
Concrete roof 7.7%

Haryana 32.7%
Cement or tiled floor 49.6%

Haryana 49.3%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 35.2%

Haryana 26.2%

Haryana

What the numbers say

Palwal district held 4.1% of Haryana's population in 2011, 15th of 23 districts.
Literacy is 69.3%, 6.2 points below the Haryana average of 75.6%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.7% of men but only 54.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
The child sex ratio was just 866 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
22.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Haryana as a whole (34.9%).
The population grew 25.8% in 2001–11, faster than Haryana's 19.9%.
Our 2026 estimate, ≈13.37 lakh, implies growth of about 28% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.
Its largest town, Palwal, had 1.32 lakh people in 2011, 12.7% of the district.

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Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (1 May 2026 – 30 May 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Palwal, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Palwal (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 Palwal (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Haryana
Hindu	8,26,342	79.2%	87.5%
Muslim	2,08,566	20.0%	7.0%
Christian	932	0.1%	0.2%
Sikh	3,971	0.4%	4.9%
Buddhist	345	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	915	0.1%	0.2%
Other religions and persuasions	20	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	1,617	0.2%	0.2%
Total	10,42,708	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Palwal district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈13,37,000 (13.37 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Palwal's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 10,42,708.

What was the population of Palwal district in Census 2011?

10,42,708: 5,54,497 males and 4,88,211 females, of whom 2,36,544 lived in towns and 8,06,164 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Palwal?

Literacy was 69.3% in 2011 (men 82.7%, women 54.2%). The sex ratio was 880 females per 1,000 males, and 866 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Palwal district?

Palwal, with 1,31,926 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Palwal district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 280 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction