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District of Haryana

Panchkula District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.94 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,94,000 694,000 1 March 2026

Panchkula district's population is estimated at ≈6.94 lakh (6,94,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 5,61,293.

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

Panchkula district

Census 2011
5,61,293
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.94 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,13,230

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
2,48,063

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 6.94 lakh 6,94,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
5.61 lakh 5,61,293 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
625per km² 2011
Sex ratio
873 Haryana: 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)
863 Haryana: 834
Literacy rate
81.9% Male 87.0% · Female 76.0%
Urban share
55.8% Haryana: 34.9%
Growth 2001–11
+19.8% Haryana: +19.9%
Area
898km² Census 2011
Households
1.17 lakh 4.8 people per household
Villages
219 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Panchkula: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
7.6 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
195181,104
19611,05,868
19711,41,291
19811,96,939
19913,10,396
20014,68,411
20115,61,293
2016 *6,08,000
2021 *6,54,000
2026 *6,94,000
2031 *7,30,000
2036 *7,63,000

* Estimate

How Panchkula'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 Panchkula's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Panchkula3,93,22070.1%86782.0%60.9%
2 Kalka1,68,07329.9%88781.7%44.0%

Largest towns in Panchkula (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Panchkula (Census 2011)
  1. Panchkula 2,11,355
  2. Pinjore 35,912
  3. Kalka 34,134
  4. Chandi Mandir CT 9,051
  5. Raipur Rani CT 9,028
  6. Bir Ghaghar CT 4,943
  7. Ram Garh CT 4,934
  8. HMT Pinjore CT 3,873

How people in Panchkula worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

12.6%

Agricultural labourers

6.1%

Household industry

4.7%

Other work

76.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 37.7%.

Age structure of Panchkula

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 Panchkula
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
0-424,64221,401
5-927,28823,038
10-1429,29823,727
15-1928,51723,067
20-2429,40625,339
25-2927,98725,368
30-3424,28022,472
35-3922,76320,857
40-4419,60716,992
45-4916,37713,728
50-5412,43711,221
55-599,9869,030
60-649,2999,487
65-696,6915,907
70-744,7334,124
75-792,4882,180
80+3,0572,966
Children (0–14)
26.7%
Haryana 29.7%
Working age (15–59)
64.2%
Haryana 61.6%
Older people (60+)
9.1%
Haryana 8.7%
Median age
27.3years
Haryana 24.8
Dependency ratio
48.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Haryana 54.0

Languages spoken in Panchkula

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 54 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Panchkula
  1. Hindi 87.5%
  2. Punjabi 9.5%
  3. Nepali 0.5%
  4. Tamil 0.4%
  5. Bengali 0.3%
  6. Urdu 0.3%
  7. Marathi 0.3%
  8. Odia 0.2%
  9. All other languages 1.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi82.1%
  2. Punjabi9.5%
  3. Haryanvi2.7%
  4. Pahari1.2%
  5. Bhojpuri0.8%
  6. Nepali0.5%
  7. Tamil0.4%
  8. Bengali0.3%

Housing and amenities in Panchkula

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 93.8%

    Haryana 90.6%

  • Tap water 90.5%

    Haryana 68.9%

  • Water source within premises 74.6%

    Haryana 66.6%

  • Toilet within premises 70.7%

    Haryana 68.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 27.4%

    Haryana 29.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 85.8%

    Haryana 82.5%

  • Closed drainage 44.6%

    Haryana 21.1%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 63.2%

    Haryana 44.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 30.9%

    Haryana 54.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 76.8%

    Haryana 74.9%

  • Television 80.2%

    Haryana 68.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 45.3%

    Haryana 33.4%

  • Computer or laptop 29.2%

    Haryana 13.2%

  • Car, jeep or van 26.8%

    Haryana 10.5%

  • Use banking services 79.7%

    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 71.4%

    Haryana 88.3%

  • Rent their home 21.9%

    Haryana 9.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 86.5%

    Haryana 77.1%

  • House in good condition 67.7%

    Haryana 53.7%

  • Concrete roof 73.7%

    Haryana 32.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 65.5%

    Haryana 49.3%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 24.7%

    Haryana 26.2%

Haryana

What the numbers say

  • Panchkula district held 2.2% of Haryana's population in 2011, 21st of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 81.9%, 6.3 points above the Haryana average of 75.6%.
  • The child sex ratio was just 863 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 55.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Haryana as a whole (34.9%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.94 lakh, implies growth of about 24% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.
  • Its largest town, Panchkula, had 2.11 lakh people in 2011, 37.7% 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 Panchkula, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Panchkula (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 Panchkula (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareHaryana
Hindu 4,90,702 87.4% 87.5%
Muslim 23,451 4.2% 7.0%
Christian 2,583 0.5% 0.2%
Sikh 40,951 7.3% 4.9%
Buddhist 1,008 0.2% 0.0%
Jain 1,626 0.3% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 90 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 882 0.2% 0.2%
Total5,61,293100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Panchkula district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,94,000 (6.94 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Panchkula's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 5,61,293.

What was the population of Panchkula district in Census 2011?
5,61,293: 2,99,679 males and 2,61,614 females, of whom 3,13,230 lived in towns and 2,48,063 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Panchkula?
Literacy was 81.9% in 2011 (men 87.0%, women 76.0%). The sex ratio was 873 females per 1,000 males, and 863 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Panchkula district?
Panchkula, with 2,11,355 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Panchkula district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 219 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Haryana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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