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District of Haryana

Sonipat District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 17.19 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

17,19,000 1.72 million 1 March 2026

Sonipat district's population is estimated at ≈17.19 lakh (17,19,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Haryana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 14,50,001.

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

Sonipat district

Census 2011
14,50,001
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 17.19 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,53,364

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
9,96,637

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 17.19 lakh 17,19,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
14.5 lakh 14,50,001 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
683per km² 2011
Sex ratio
856 Haryana: 879
Child sex ratio (0–6)
798 Haryana: 834
Literacy rate
79.1% Male 87.2% · Female 69.8%
Urban share
31.3% Haryana: 34.9%
Growth 2001–11
+13.4% Haryana: +19.9%
Area
2,122km² Census 2011
Households
2.78 lakh 5.2 people per household
Villages
332 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Sonipat: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
18 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,32,282
19615,46,873
19716,79,834
19818,39,298
199110,45,158
200112,79,175
201114,50,001
2016 *15,50,000
2021 *16,42,000
2026 *17,19,000
2031 *17,84,000
2036 *18,39,000

* Estimate

How Sonipat'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 Sonipat's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Sonipat7,10,18349.0%85581.5%46.0%
2 Gohana3,72,03425.7%86976.5%17.7%
3 Ganaur2,06,88914.3%84076.0%17.2%
4 Kharkhoda1,60,89511.1%84978.5%15.6%

Largest towns in Sonipat (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Sonipat (Census 2011)
  1. Sonipat 2,89,333
  2. Gohana 65,708
  3. Ganaur 35,603
  4. Kharkhoda 25,051
  5. Kundli CT 21,633
  6. Badh Malak CT 6,938
  7. Bayyanpur CT 5,406
  8. Fazalpur CT 3,692

How people in Sonipat worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

27.2%

Agricultural labourers

19.4%

Household industry

3.5%

Other work

49.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 36.1%.

Age structure of Sonipat

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 Sonipat
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
0-473,07858,453
5-977,98961,781
10-1483,65466,080
15-1986,50168,824
20-2481,35169,009
25-2968,78359,698
30-3455,63750,072
35-3950,99147,095
40-4445,42239,795
45-4937,90333,301
50-5430,73727,403
55-5923,57022,256
60-6423,77624,565
65-6914,46514,220
70-7411,52611,165
75-796,1015,829
80+9,1658,540
Children (0–14)
29.1%
Haryana 29.7%
Working age (15–59)
62.0%
Haryana 61.6%
Older people (60+)
8.9%
Haryana 8.7%
Median age
24.9years
Haryana 24.8
Dependency ratio
53.0
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Haryana 54.0

Languages spoken in Sonipat

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 37 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Sonipat
  1. Hindi 98.1%
  2. Punjabi 1.2%
  3. Bengali 0.2%
  4. Urdu 0.2%
  5. Lahnda 0.1%
  6. Maithili 0.1%
  7. Nepali 0.1%
  8. Marathi 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Haryanvi66.9%
  2. Hindi30.2%
  3. Punjabi1.2%
  4. Bhojpuri0.4%
  5. Bengali0.2%
  6. Urdu0.2%
  7. Chhattisgarhi0.1%
  8. Hindi Multani0.1%

Housing and amenities in Sonipat

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 61.0%

    Haryana 68.9%

  • Water source within premises 63.5%

    Haryana 66.6%

  • Toilet within premises 68.1%

    Haryana 68.7%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 30.8%

    Haryana 29.8%

  • Bathing area within premises 83.3%

    Haryana 82.5%

  • Closed drainage 21.3%

    Haryana 21.1%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 46.7%

    Haryana 44.1%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 51.6%

    Haryana 54.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 72.2%

    Haryana 74.9%

  • Television 71.3%

    Haryana 68.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 31.3%

    Haryana 33.4%

  • Computer or laptop 11.3%

    Haryana 13.2%

  • Car, jeep or van 8.3%

    Haryana 10.5%

  • Use banking services 70.9%

    Haryana 68.1%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 9.7%

    Haryana 9.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 88.9%

    Haryana 88.3%

  • Rent their home 9.6%

    Haryana 9.6%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 78.4%

    Haryana 77.1%

  • House in good condition 50.3%

    Haryana 53.7%

  • Concrete roof 20.9%

    Haryana 32.7%

  • Cement or tiled floor 49.3%

    Haryana 49.3%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 24.1%

    Haryana 26.2%

Haryana

What the numbers say

  • Sonipat district held 5.7% of Haryana's population in 2011, 4th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 79.1%, 3.6 points above the Haryana average of 75.6%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 87.2% of men but only 69.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 856 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 879.
  • The child sex ratio was just 798 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • The population grew 13.4% in 2001–11, slower than Haryana's 19.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈17.19 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Haryana projection.
  • Its largest town, Sonipat, had 2.89 lakh people in 2011, 20.0% 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 Sonipat, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sonipat (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 Sonipat (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareHaryana
Hindu 13,90,149 95.9% 87.5%
Muslim 45,100 3.1% 7.0%
Christian 1,405 0.1% 0.2%
Sikh 4,484 0.3% 4.9%
Buddhist 336 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 6,033 0.4% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 29 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,465 0.2% 0.2%
Total14,50,001100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sonipat district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈17,19,000 (17.19 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sonipat's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Haryana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 14,50,001.

What was the population of Sonipat district in Census 2011?
14,50,001: 7,81,299 males and 6,68,702 females, of whom 4,53,364 lived in towns and 9,96,637 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sonipat?
Literacy was 79.1% in 2011 (men 87.2%, women 69.8%). The sex ratio was 856 females per 1,000 males, and 798 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sonipat district?
Sonipat, with 2,89,333 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sonipat district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 332 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Haryana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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