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District of Jammu and Kashmir

Udhampur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.18 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,18,000 618,000 1 March 2026

Udhampur district's population is estimated at ≈6.18 lakh (6,18,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Jammu and Kashmir projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 5,57,689 on the district’s present boundaries.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Jammu and Kashmir. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

District totals include villages. Here is how the 2011 population splits between towns and villages.

District

Udhampur district

Census 2011
5,57,689
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.18 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,08,208

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
4,49,481

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 6.18 lakh 6,18,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
5.58 lakh 5,57,689 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 211per km² 2011
Sex ratio
870 Jammu and Kashmir: 892
Child sex ratio (0–6)
886 Jammu and Kashmir: 860
Literacy rate
68.5% Male 78.4% · Female 57.2%
Urban share
19.4% Jammu and Kashmir: 27.5%
Growth 2001–11
+20.8% Jammu and Kashmir: +23.8%
Area
≈ 2,645km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
99.8 thousand 5.6 people per household
Villages
331 Census 2011
Towns
6 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Udhampur: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
6.5 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19913,56,633
20014,61,811
20115,57,689
2016 *5,82,000
2021 *6,01,000
2026 *6,18,000
2031 *6,34,000
2036 *6,46,000

* Estimate

How Udhampur'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 Udhampur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Udhampur2,75,55949.4%82174.3%35.5%
2 Ramnagar1,67,01029.9%92562.5%3.8%
3 Chenani64,75311.6%92657.5%6.5%
4 Majalta(part)47,1518.5%90169.4%0.0%
5 Samba(part)3,2160.6%90976.9%0.0%

Largest towns in Udhampur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Udhampur (Census 2011)
  1. Udhampur 84,015
  2. Rehambal CT 7,351
  3. Rathian CT 6,365
  4. Ram Nagar 6,292
  5. Chenani 2,620
  6. Kud 1,565

How people in Udhampur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

46.3%

Agricultural labourers

4.8%

Household industry

1.1%

Other work

47.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 43.8%.

Age structure of Udhampur

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Udhampur
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
0-431,25127,792
5-932,84728,778
10-1432,47129,098
15-1928,13425,469
20-2428,67524,748
25-2928,01623,341
30-3424,69420,331
35-3921,19317,716
40-4417,25814,026
45-4914,06612,261
50-5411,4679,538
55-598,1097,221
60-647,0776,367
65-694,5734,283
70-743,6383,728
75-792,0191,939
80+2,5542,710
Children (0–14)
32.7%
Jammu and Kashmir 34.0%
Working age (15–59)
60.3%
Jammu and Kashmir 58.6%
Older people (60+)
7.0%
Jammu and Kashmir 7.4%
Median age
24.0years
Jammu and Kashmir 23.3
Dependency ratio
59.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Jammu and Kashmir 63.4

Languages spoken in Udhampur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 75 languages recorded. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Udhampur
  1. Dogri 81.4%
  2. Hindi 13.6%
  3. Kashmiri 1.9%
  4. Punjabi 0.9%
  5. Marathi 0.4%
  6. Nepali 0.3%
  7. Telugu 0.3%
  8. Bengali 0.3%
  9. All other languages 1.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Dogri81.6%
  2. Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar4.9%
  3. Hindi4.1%
  4. Bharmauri/Gaddi2.4%
  5. Pahari1.3%
  6. Kashmiri1.3%
  7. Punjabi0.9%
  8. Marathi0.4%

Housing and amenities in Udhampur

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 80.2%

    Jammu and Kashmir 85.3%

  • Tap water 52.6%

    Jammu and Kashmir 64.8%

  • Water source within premises 25.1%

    Jammu and Kashmir 49.4%

  • Toilet within premises 21.7%

    Jammu and Kashmir 51.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 77.4%

    Jammu and Kashmir 46.1%

  • Bathing area within premises 25.4%

    Jammu and Kashmir 61.2%

  • Closed drainage 8.2%

    Jammu and Kashmir 13.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 23.8%

    Jammu and Kashmir 31.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 75.2%

    Jammu and Kashmir 65.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 68.7%

    Jammu and Kashmir 66.4%

  • Television 42.1%

    Jammu and Kashmir 51.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 10.7%

    Jammu and Kashmir 13.2%

  • Computer or laptop 6.7%

    Jammu and Kashmir 8.5%

  • Car, jeep or van 4.6%

    Jammu and Kashmir 7.5%

  • Use banking services 73.1%

    Jammu and Kashmir 69.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.4%

    Jammu and Kashmir 17.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.0%

    Jammu and Kashmir 96.7%

  • Rent their home 3.2%

    Jammu and Kashmir 2.2%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 42.7%

    Jammu and Kashmir 63.9%

  • House in good condition 59.2%

    Jammu and Kashmir 54.7%

  • Concrete roof 30.9%

    Jammu and Kashmir 24.4%

  • Cement or tiled floor 32.0%

    Jammu and Kashmir 49.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 30.1%

    Jammu and Kashmir 25.6%

Jammu and Kashmir

What the numbers say

  • Udhampur district held 4.5% of Jammu and Kashmir's population in 2011, 10th of 20 districts.
  • Literacy is 68.5%, 1.5 points above the Jammu and Kashmir average of 67.0%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 78.4% of men but only 57.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 870 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 892.
  • The child sex ratio was just 886 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 19.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Jammu and Kashmir as a whole (27.5%).
  • The population grew 20.8% in 2001–11, slower than Jammu and Kashmir's 23.8% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.18 lakh, implies growth of about 11% since 2011; it is tied to the official Jammu and Kashmir projection.
  • Its largest town, Udhampur, had 84 thousand people in 2011, 15.1% of the district.

How this district was formed

Udhampur covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Udhampur (2011) 99.4% of this district
    99.9% of the 2011 district
  • Samba (2011) 0.6% of this district
    1.0% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Jammu and Kashmir →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 June 2026 – 30 June 2026)

  2. Phase II: counting people

    Snow-bound areas: September 2026. Rest: February 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 Udhampur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Udhampur (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Udhampur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareJammu and Kashmir
Hindu ≈ 4,91,400 88.1% 28.8%
Muslim ≈ 59,900 10.7% 68.8%
Christian ≈ 2,000 0.4% 0.3%
Sikh ≈ 3,600 0.6% 1.9%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Jain ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 200 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 400 0.1% 0.2%
Total5,57,689100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Udhampur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,18,000 (6.18 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Udhampur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Jammu and Kashmir projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 5,57,689.

What was the population of Udhampur district in Census 2011?
5,57,689: 2,98,189 males and 2,59,500 females, of whom 1,08,208 lived in towns and 4,49,481 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Udhampur?
Literacy was 68.5% in 2011 (men 78.4%, women 57.2%). The sex ratio was 870 females per 1,000 males, and 886 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Udhampur district?
Udhampur, with 84,015 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Udhampur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 331 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

⤓ Download Jammu and Kashmir district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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