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District of Jharkhand

Lohardaga District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 5.87 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

5,87,000 587,000 1 March 2026

Lohardaga district's population is estimated at ≈5.87 lakh (5,87,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Jharkhand projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 4,61,790.

Estimate: method M1, constrained to the RGI projection for Jharkhand. Census: ORGI.

Which number do you mean?

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

District

Lohardaga district

Census 2011
4,61,790
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 5.87 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
57,411

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
4,04,379

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 5.87 lakh 5,87,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
4.62 lakh 4,61,790 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
307per km² 2011
Sex ratio
985 Jharkhand: 948
Child sex ratio (0–6)
970 Jharkhand: 948
Literacy rate
67.6% Male 77.4% · Female 57.7%
Urban share
12.4% Jharkhand: 24.1%
Growth 2001–11
+26.7% Jharkhand: +22.4%
Area
1,502km² Census 2011
Households
88.6 thousand 5.2 people per household
Villages
353 Census 2011
Towns
1 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Lohardaga: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
6.6 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19511,50,184
19611,72,363
19712,01,422
19812,29,786
19912,88,886
20013,64,521
20114,61,790
2016 *5,05,000
2021 *5,47,000
2026 *5,87,000
2031 *6,25,000
2036 *6,58,000

* Estimate

How Lohardaga'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 Lohardaga's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Lohardaga1,26,00927.3%97375.9%45.6%
2 Kuru84,82718.4%99767.4%0.0%
3 Senha69,76815.1%97666.1%0.0%
4 Bhandra57,30312.4%99363.3%0.0%
5 Kisko54,95911.9%98564.5%0.0%
6 Kairo37,8678.2%101764.4%0.0%
7 Peshrar31,0576.7%97054.3%0.0%

How people in Lohardaga worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

45.1%

Agricultural labourers

36.5%

Household industry

2.0%

Other work

16.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.9%.

Age structure of Lohardaga

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 Lohardaga
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
0-425,80425,209
5-932,51931,025
10-1433,22332,339
15-1925,58523,977
20-2418,30618,493
25-2916,11316,251
30-3413,87114,624
35-3913,38213,700
40-4411,84711,876
45-4910,86110,179
50-548,0177,789
55-596,6346,867
60-646,5677,093
65-694,5084,659
70-742,8252,744
75-791,1311,103
80+1,2391,068
Children (0–14)
39.0%
Jharkhand 36.2%
Working age (15–59)
53.8%
Jharkhand 56.7%
Older people (60+)
7.1%
Jharkhand 7.2%
Median age
20.1years
Jharkhand 22.4
Dependency ratio
76.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Jharkhand 67.9

Languages spoken in Lohardaga

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 30 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Lohardaga
  1. Hindi 46.0%
  2. Kurukh/Oraon 39.0%
  3. Urdu 13.9%
  4. Mundari 0.6%
  5. Bengali 0.1%
  6. Others 0.1%
  7. Munda 0.1%
  8. Odia 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Kurukh/Oraon39.0%
  2. Sadan/Sadri24.0%
  3. Urdu13.9%
  4. Hindi12.5%
  5. Nagpuria9.1%
  6. Mundari0.6%
  7. Bengali0.1%
  8. Khortha/Khotta0.1%

Housing and amenities in Lohardaga

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 31.5%

    Jharkhand 45.9%

  • Tap water 3.0%

    Jharkhand 12.9%

  • Water source within premises 11.6%

    Jharkhand 23.2%

  • Toilet within premises 14.9%

    Jharkhand 22.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 84.5%

    Jharkhand 76.9%

  • Bathing area within premises 17.9%

    Jharkhand 25.5%

  • Closed drainage 2.6%

    Jharkhand 7.2%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 8.8%

    Jharkhand 11.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 88.8%

    Jharkhand 68.7%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 34.8%

    Jharkhand 46.1%

  • Television 13.7%

    Jharkhand 26.9%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 11.0%

    Jharkhand 16.1%

  • Computer or laptop 3.3%

    Jharkhand 6.9%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.2%

    Jharkhand 2.8%

  • Use banking services 57.6%

    Jharkhand 54.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 17.0%

    Jharkhand 21.0%

The home itself

  • Own their home 95.5%

    Jharkhand 89.3%

  • Rent their home 3.2%

    Jharkhand 7.7%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 16.8%

    Jharkhand 38.3%

  • House in good condition 37.7%

    Jharkhand 43.4%

  • Concrete roof 8.0%

    Jharkhand 26.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 13.7%

    Jharkhand 28.8%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 15.3%

    Jharkhand 29.2%

Jharkhand

What the numbers say

  • Lohardaga district held 1.4% of Jharkhand's population in 2011, 24th of 24 districts.
  • Literacy is 67.6%, 1.2 points above the Jharkhand average of 66.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.4% of men but only 57.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 985 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 948.
  • 12.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Jharkhand as a whole (24.1%).
  • The population grew 26.7% in 2001–11, faster than Jharkhand's 22.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈5.87 lakh, implies growth of about 27% since 2011; it is tied to the official Jharkhand projection.
  • Its largest town, Lohardaga, had 57.4 thousand people in 2011, 12.4% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Jharkhand →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 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 Lohardaga, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Lohardaga (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 Lohardaga (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareJharkhand
Hindu 1,12,378 24.3% 67.8%
Muslim 95,012 20.6% 14.5%
Christian 16,770 3.6% 4.3%
Sikh 51 0.0% 0.2%
Buddhist 33 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 15 0.0% 0.0%
Other religions and persuasions 2,35,987 51.1% 12.8%
Religion not stated 1,544 0.3% 0.2%
Total4,61,790100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Lohardaga district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈5,87,000 (5.87 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Lohardaga's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Jharkhand projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 4,61,790.

What was the population of Lohardaga district in Census 2011?
4,61,790: 2,32,629 males and 2,29,161 females, of whom 57,411 lived in towns and 4,04,379 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Lohardaga?
Literacy was 67.6% in 2011 (men 77.4%, women 57.7%). The sex ratio was 985 females per 1,000 males, and 970 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Lohardaga district?
Lohardaga, with 57,411 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Lohardaga district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 353 Census 2011 villages and 1 towns.

⤓ Download Jharkhand district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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