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District of Karnataka

Koppal District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 15.71 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

15,71,000 1.57 million 1 March 2026

Koppal district's population is estimated at ≈15.71 lakh (15,71,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Karnataka projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 13,89,920.

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

Which number do you mean?

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

District

Koppal district

Census 2011
13,89,920
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 15.71 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,33,704

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
11,56,216

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 15.71 lakh 15,71,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
13.9 lakh 13,89,920 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
250per km² 2011
Sex ratio
986 Karnataka: 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)
958 Karnataka: 948
Literacy rate
68.1% Male 78.5% · Female 57.6%
Urban share
16.8% Karnataka: 38.7%
Growth 2001–11
+16.2% Karnataka: +15.6%
Area
5,570km² Census 2011
Households
2.65 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages
629 Census 2011
Towns
5 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Koppal: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
16 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,21,043
19614,65,545
19716,11,928
19817,48,222
19919,58,078
200111,96,089
201113,89,920
2016 *14,63,000
2021 *15,23,000
2026 *15,71,000
2031 *16,08,000
2036 *16,36,000

* Estimate

How Koppal'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 Koppal's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Gangawati 4,59,90533.1%100367.3%24.9%
2 Koppal 3,77,78127.2%97970.6%21.0%
3 Kushtagi 2,84,79220.5%97566.8%8.7%
4 Yelbarga 2,67,44219.2%97967.3%5.5%

Largest towns in Koppal (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Koppal (Census 2011)
  1. Gangawati 1,14,642
  2. Koppal 70,698
  3. Kushtagi 24,878
  4. Yelbarga 14,814
  5. Munirabad Project Area CT 8,672

How people in Koppal worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

25.0%

Agricultural labourers

41.7%

Household industry

2.9%

Other work

30.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.1%.

Age structure of Koppal

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 Koppal
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
0-471,47868,479
5-976,04072,624
10-1480,05076,078
15-1981,46472,269
20-2470,25665,058
25-2960,44161,193
30-3448,01247,087
35-3946,56648,359
40-4438,74435,963
45-4933,63232,030
50-5424,45224,712
55-5918,07721,730
60-6419,97824,295
65-6914,60016,811
70-748,35511,257
75-793,5224,957
80+3,6556,583
Children (0–14)
32.0%
Karnataka 26.2%
Working age (15–59)
59.8%
Karnataka 64.3%
Older people (60+)
8.2%
Karnataka 9.5%
Median age
23.5years
Karnataka 27.3
Dependency ratio
58.8
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Karnataka 47.8

Languages spoken in Koppal

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 28 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Koppal
  1. Kannada 84.1%
  2. Urdu 7.3%
  3. Telugu 4.2%
  4. Hindi 3.3%
  5. Marathi 0.5%
  6. Tamil 0.4%
  7. Gujarati 0.1%
  8. Konkani 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Kannada84.1%
  2. Urdu7.3%
  3. Telugu4.2%
  4. Lamani/Lambadi1.6%
  5. Hindi1.4%
  6. Marathi0.5%
  7. Tamil0.4%
  8. Marwari0.1%

Housing and amenities in Koppal

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 86.0%

    Karnataka 90.6%

  • Tap water 72.1%

    Karnataka 66.0%

  • Water source within premises 22.7%

    Karnataka 44.5%

  • Toilet within premises 18.5%

    Karnataka 51.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 67.7%

    Karnataka 45.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 84.3%

    Karnataka 86.3%

  • Closed drainage 4.9%

    Karnataka 26.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 12.2%

    Karnataka 32.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 85.8%

    Karnataka 60.7%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 60.8%

    Karnataka 64.6%

  • Television 43.9%

    Karnataka 60.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 17.4%

    Karnataka 25.6%

  • Computer or laptop 5.9%

    Karnataka 12.8%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.4%

    Karnataka 6.3%

  • Use banking services 60.9%

    Karnataka 61.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 20.9%

    Karnataka 14.2%

The home itself

  • Own their home 81.9%

    Karnataka 74.3%

  • Rent their home 15.8%

    Karnataka 23.0%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 49.8%

    Karnataka 66.8%

  • House in good condition 58.0%

    Karnataka 60.1%

  • Concrete roof 14.0%

    Karnataka 27.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 23.3%

    Karnataka 55.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 62.3%

    Karnataka 46.1%

Karnataka

What the numbers say

  • Koppal district held 2.3% of Karnataka's population in 2011, 21st of 31 districts.
  • Literacy is 68.1%, 7.3 points below the Karnataka average of 75.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 78.5% of men but only 57.6% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 986 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 973.
  • 16.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Karnataka as a whole (38.7%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈15.71 lakh, implies growth of about 13% since 2011; it is tied to the official Karnataka projection.
  • Its largest town, Gangawati, had 1.15 lakh people in 2011, 8.2% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Karnataka →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 April 2026 – 15 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 Koppal, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Koppal (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 Koppal (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareKarnataka
Hindu 12,18,024 87.6% 84.0%
Muslim 1,61,770 11.6% 12.9%
Christian 4,081 0.3% 1.9%
Sikh 296 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 85 0.0% 0.2%
Jain 2,898 0.2% 0.7%
Other religions and persuasions 461 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 2,305 0.2% 0.3%
Total13,89,920100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Koppal district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈15,71,000 (15.71 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Koppal's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Karnataka projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,89,920.

What was the population of Koppal district in Census 2011?
13,89,920: 6,99,926 males and 6,89,994 females, of whom 2,33,704 lived in towns and 11,56,216 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Koppal?
Literacy was 68.1% in 2011 (men 78.5%, women 57.6%). The sex ratio was 986 females per 1,000 males, and 958 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Koppal district?
Gangawati, with 1,14,642 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Koppal district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 629 Census 2011 villages and 5 towns.

⤓ Download Karnataka district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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