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District of Karnataka

Raichur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 21.71 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

21,71,000 2.17 million 1 March 2026

Raichur district's population is estimated at ≈21.71 lakh (21,71,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Karnataka projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 19,28,812.

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

Raichur district

Census 2011
19,28,812
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 21.71 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,90,348

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
14,38,464

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 21.71 lakh 21,71,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
19.29 lakh 19,28,812 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
228per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1000 Karnataka: 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)
950 Karnataka: 948
Literacy rate
59.6% Male 70.5% · Female 48.7%
Urban share
25.4% Karnataka: 38.7%
Growth 2001–11
+15.5% Karnataka: +15.6%
Area
8,442km² Census 2011
Households
3.64 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages
884 Census 2011
Towns
9 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Raichur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
23 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,31,540
19616,34,097
19718,03,812
198110,35,600
199113,51,809
200116,69,762
201119,28,812
2016 *20,27,000
2021 *21,07,000
2026 *21,71,000
2031 *22,19,000
2036 *22,53,000

* Estimate

How Raichur'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 Raichur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Raichur 4,98,63725.9%99865.2%50.4%
2 Sindhnur 3,93,20020.4%100362.5%19.3%
3 Lingsugur 3,85,69920.0%98461.1%22.8%
4 Manvi 3,70,67019.2%101354.7%12.5%
5 Devadurga 2,80,60614.5%100249.5%10.3%

Largest towns in Raichur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Raichur (Census 2011)
  1. Raichur 2,34,073
  2. Sindhnur 75,837
  3. Manvi 46,465
  4. Lingsugur 35,411
  5. Devadurga 28,929
  6. Mudgal 22,731
  7. Shaktinagar CT 17,088
  8. Hatti CT 16,278
  9. Hatti Gold Mines 13,536

How people in Raichur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

27.2%

Agricultural labourers

42.5%

Household industry

2.1%

Other work

28.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 46.8%.

Age structure of Raichur

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 Raichur
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
0-41,01,08296,668
5-91,07,4731,02,086
10-141,11,0671,05,518
15-191,10,3971,01,636
20-2495,33393,734
25-2983,74487,932
30-3466,30966,284
35-3964,25367,508
40-4454,54851,480
45-4947,48747,304
50-5436,26236,096
55-5925,06128,895
60-6425,09929,978
65-6915,61319,997
70-7410,99514,530
75-794,2505,946
80+4,9248,164
Children (0–14)
32.4%
Karnataka 26.2%
Working age (15–59)
60.4%
Karnataka 64.3%
Older people (60+)
7.2%
Karnataka 9.5%
Median age
23.4years
Karnataka 27.3
Dependency ratio
58.1
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Karnataka 47.8

Languages spoken in Raichur

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 Raichur
  1. Kannada 74.9%
  2. Urdu 11.6%
  3. Telugu 8.1%
  4. Hindi 3.7%
  5. Bengali 0.7%
  6. Marathi 0.5%
  7. Tamil 0.3%
  8. Gujarati 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Kannada74.9%
  2. Urdu11.6%
  3. Telugu8.1%
  4. Lamani/Lambadi1.8%
  5. Hindi1.8%
  6. Bengali0.7%
  7. Marathi0.5%
  8. Tamil0.3%

Housing and amenities in Raichur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 87.5%

    Karnataka 90.6%

  • Tap water 61.1%

    Karnataka 66.0%

  • Water source within premises 24.1%

    Karnataka 44.5%

  • Toilet within premises 20.7%

    Karnataka 51.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 70.8%

    Karnataka 45.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 79.7%

    Karnataka 86.3%

  • Closed drainage 10.6%

    Karnataka 26.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 14.3%

    Karnataka 32.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 82.3%

    Karnataka 60.7%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 62.3%

    Karnataka 64.6%

  • Television 45.2%

    Karnataka 60.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 19.6%

    Karnataka 25.6%

  • Computer or laptop 9.4%

    Karnataka 12.8%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.1%

    Karnataka 6.3%

  • Use banking services 50.6%

    Karnataka 61.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 20.1%

    Karnataka 14.2%

The home itself

  • Own their home 83.5%

    Karnataka 74.3%

  • Rent their home 13.4%

    Karnataka 23.0%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 46.1%

    Karnataka 66.8%

  • House in good condition 53.9%

    Karnataka 60.1%

  • Concrete roof 19.3%

    Karnataka 27.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 17.4%

    Karnataka 55.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 52.6%

    Karnataka 46.1%

Karnataka

What the numbers say

  • Raichur district held 3.2% of Karnataka's population in 2011, 8th of 31 districts.
  • Literacy is 59.6%, 15.8 points below the Karnataka average of 75.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 70.5% of men but only 48.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 1000 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 973.
  • 25.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Karnataka as a whole (38.7%).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈21.71 lakh, implies growth of about 13% since 2011; it is tied to the official Karnataka projection.
  • Its largest town, Raichur, had 2.34 lakh people in 2011, 12.1% 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 Raichur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Raichur (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 Raichur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareKarnataka
Hindu 16,34,062 84.7% 84.0%
Muslim 2,72,022 14.1% 12.9%
Christian 10,394 0.5% 1.9%
Sikh 538 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 2,265 0.1% 0.2%
Jain 4,156 0.2% 0.7%
Other religions and persuasions 29 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 5,346 0.3% 0.3%
Total19,28,812100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Raichur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈21,71,000 (21.71 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Raichur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Karnataka projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 19,28,812.

What was the population of Raichur district in Census 2011?
19,28,812: 9,64,511 males and 9,64,301 females, of whom 4,90,348 lived in towns and 14,38,464 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Raichur?
Literacy was 59.6% in 2011 (men 70.5%, women 48.7%). The sex ratio was 1000 females per 1,000 males, and 950 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Raichur district?
Raichur, with 2,34,073 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Raichur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 884 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Karnataka district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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