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District of Karnataka

Yadgir District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 13.84 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

13,84,000 1.38 million 1 March 2026

Yadgir district's population is estimated at ≈13.84 lakh (13,84,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Karnataka projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 11,74,271.

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

Yadgir district

Census 2011
11,74,271
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 13.84 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,20,677

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
9,53,594

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 13.84 lakh 13,84,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
11.74 lakh 11,74,271 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
223per km² 2011
Sex ratio
989 Karnataka: 973
Child sex ratio (0–6)
951 Karnataka: 948
Literacy rate
51.8% Male 62.3% · Female 41.4%
Urban share
18.8% Karnataka: 38.7%
Growth 2001–11
+22.8% Karnataka: +15.6%
Area
5,270km² Census 2011
Households
2.02 lakh 5.8 people per household
Villages
513 Census 2011
Towns
7 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Yadgir: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
15 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,07,214
19614,35,838
19715,31,213
19816,38,385
19917,96,031
20019,56,180
201111,74,271
2016 *12,53,000
2021 *13,23,000
2026 *13,84,000
2031 *14,36,000
2036 *14,81,000

* Estimate

How Yadgir'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 Yadgir's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Shorapur 4,12,29135.1%98154.8%12.5%
2 Yadgir 3,98,35933.9%100549.1%25.2%
3 Shahpur3,63,62131.0%98251.5%19.0%

Largest towns in Yadgir (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Yadgir (Census 2011)
  1. Yadgir 74,294
  2. Shahpur 53,366
  3. Shorapur 51,398
  4. Gurmatkal 20,614
  5. Bhimarayanagudi 8,029
  6. Gogipeth CT 7,544
  7. Saidapur CT 5,432

How people in Yadgir worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

29.1%

Agricultural labourers

42.8%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

25.7%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 46.6%.

Age structure of Yadgir

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 Yadgir
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
0-466,31863,255
5-973,20569,422
10-1472,74568,159
15-1967,72358,145
20-2454,14350,813
25-2946,57047,953
30-3437,64138,387
35-3936,64238,918
40-4431,85929,572
45-4926,93027,273
50-5421,35221,419
55-5914,71718,349
60-6416,12119,677
65-6910,66413,599
70-747,6259,670
75-792,8034,067
80+3,0435,080
Children (0–14)
35.2%
Karnataka 26.2%
Working age (15–59)
56.9%
Karnataka 64.3%
Older people (60+)
7.9%
Karnataka 9.5%
Median age
22.3years
Karnataka 27.3
Dependency ratio
66.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Karnataka 47.8

Languages spoken in Yadgir

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Yadgir
  1. Kannada 74.1%
  2. Urdu 12.0%
  3. Hindi 7.7%
  4. Telugu 5.2%
  5. Marathi 0.8%
  6. Tamil 0.1%
  7. Gujarati 0.1%
  8. Odia 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Kannada74.0%
  2. Urdu12.0%
  3. Lamani/Lambadi6.4%
  4. Telugu5.2%
  5. Hindi1.1%
  6. Marathi0.8%
  7. Marwari0.1%
  8. Tamil0.1%

Housing and amenities in Yadgir

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 77.9%

    Karnataka 90.6%

  • Tap water 47.0%

    Karnataka 66.0%

  • Water source within premises 19.8%

    Karnataka 44.5%

  • Toilet within premises 11.2%

    Karnataka 51.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 81.6%

    Karnataka 45.0%

  • Bathing area within premises 69.6%

    Karnataka 86.3%

  • Closed drainage 4.1%

    Karnataka 26.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 9.5%

    Karnataka 32.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 89.2%

    Karnataka 60.7%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 56.7%

    Karnataka 64.6%

  • Television 30.6%

    Karnataka 60.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 11.7%

    Karnataka 25.6%

  • Computer or laptop 6.6%

    Karnataka 12.8%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.2%

    Karnataka 6.3%

  • Use banking services 39.0%

    Karnataka 61.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 31.0%

    Karnataka 14.2%

The home itself

  • Own their home 87.4%

    Karnataka 74.3%

  • Rent their home 10.5%

    Karnataka 23.0%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 48.0%

    Karnataka 66.8%

  • House in good condition 47.0%

    Karnataka 60.1%

  • Concrete roof 19.3%

    Karnataka 27.6%

  • Cement or tiled floor 12.8%

    Karnataka 55.6%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 49.1%

    Karnataka 46.1%

Karnataka

What the numbers say

  • Yadgir district held 1.9% of Karnataka's population in 2011, 25th of 31 districts.
  • Literacy is 51.8%, 23.5 points below the Karnataka average of 75.4%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 62.3% of men but only 41.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 989 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 973.
  • 18.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Karnataka as a whole (38.7%).
  • The population grew 22.8% in 2001–11, faster than Karnataka's 15.6%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈13.84 lakh, implies growth of about 18% since 2011; it is tied to the official Karnataka projection.
  • Its largest town, Yadgir, had 74.3 thousand people in 2011, 6.3% 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 Yadgir, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Yadgir (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 Yadgir (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareKarnataka
Hindu 9,97,974 85.0% 84.0%
Muslim 1,55,340 13.2% 12.9%
Christian 8,677 0.7% 1.9%
Sikh 331 0.0% 0.0%
Buddhist 7,970 0.7% 0.2%
Jain 1,519 0.1% 0.7%
Other religions and persuasions 996 0.1% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,464 0.1% 0.3%
Total11,74,271100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Yadgir district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈13,84,000 (13.84 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Yadgir's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Karnataka projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 11,74,271.

What was the population of Yadgir district in Census 2011?
11,74,271: 5,90,329 males and 5,83,942 females, of whom 2,20,677 lived in towns and 9,53,594 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Yadgir?
Literacy was 51.8% in 2011 (men 62.3%, women 41.4%). The sex ratio was 989 females per 1,000 males, and 951 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Yadgir district?
Yadgir, with 74,294 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Yadgir district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 513 Census 2011 villages and 7 towns.

⤓ Download Karnataka district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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