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District of Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 25.71 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

25,71,000 2.57 million 1 March 2026

Gwalior district's population is estimated at ≈25.71 lakh (25,71,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 20,32,036.

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

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Gwalior (municipal limits)

Census 2011
10,54,420
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 13.9 lakh

Metro area (UA)

Gwalior urban agglomeration

Census 2011
11,02,884
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 14.5 lakh

District

Gwalior district

Census 2011
20,32,036
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 25.71 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 25.71 lakh 25,71,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
20.32 lakh 20,32,036 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
446per km² 2011
Sex ratio
864 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
840 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
76.7% Male 84.7% · Female 67.4%
Urban share
62.7% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+24.5% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
4,560km² Census 2011
Households
3.84 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages
655 Census 2011
Towns
11 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Gwalior: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
28 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19514,78,335
19615,94,362
19717,75,724
198110,10,801
199112,93,567
200116,32,109
201120,32,036
2016 *22,23,000
2021 *24,04,000
2026 *25,71,000
2031 *27,18,000
2036 *28,48,000

* Estimate

How Gwalior'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 Gwalior's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Gwalior (Gird)14,95,48773.6%86479.4%73.7%
2 Dabra (Pichhore)3,24,56916.0%86070.6%43.7%
3 Bhitarwar1,08,7265.4%86765.3%17.6%
4 Chinour1,03,2545.1%87066.5%9.6%

Largest towns in Gwalior (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Gwalior (Census 2011)
  1. Gwalior 10,54,420
  2. Dabra 61,277
  3. Morar Cantonment 48,464
  4. Dabra CT 20,629
  5. Bhitarwar 19,096
  6. Buzurg CT 13,868
  7. Bilaua 12,893
  8. Pichhore 12,425
  9. Tekanpur CT 12,348
  10. Antari 9,949

How people in Gwalior worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

19.1%

Agricultural labourers

17.6%

Household industry

3.3%

Other work

60.1%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.7%.

Age structure of Gwalior

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 Gwalior
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
0-496,12482,136
5-91,12,38592,534
10-141,24,7431,02,662
15-191,26,42398,648
20-241,13,37193,407
25-2993,30782,579
30-3478,62172,983
35-3974,27968,574
40-4464,10657,198
45-4955,10948,858
50-5443,34036,405
55-5931,14829,275
60-6428,55926,279
65-6918,11618,301
70-7414,22513,745
75-796,5877,080
80+8,5409,851
Children (0–14)
30.1%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
62.5%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
7.5%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
24.3years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
53.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Gwalior

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 54 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Gwalior
  1. Hindi 96.7%
  2. Punjabi 1.1%
  3. Sindhi 0.7%
  4. Marathi 0.6%
  5. Urdu 0.4%
  6. Bengali 0.1%
  7. Malayalam 0.1%
  8. Telugu 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi96.6%
  2. Punjabi1.1%
  3. Sindhi0.7%
  4. Marathi0.6%
  5. Urdu0.4%
  6. Bengali0.1%
  7. Malayalam0.1%
  8. Telugu0.1%

Housing and amenities in Gwalior

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 83.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 44.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 48.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 59.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 38.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 75.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 33.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 44.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 51.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 64.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 63.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 34.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 12.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 5.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 55.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 13.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 85.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 12.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 77.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 61.8%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 25.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 55.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 30.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Gwalior district held 2.8% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 6th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 76.7%, 7.3 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 84.7% of men but only 67.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 864 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 931.
  • The child sex ratio was just 840 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 62.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • The population grew 24.5% in 2001–11, faster than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈25.71 lakh, implies growth of about 27% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Gwalior, had 10.54 lakh people in 2011, 51.9% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Madhya Pradesh →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (1 May 2026 – 30 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 Gwalior, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Gwalior (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 Gwalior (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 18,35,299 90.3% 90.9%
Muslim 1,41,735 7.0% 6.6%
Christian 4,119 0.2% 0.3%
Sikh 24,790 1.2% 0.2%
Buddhist 4,361 0.2% 0.3%
Jain 18,058 0.9% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 217 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 3,457 0.2% 0.1%
Total20,32,036100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Gwalior district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈25,71,000 (25.71 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Gwalior's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,32,036.

What was the population of Gwalior district in Census 2011?
20,32,036: 10,90,327 males and 9,41,709 females, of whom 12,73,792 lived in towns and 7,58,244 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Gwalior?
Literacy was 76.7% in 2011 (men 84.7%, women 67.4%). The sex ratio was 864 females per 1,000 males, and 840 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Gwalior district?
Gwalior, with 10,54,420 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Gwalior district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 655 Census 2011 villages and 11 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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