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District of Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 23.86 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

23,86,000 2.39 million 1 March 2026

Ujjain district's population is estimated at ≈23.86 lakh (23,86,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 19,86,864.

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

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City

Ujjain (municipal limits)

Census 2011
5,15,215
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.3 lakh

District

Ujjain district

Census 2011
19,86,864
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 23.86 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 23.86 lakh 23,86,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
19.87 lakh 19,86,864 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
326per km² 2011
Sex ratio
955 Madhya Pradesh: 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)
930 Madhya Pradesh: 918
Literacy rate
72.3% Male 83.5% · Female 60.7%
Urban share
39.2% Madhya Pradesh: 27.6%
Growth 2001–11
+16.1% Madhya Pradesh: +20.4%
Area
6,091km² Census 2011
Households
3.91 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
1,101 Census 2011
Towns
9 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Ujjain: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
26 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,43,325
19616,61,720
19718,62,516
198111,17,002
199113,83,086
200117,10,982
201119,86,864
2016 *21,36,000
2021 *22,70,000
2026 *23,86,000
2031 *24,78,000
2036 *25,52,000

* Estimate

How Ujjain'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 Ujjain's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Ujjain6,72,56633.9%95081.0%76.6%
2 Badnagar2,69,57313.6%95873.4%13.5%
3 Mahidpur2,59,29913.1%95262.9%16.2%
4 Tarana2,47,29912.4%95166.7%14.8%
5 Nagda2,37,99612.0%96169.4%48.2%
6 Khacharod1,61,2708.1%96867.7%21.2%
7 Ghatiya1,38,8617.0%96164.8%0.0%

Largest towns in Ujjain (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Ujjain (Census 2011)
  1. Ujjain 5,15,215
  2. Nagda 1,00,039
  3. Badnagar 36,438
  4. Mahidpur 34,362
  5. Khacharod 34,191
  6. Tarana 24,908
  7. Unhel 14,774
  8. Makdon 11,678
  9. Gogapur CT 7,608

How people in Ujjain worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

32.2%

Agricultural labourers

33.7%

Household industry

2.2%

Other work

32.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 45.2%.

Age structure of Ujjain

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 Ujjain
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
0-496,41891,182
5-91,08,7501,00,366
10-141,13,8011,05,124
15-191,03,40191,411
20-2495,50688,326
25-2982,19180,273
30-3475,56673,316
35-3969,34167,622
40-4462,29957,577
45-4952,60249,979
50-5443,80737,855
55-5929,89131,650
60-6429,63330,571
65-6919,30422,672
70-7416,24018,513
75-797,2409,513
80+9,62913,984
Children (0–14)
31.0%
Madhya Pradesh 33.5%
Working age (15–59)
60.1%
Madhya Pradesh 58.6%
Older people (60+)
8.9%
Madhya Pradesh 7.9%
Median age
25.0years
Madhya Pradesh 23.4
Dependency ratio
58.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Madhya Pradesh 63.0

Languages spoken in Ujjain

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 Ujjain
  1. Hindi 95.2%
  2. Urdu 2.8%
  3. Gujarati 0.6%
  4. Marathi 0.6%
  5. Sindhi 0.4%
  6. Punjabi 0.2%
  7. Bengali 0.1%
  8. Malayalam 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Malvi47.6%
  2. Hindi47.3%
  3. Urdu2.8%
  4. Gujarati0.6%
  5. Marathi0.6%
  6. Sindhi0.4%
  7. Punjabi0.2%
  8. Rajasthani0.1%

Housing and amenities in Ujjain

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 84.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 67.3%

  • Tap water 33.7%

    Madhya Pradesh 23.6%

  • Water source within premises 29.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.1%

  • Toilet within premises 43.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 29.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 54.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 69.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 68.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 47.5%

  • Closed drainage 12.9%

    Madhya Pradesh 10.0%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 32.1%

    Madhya Pradesh 18.4%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 65.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 79.4%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 61.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 43.8%

  • Television 47.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 28.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 19.0%

  • Computer or laptop 7.3%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 3.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 2.7%

  • Use banking services 48.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 46.7%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.4%

    Madhya Pradesh 32.5%

The home itself

  • Own their home 88.0%

    Madhya Pradesh 90.8%

  • Rent their home 9.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 6.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 51.6%

    Madhya Pradesh 44.4%

  • House in good condition 51.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 52.4%

  • Concrete roof 21.5%

    Madhya Pradesh 17.0%

  • Cement or tiled floor 32.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 24.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 41.2%

    Madhya Pradesh 42.0%

Madhya Pradesh

What the numbers say

  • Ujjain district held 2.7% of Madhya Pradesh's population in 2011, 7th of 55 districts.
  • Literacy is 72.3%, 3.0 points above the Madhya Pradesh average of 69.3%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 83.5% of men but only 60.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 955 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 931.
  • 39.2% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more urban than Madhya Pradesh as a whole (27.6%).
  • The population grew 16.1% in 2001–11, slower than Madhya Pradesh's 20.4%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈23.86 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Madhya Pradesh projection.
  • Its largest town, Ujjain, had 5.15 lakh people in 2011, 25.9% 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 Ujjain, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Ujjain (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 Ujjain (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMadhya Pradesh
Hindu 17,18,204 86.5% 90.9%
Muslim 2,33,133 11.7% 6.6%
Christian 4,659 0.2% 0.3%
Sikh 3,241 0.2% 0.2%
Buddhist 945 0.0% 0.3%
Jain 24,622 1.2% 0.8%
Other religions and persuasions 211 0.0% 0.8%
Religion not stated 1,849 0.1% 0.1%
Total19,86,864100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Ujjain district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈23,86,000 (23.86 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Ujjain's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Madhya Pradesh projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 19,86,864.

What was the population of Ujjain district in Census 2011?
19,86,864: 10,16,289 males and 9,70,575 females, of whom 7,79,213 lived in towns and 12,07,651 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Ujjain?
Literacy was 72.3% in 2011 (men 83.5%, women 60.7%). The sex ratio was 955 females per 1,000 males, and 930 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Ujjain district?
Ujjain, with 5,15,215 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Ujjain district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,101 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

⤓ Download Madhya Pradesh district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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