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District of Maharashtra

Gondia District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 14.56 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

14,56,000 1.46 million 1 March 2026

Gondia district's population is estimated at ≈14.56 lakh (14,56,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Maharashtra projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 13,22,507.

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

Which number do you mean?

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

District

Gondia district

Census 2011
13,22,507
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 14.56 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,25,930

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
10,96,577

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 14.56 lakh 14,56,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
13.23 lakh 13,22,507 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
253per km² 2011
Sex ratio
999 Maharashtra: 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)
956 Maharashtra: 894
Literacy rate
85.0% Male 92.0% · Female 77.9%
Urban share
17.1% Maharashtra: 45.2%
Growth 2001–11
+10.1% Maharashtra: +16.0%
Area
5,234km² Census 2011
Households
2.92 lakh 4.5 people per household
Villages
942 Census 2011
Towns
10 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Gondia: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
15 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,72,142
19616,78,740
19718,54,527
19819,87,089
199110,86,221
200112,00,707
201113,22,507
2016 *13,77,000
2021 *14,22,000
2026 *14,56,000
2031 *14,79,000
2036 *14,91,000

* Estimate

How Gondia'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 Gondia's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Gondiya4,21,65031.9%100386.7%38.7%
2 Tirora1,76,25413.3%98187.8%14.3%
3 Arjuni Morgaon1,48,26511.2%98582.4%0.0%
4 Amgaon1,30,6579.9%100785.0%13.7%
5 Goregaon1,24,8909.4%101485.1%0.0%
6 Sadak-Arjuni1,15,5948.7%98684.7%0.0%
7 Deori1,14,5188.7%101479.4%12.7%
8 Salekasa90,6796.9%100682.3%5.7%

Largest towns in Gondia (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Gondia (Census 2011)
  1. Gondiya 1,32,813
  2. Tirora 25,181
  3. Deori CT 14,579
  4. Kudwa CT 11,549
  5. Amgaon bk. CT 10,972
  6. Risama CT 6,925
  7. Khamari CT 6,794
  8. Katangi Kala CT 6,440
  9. Fulchur CT 5,480
  10. Amgaon kh. CT 5,197

How people in Gondia worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

28.0%

Agricultural labourers

42.3%

Household industry

4.9%

Other work

24.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 50.3%.

Age structure of Gondia

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 Gondia
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
0-450,63648,096
5-955,27053,455
10-1467,18664,477
15-1967,00065,624
20-2463,32261,657
25-2954,79852,693
30-3450,27549,981
35-3949,92249,030
40-4446,46246,120
45-4940,33539,783
50-5433,11232,935
55-5926,01926,455
60-6421,27525,902
65-6915,59019,455
70-7410,56613,360
75-794,6455,620
80+3,9345,243
Children (0–14)
25.7%
Maharashtra 26.7%
Working age (15–59)
64.8%
Maharashtra 63.4%
Older people (60+)
9.5%
Maharashtra 9.9%
Median age
27.9years
Maharashtra 27.1
Dependency ratio
46.3
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Maharashtra 50.1

Languages spoken in Gondia

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 45 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Gondia
  1. Marathi 73.3%
  2. Hindi 20.7%
  3. Gondi 3.5%
  4. Sindhi 0.8%
  5. Bengali 0.7%
  6. Gujarati 0.3%
  7. Urdu 0.1%
  8. Punjabi 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.5%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Marathi73.3%
  2. Hindi10.1%
  3. Pawari/Powari4.7%
  4. Gondi3.3%
  5. Lodhi2.6%
  6. Chhattisgarhi1.8%
  7. Sindhi0.8%
  8. Bengali0.7%

Housing and amenities in Gondia

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 82.9%

    Maharashtra 84.0%

  • Tap water 17.5%

    Maharashtra 68.1%

  • Water source within premises 32.7%

    Maharashtra 59.6%

  • Toilet within premises 52.4%

    Maharashtra 53.3%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 46.5%

    Maharashtra 33.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 60.1%

    Maharashtra 85.5%

  • Closed drainage 8.4%

    Maharashtra 33.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 13.1%

    Maharashtra 43.6%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 84.0%

    Maharashtra 48.0%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 39.6%

    Maharashtra 62.9%

  • Television 36.3%

    Maharashtra 57.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 17.0%

    Maharashtra 25.0%

  • Computer or laptop 4.7%

    Maharashtra 13.4%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.8%

    Maharashtra 6.0%

  • Use banking services 70.1%

    Maharashtra 69.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 17.3%

    Maharashtra 18.8%

The home itself

  • Own their home 92.0%

    Maharashtra 81.0%

  • Rent their home 6.2%

    Maharashtra 15.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 25.3%

    Maharashtra 68.6%

  • House in good condition 56.9%

    Maharashtra 64.2%

  • Concrete roof 16.8%

    Maharashtra 30.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 18.9%

    Maharashtra 53.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 31.9%

    Maharashtra 46.4%

Maharashtra

What the numbers say

  • Gondia district held 1.2% of Maharashtra's population in 2011, 30th of 36 districts.
  • Literacy is 85.0%, 2.6 points above the Maharashtra average of 82.3%.
  • The sex ratio of 999 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 929.
  • 17.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Maharashtra as a whole (45.2%).
  • The population grew 10.1% in 2001–11, slower than Maharashtra's 16.0%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈14.56 lakh, implies growth of about 10% since 2011; it is tied to the official Maharashtra projection.
  • Its largest town, Gondiya, had 1.33 lakh people in 2011, 10.0% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Maharashtra →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 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 Gondia, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Gondia (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 Gondia (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMaharashtra
Hindu 11,53,861 87.2% 79.8%
Muslim 26,157 2.0% 11.5%
Christian 1,827 0.1% 1.0%
Sikh 2,160 0.2% 0.2%
Buddhist 1,25,282 9.5% 5.8%
Jain 1,568 0.1% 1.2%
Other religions and persuasions 5,080 0.4% 0.2%
Religion not stated 6,572 0.5% 0.3%
Total13,22,507100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Gondia district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈14,56,000 (14.56 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Gondia's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Maharashtra projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,22,507.

What was the population of Gondia district in Census 2011?
13,22,507: 6,61,554 males and 6,60,953 females, of whom 2,25,930 lived in towns and 10,96,577 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Gondia?
Literacy was 85.0% in 2011 (men 92.0%, women 77.9%). The sex ratio was 999 females per 1,000 males, and 956 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Gondia district?
Gondiya, with 1,32,813 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Gondia district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 942 Census 2011 villages and 10 towns.

⤓ Download Maharashtra district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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