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District of Maharashtra

Wardha District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 13.83 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

13,83,000 1.38 million 1 March 2026

Wardha district's population is estimated at ≈13.83 lakh (13,83,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Maharashtra projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 13,00,774.

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

Wardha district

Census 2011
13,00,774
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 13.83 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
4,23,300

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
8,77,474

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 13.83 lakh 13,83,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
13.01 lakh 13,00,774 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
206per km² 2011
Sex ratio
946 Maharashtra: 929
Child sex ratio (0–6)
919 Maharashtra: 894
Literacy rate
87.0% Male 91.9% · Female 81.8%
Urban share
32.5% Maharashtra: 45.2%
Growth 2001–11
+5.2% Maharashtra: +16.0%
Area
6,309km² Census 2011
Households
3.1 lakh 4.2 people per household
Villages
1,376 Census 2011
Towns
13 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Wardha: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
14 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19515,38,903
19616,34,277
19717,79,562
19819,26,618
199110,67,357
200112,36,736
201113,00,774
2016 *13,39,000
2021 *13,67,000
2026 *13,83,000
2031 *13,89,000
2036 *13,84,000

* Estimate

How Wardha'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 Wardha's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Wardha3,57,47627.5%96090.1%59.5%
2 Hinganghat2,24,01717.2%93488.0%45.4%
3 Deoli1,59,87712.3%94387.0%33.3%
4 Arvi1,45,98111.2%94286.3%29.3%
5 Seloo1,29,64710.0%94884.0%9.9%
6 Samudrapur1,17,0389.0%93282.7%0.0%
7 Karanja90,4627.0%95684.2%0.0%
8 Ashti76,2765.9%94085.7%0.0%

Largest towns in Wardha (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Wardha (Census 2011)
  1. Wardha 1,06,444
  2. Hinganghat 1,01,805
  3. Arvi 42,822
  4. Pulgaon 33,925
  5. Pipri CT 23,661
  6. Sindi Turf Hindnagar CT 20,956
  7. Borgaon CT 19,759
  8. Deoli 19,288
  9. Sawangi CT 14,394
  10. Sindi 12,858

How people in Wardha worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

21.9%

Agricultural labourers

46.4%

Household industry

2.3%

Other work

29.5%

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

Age structure of Wardha

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 Wardha
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
0-447,50343,511
5-949,94246,217
10-1460,06155,559
15-1962,04957,599
20-2463,61760,179
25-2958,51454,789
30-3451,60049,412
35-3950,70249,690
40-4447,24643,791
45-4940,64437,142
50-5434,38729,170
55-5925,28023,088
60-6422,11525,181
65-6921,08724,333
70-7416,68916,764
75-798,7027,870
80+7,7447,697
Children (0–14)
23.3%
Maharashtra 26.7%
Working age (15–59)
64.5%
Maharashtra 63.4%
Older people (60+)
12.2%
Maharashtra 9.9%
Median age
29.6years
Maharashtra 27.1
Dependency ratio
46.7
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Maharashtra 50.1

Languages spoken in Wardha

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 40 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Wardha
  1. Marathi 87.8%
  2. Hindi 8.1%
  3. Urdu 1.3%
  4. Gondi 0.6%
  5. Sindhi 0.6%
  6. Kolami 0.3%
  7. Gujarati 0.3%
  8. Telugu 0.3%
  9. All other languages 0.8%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Marathi87.8%
  2. Hindi6.9%
  3. Urdu1.3%
  4. Banjari0.6%
  5. Gondi0.6%
  6. Sindhi0.6%
  7. Kolami0.3%
  8. Marwari0.3%

Housing and amenities in Wardha

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 87.9%

    Maharashtra 84.0%

  • Tap water 63.4%

    Maharashtra 68.1%

  • Water source within premises 57.2%

    Maharashtra 59.6%

  • Toilet within premises 56.7%

    Maharashtra 53.3%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 40.2%

    Maharashtra 33.7%

  • Bathing area within premises 86.2%

    Maharashtra 85.5%

  • Closed drainage 11.1%

    Maharashtra 33.6%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 37.7%

    Maharashtra 43.6%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 59.7%

    Maharashtra 48.0%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 50.2%

    Maharashtra 62.9%

  • Television 56.4%

    Maharashtra 57.0%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 23.4%

    Maharashtra 25.0%

  • Computer or laptop 5.3%

    Maharashtra 13.4%

  • Car, jeep or van 2.3%

    Maharashtra 6.0%

  • Use banking services 68.3%

    Maharashtra 69.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 22.3%

    Maharashtra 18.8%

The home itself

  • Own their home 86.9%

    Maharashtra 81.0%

  • Rent their home 9.4%

    Maharashtra 15.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 51.9%

    Maharashtra 68.6%

  • House in good condition 54.6%

    Maharashtra 64.2%

  • Concrete roof 31.8%

    Maharashtra 30.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 43.7%

    Maharashtra 53.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 33.0%

    Maharashtra 46.4%

Maharashtra

What the numbers say

  • Wardha district held 1.2% of Maharashtra's population in 2011, 31st of 36 districts.
  • Literacy is 87.0%, 4.6 points above the Maharashtra average of 82.3%.
  • The sex ratio of 946 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 929.
  • 32.5% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Maharashtra as a whole (45.2%).
  • The population grew 5.2% in 2001–11, slower than Maharashtra's 16.0%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈13.83 lakh, implies growth of about 6% since 2011; it is tied to the official Maharashtra projection.
  • Its largest town, Wardha, had 1.06 lakh people in 2011, 8.2% 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 Wardha, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Wardha (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 Wardha (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareMaharashtra
Hindu 10,57,096 81.3% 79.8%
Muslim 53,854 4.1% 11.5%
Christian 2,696 0.2% 1.0%
Sikh 2,147 0.2% 0.2%
Buddhist 1,75,417 13.5% 5.8%
Jain 5,663 0.4% 1.2%
Other religions and persuasions 2,254 0.2% 0.2%
Religion not stated 1,647 0.1% 0.3%
Total13,00,774100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Wardha district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈13,83,000 (13.83 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Wardha's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Maharashtra projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 13,00,774.

What was the population of Wardha district in Census 2011?
13,00,774: 6,68,385 males and 6,32,389 females, of whom 4,23,300 lived in towns and 8,77,474 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Wardha?
Literacy was 87.0% in 2011 (men 91.9%, women 81.8%). The sex ratio was 946 females per 1,000 males, and 919 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Wardha district?
Wardha, with 1,06,444 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Wardha district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,376 Census 2011 villages and 13 towns.

⤓ Download Maharashtra district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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