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District of Punjab

Faridkot District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 6.88 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

6,88,000 688,000 1 March 2026

Faridkot district's population is estimated at ≈6.88 lakh (6,88,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,17,508.

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

Which number do you mean?

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

District

Faridkot district

Census 2011
6,17,508
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 6.88 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,17,051

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
4,00,457

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 6.88 lakh 6,88,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.18 lakh 6,17,508 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
424per km² 2011
Sex ratio
890 Punjab: 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)
851 Punjab: 846
Literacy rate
69.6% Male 74.6% · Female 63.9%
Urban share
35.2% Punjab: 37.5%
Growth 2001–11
+12.1% Punjab: +13.9%
Area
1,458km² Census 2011
Households
1.21 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
171 Census 2011
Towns
3 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Faridkot: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
7.1 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19511,82,145
19612,44,718
19712,93,475
19813,70,556
19914,55,005
20015,50,892
20116,17,508
2016 *6,46,000
2021 *6,69,000
2026 *6,88,000
2031 *7,01,000
2036 *7,11,000

* Estimate

How Faridkot'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 Faridkot's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Faridkot4,56,57873.9%88970.4%39.4%
2 Jaitu1,60,93026.1%89567.2%23.2%

Largest towns in Faridkot (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Faridkot (Census 2011)
  1. Kot Kapura 91,979
  2. Faridkot 87,695
  3. Jaitu 37,377

How people in Faridkot worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

24.0%

Agricultural labourers

24.4%

Household industry

3.7%

Other work

47.9%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 35.9%.

Age structure of Faridkot

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 Faridkot
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-426,08922,329
5-928,86123,856
10-1431,72125,328
15-1934,88927,656
20-2432,82028,821
25-2928,26025,910
30-3424,66422,869
35-3922,08121,059
40-4420,34519,326
45-4917,87516,743
50-5414,81012,924
55-5910,50810,517
60-6411,09511,845
65-698,6437,952
70-746,2365,427
75-792,7522,785
80+3,8304,397
Children (0–14)
25.7%
Punjab 25.6%
Working age (15–59)
63.7%
Punjab 64.1%
Older people (60+)
10.6%
Punjab 10.3%
Median age
27.3years
Punjab 27.4
Dependency ratio
48.2
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Punjab 47.8

Languages spoken in Faridkot

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 30 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Faridkot
  1. Punjabi 91.8%
  2. Hindi 7.4%
  3. Others 0.2%
  4. Marathi 0.1%
  5. Bhili/Bhilodi 0.1%
  6. Bengali 0.1%
  7. Telugu 0.1%
  8. Tamil 0.1%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Punjabi91.8%
  2. Hindi6.9%
  3. Bagri Rajasthani0.1%
  4. Rajasthani0.1%
  5. Baori0.1%
  6. Gawari0.1%
  7. Marathi0.1%
  8. Bengali0.1%

Housing and amenities in Faridkot

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 96.1%

    Punjab 96.6%

  • Tap water 41.4%

    Punjab 51.0%

  • Water source within premises 80.6%

    Punjab 85.9%

  • Toilet within premises 84.6%

    Punjab 79.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 14.6%

    Punjab 19.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 90.5%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Closed drainage 13.9%

    Punjab 27.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 52.5%

    Punjab 54.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 45.0%

    Punjab 40.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 76.7%

    Punjab 75.5%

  • Television 78.7%

    Punjab 82.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 43.7%

    Punjab 47.5%

  • Computer or laptop 10.4%

    Punjab 12.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 13.1%

    Punjab 13.1%

  • Use banking services 59.5%

    Punjab 65.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 5.2%

    Punjab 4.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 92.3%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Rent their home 5.2%

    Punjab 8.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 89.8%

    Punjab 88.3%

  • House in good condition 46.2%

    Punjab 49.9%

  • Concrete roof 35.5%

    Punjab 49.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 23.8%

    Punjab 42.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 22.5%

    Punjab 24.1%

Punjab

What the numbers say

  • Faridkot district held 2.2% of Punjab's population in 2011, 19th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.6%, 6.3 points below the Punjab average of 75.8%.
  • The child sex ratio was just 851 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈6.88 lakh, implies growth of about 11% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.
  • Its largest town, Kot Kapura, had 92 thousand people in 2011, 14.9% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Punjab →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (15 May 2026 – 13 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 Faridkot, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Faridkot (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 Faridkot (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsSharePunjab
Hindu 1,41,363 22.9% 38.5%
Muslim 3,125 0.5% 1.9%
Christian 1,227 0.2% 1.3%
Sikh 4,69,789 76.1% 57.7%
Buddhist 155 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 1,109 0.2% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 103 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 637 0.1% 0.3%
Total6,17,508100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Faridkot district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈6,88,000 (6.88 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Faridkot's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Punjab projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,17,508.

What was the population of Faridkot district in Census 2011?
6,17,508: 3,26,671 males and 2,90,837 females, of whom 2,17,051 lived in towns and 4,00,457 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Faridkot?
Literacy was 69.6% in 2011 (men 74.6%, women 63.9%). The sex ratio was 890 females per 1,000 males, and 851 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Faridkot district?
Kot Kapura, with 91,979 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Faridkot district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 171 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Punjab district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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