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District of Punjab

Hoshiarpur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 17.08 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

17,08,000 1.71 million 1 March 2026

Hoshiarpur district's population is estimated at ≈17.08 lakh (17,08,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 15,86,625.

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

Hoshiarpur district

Census 2011
15,86,625
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 17.08 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
3,34,969

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
12,51,656

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 17.08 lakh 17,08,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
15.87 lakh 15,86,625 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
469per km² 2011
Sex ratio
961 Punjab: 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)
865 Punjab: 846
Literacy rate
84.6% Male 88.8% · Female 80.3%
Urban share
21.1% Punjab: 37.5%
Growth 2001–11
+7.1% Punjab: +13.9%
Area
3,386km² Census 2011
Households
3.37 lakh 4.7 people per household
Villages
1,416 Census 2011
Towns
13 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Hoshiarpur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
17 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19517,12,440
19617,82,483
19719,48,505
198111,16,326
199112,99,261
200114,81,292
201115,86,625
2016 *16,41,000
2021 *16,81,000
2026 *17,08,000
2031 *17,22,000
2036 *17,25,000

* Estimate

How Hoshiarpur'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 Hoshiarpur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Hoshiarpur 5,60,34635.3%93985.5%33.8%
2 Dasua3,60,50522.7%97684.2%15.6%
3 Mukerian 3,35,06321.1%97885.9%18.2%
4 Garhshankar3,30,71120.8%96682.1%8.6%

Largest towns in Hoshiarpur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Hoshiarpur (Census 2011)
  1. Hoshiarpur 1,68,653
  2. Mukerian 29,841
  3. Dasua 25,192
  4. Urmar Tanda 23,419
  5. Talwara CT 19,485
  6. Garhshankar 16,955
  7. Mahilpur 11,360
  8. Hariana 8,928
  9. Gardhiwala 7,593
  10. Chohal CT 7,304

How people in Hoshiarpur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

18.0%

Agricultural labourers

14.9%

Household industry

3.2%

Other work

64.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 31.5%.

Age structure of Hoshiarpur

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 Hoshiarpur
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
0-462,37854,503
5-972,08160,207
10-1479,68264,252
15-1986,58672,793
20-2475,47874,664
25-2961,37767,740
30-3454,63559,653
35-3953,04557,653
40-4449,73853,258
45-4946,67748,123
50-5440,92239,613
55-5933,69330,955
60-6429,70830,891
65-6922,18121,453
70-7417,09816,871
75-799,5369,279
80+13,48114,990
Children (0–14)
24.8%
Punjab 25.6%
Working age (15–59)
63.5%
Punjab 64.1%
Older people (60+)
11.7%
Punjab 10.3%
Median age
28.5years
Punjab 27.4
Dependency ratio
48.5
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Punjab 47.8

Languages spoken in Hoshiarpur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 38 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Hoshiarpur
  1. Punjabi 93.7%
  2. Hindi 5.8%
  3. Urdu 0.1%
  4. Nepali 0.1%
  5. Bengali 0.0%
  6. Maithili 0.0%
  7. Dogri 0.0%
  8. Marathi 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.2%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Punjabi93.7%
  2. Hindi5.3%
  3. Urdu0.1%
  4. Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar0.1%
  5. Bhojpuri0.1%
  6. Pahari0.1%
  7. Nepali0.1%
  8. Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Hoshiarpur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 97.0%

    Punjab 96.6%

  • Tap water 53.8%

    Punjab 51.0%

  • Water source within premises 84.6%

    Punjab 85.9%

  • Toilet within premises 63.9%

    Punjab 79.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 35.4%

    Punjab 19.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 86.7%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Closed drainage 15.1%

    Punjab 27.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 61.2%

    Punjab 54.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 36.1%

    Punjab 40.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 77.1%

    Punjab 75.5%

  • Television 86.7%

    Punjab 82.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 50.6%

    Punjab 47.5%

  • Computer or laptop 10.4%

    Punjab 12.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 10.2%

    Punjab 13.1%

  • Use banking services 83.0%

    Punjab 65.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 3.5%

    Punjab 4.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 91.9%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Rent their home 5.4%

    Punjab 8.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 90.7%

    Punjab 88.3%

  • House in good condition 54.3%

    Punjab 49.9%

  • Concrete roof 54.1%

    Punjab 49.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 64.5%

    Punjab 42.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 19.7%

    Punjab 24.1%

Punjab

What the numbers say

  • Hoshiarpur district held 5.7% of Punjab's population in 2011, 6th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 84.6%, 8.8 points above the Punjab average of 75.8%.
  • The sex ratio of 961 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 895.
  • The child sex ratio was just 865 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 21.1% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Punjab as a whole (37.5%).
  • The population grew 7.1% in 2001–11, slower than Punjab's 13.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈17.08 lakh, implies growth of about 8% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.
  • Its largest town, Hoshiarpur, had 1.69 lakh people in 2011, 10.6% 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 Hoshiarpur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Hoshiarpur (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 Hoshiarpur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsSharePunjab
Hindu 10,00,743 63.1% 38.5%
Muslim 23,089 1.5% 1.9%
Christian 14,968 0.9% 1.3%
Sikh 5,38,208 33.9% 57.7%
Buddhist 3,476 0.2% 0.1%
Jain 2,034 0.1% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 531 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 3,576 0.2% 0.3%
Total15,86,625100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Hoshiarpur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈17,08,000 (17.08 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Hoshiarpur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Punjab projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 15,86,625.

What was the population of Hoshiarpur district in Census 2011?
15,86,625: 8,09,057 males and 7,77,568 females, of whom 3,34,969 lived in towns and 12,51,656 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Hoshiarpur?
Literacy was 84.6% in 2011 (men 88.8%, women 80.3%). The sex ratio was 961 females per 1,000 males, and 865 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Hoshiarpur district?
Hoshiarpur, with 1,68,653 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Hoshiarpur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 1,416 Census 2011 villages and 13 towns.

⤓ Download Punjab district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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