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District of Punjab

Malerkotla District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 4.8 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

4,80,000 480,000 1 March 2026

Malerkotla district's population is estimated at ≈4.8 lakh (4,80,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 4,29,754 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Malerkotla district

Census 2011
4,29,754
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 4.8 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,74,065

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
2,55,689

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 4.8 lakh 4,80,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
4.3 lakh 4,29,754 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 528per km² 2011
Sex ratio
896 Punjab: 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)
881 Punjab: 846
Literacy rate
72.6% Male 77.8% · Female 66.9%
Urban share
40.5% Punjab: 37.5%
Growth 2001–11
+12.4% Punjab: +13.9%
Area
≈ 814km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
82.8 thousand 5.2 people per household
Villages
183 Census 2011
Towns
3 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries (parts of earlier districts apportioned by their 2011 population), then our estimate to 2036.

Malerkotla: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
5 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19913,23,172
20013,82,518
20114,29,754
2016 *4,50,000
2021 *4,66,000
2026 *4,80,000
2031 *4,89,000
2036 *4,96,000

* Estimate

Largest towns in Malerkotla (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Malerkotla (Census 2011)
  1. Malerkotla 1,35,424
  2. Ahmedgarh 31,302
  3. Amargarh CT 7,339

How people in Malerkotla worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

19.6%

Agricultural labourers

11.6%

Household industry

3.3%

Other work

65.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 33.8%.

Age structure of Malerkotla

Population in five-year age groups, Census 2011. Men on the left, women on the right. Census 2011, approx. Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Age structure of Malerkotla
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
0-417,69915,041
5-919,96416,082
10-1422,64717,609
15-1924,88419,565
20-2423,35920,601
25-2919,45817,890
30-3416,03515,277
35-3914,97214,541
40-4414,02213,643
45-4912,63711,856
50-5410,2898,952
55-597,1437,095
60-648,0258,333
65-696,1955,606
70-744,6813,896
75-792,0821,994
80+3,3273,294
Children (0–14)
25.4%
Punjab 25.6%
Working age (15–59)
63.5%
Punjab 64.1%
Older people (60+)
11.1%
Punjab 10.3%
Median age
27.3years
Punjab 27.4
Dependency ratio
48.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Punjab 47.8

Languages spoken in Malerkotla

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 23 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Malerkotla
  1. Punjabi 94.7%
  2. Hindi 4.5%
  3. Urdu 0.4%
  4. Bengali 0.1%
  5. Sindhi 0.1%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Nepali 0.0%
  8. Lahnda 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Punjabi94.7%
  2. Hindi4.2%
  3. Urdu0.4%
  4. Bhojpuri0.1%
  5. Gojri/Gujjari/Gujar0.1%
  6. Bengali0.1%
  7. Sindhi0.1%
  8. Marathi0.0%

Housing and amenities in Malerkotla

Share of households, Houselisting Census 2011. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 97.9%

    Punjab 96.6%

  • Tap water 49.8%

    Punjab 51.0%

  • Water source within premises 88.6%

    Punjab 85.9%

  • Toilet within premises 90.0%

    Punjab 79.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 8.8%

    Punjab 19.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 92.0%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Closed drainage 20.4%

    Punjab 27.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 48.8%

    Punjab 54.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 44.9%

    Punjab 40.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 69.9%

    Punjab 75.5%

  • Television 77.1%

    Punjab 82.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 49.1%

    Punjab 47.5%

  • Computer or laptop 10.2%

    Punjab 12.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 11.5%

    Punjab 13.1%

  • Use banking services 58.3%

    Punjab 65.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 3.3%

    Punjab 4.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 90.7%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Rent their home 7.5%

    Punjab 8.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 94.0%

    Punjab 88.3%

  • House in good condition 53.7%

    Punjab 49.9%

  • Concrete roof 42.8%

    Punjab 49.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 43.0%

    Punjab 42.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 25.4%

    Punjab 24.1%

Punjab

What the numbers say

  • Malerkotla district held 1.5% of Punjab's population in 2011, 23rd of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 72.6%, 3.2 points below the Punjab average of 75.8%.
  • The child sex ratio was just 881 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈4.8 lakh, implies growth of about 12% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.
  • Its largest town, Malerkotla, had 1.35 lakh people in 2011, 31.5% of the district.

How this district was formed

Malerkotla covers land that was part of these districts in Census 2011:

  • Sangrur (2011) 100.0% of this district
    26.0% of the 2011 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 Malerkotla, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Malerkotla (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Malerkotla (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsSharePunjab
Hindu ≈ 65,300 15.2% 38.5%
Muslim ≈ 1,42,900 33.3% 1.9%
Christian ≈ 700 0.2% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 2,18,700 50.9% 57.7%
Buddhist ≈ 0 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 1,800 0.4% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 0 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 300 0.1% 0.3%
Total4,29,754100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Malerkotla district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈4,80,000 (4.8 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Malerkotla's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Punjab projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 4,29,754.

What was the population of Malerkotla district in Census 2011?
4,29,754: 2,26,722 males and 2,03,032 females, of whom 1,74,065 lived in towns and 2,55,689 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Malerkotla?
Literacy was 72.6% in 2011 (men 77.8%, women 66.9%). The sex ratio was 896 females per 1,000 males, and 881 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Malerkotla district?
Malerkotla, with 1,35,424 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Malerkotla district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 183 Census 2011 villages and 3 towns.

⤓ Download Punjab district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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