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District of Punjab

Rupnagar District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.46 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,46,000 746,000 1 March 2026

Rupnagar district's population is estimated at ≈7.46 lakh (7,46,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 6,84,627.

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

Rupnagar district

Census 2011
6,84,627
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.46 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,77,807

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,06,820

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 7.46 lakh 7,46,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
6.85 lakh 6,84,627 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
505per km² 2011
Sex ratio
915 Punjab: 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)
863 Punjab: 846
Literacy rate
82.2% Male 87.5% · Female 76.4%
Urban share
26.0% Punjab: 37.5%
Growth 2001–11
+8.9% Punjab: +13.9%
Area
1,356km² Census 2011
Households
1.36 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages
611 Census 2011
Towns
8 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Rupnagar: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
7.6 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,51,804
19613,19,389
19713,57,783
19814,39,165
19915,35,970
20016,28,846
20116,84,627
2016 *7,11,000
2021 *7,31,000
2026 *7,46,000
2031 *7,55,000
2036 *7,60,000

* Estimate

How Rupnagar'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 Rupnagar's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Anandpur Sahib1,94,44528.4%93678.9%8.4%
2 Rup Nagar1,81,25626.5%89283.7%41.4%
3 Chamkaur Sahib1,75,34125.6%89282.0%21.6%
4 Nangal1,33,58519.5%94785.1%36.3%

Largest towns in Rupnagar (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Rupnagar (Census 2011)
  1. Rupnagar 56,038
  2. Nangal 48,497
  3. Morinda 24,022
  4. Anandpur Sahib 16,282
  5. Chamkaur Sahib 13,920
  6. Nehon CT 9,439
  7. Ghanauli CT 4,894
  8. Kotla Nihang CT 4,715

How people in Rupnagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

19.5%

Agricultural labourers

9.2%

Household industry

5.3%

Other work

66.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 34.1%.

Age structure of Rupnagar

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 Rupnagar
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
0-427,30723,911
5-930,26725,360
10-1435,10827,788
15-1938,09731,591
20-2434,96432,642
25-2929,52628,739
30-3425,21325,219
35-3924,29124,360
40-4422,29122,568
45-4921,57719,905
50-5417,47715,458
55-5913,23111,471
60-6411,31912,371
65-699,2028,908
70-747,1126,631
75-793,8503,635
80+5,4995,543
Children (0–14)
24.9%
Punjab 25.6%
Working age (15–59)
64.3%
Punjab 64.1%
Older people (60+)
10.9%
Punjab 10.3%
Median age
27.9years
Punjab 27.4
Dependency ratio
47.6
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Punjab 47.8

Languages spoken in Rupnagar

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 Rupnagar
  1. Punjabi 92.6%
  2. Hindi 6.9%
  3. Nepali 0.1%
  4. Urdu 0.1%
  5. Gujarati 0.1%
  6. Bengali 0.1%
  7. Tamil 0.0%
  8. Maithili 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Punjabi92.6%
  2. Hindi6.6%
  3. Nepali0.1%
  4. Urdu0.1%
  5. Bhojpuri0.1%
  6. Rajasthani0.1%
  7. Gujarati0.1%
  8. Bengali0.1%

Housing and amenities in Rupnagar

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 97.2%

    Punjab 96.6%

  • Tap water 60.8%

    Punjab 51.0%

  • Water source within premises 81.1%

    Punjab 85.9%

  • Toilet within premises 66.5%

    Punjab 79.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 32.2%

    Punjab 19.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 86.1%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Closed drainage 19.9%

    Punjab 27.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 51.0%

    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 79.1%

    Punjab 75.5%

  • Television 84.3%

    Punjab 82.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 54.4%

    Punjab 47.5%

  • Computer or laptop 13.2%

    Punjab 12.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 13.0%

    Punjab 13.1%

  • Use banking services 78.4%

    Punjab 65.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 3.2%

    Punjab 4.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 86.5%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Rent their home 10.8%

    Punjab 8.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 90.2%

    Punjab 88.3%

  • House in good condition 60.8%

    Punjab 49.9%

  • Concrete roof 76.6%

    Punjab 49.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 72.4%

    Punjab 42.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 17.5%

    Punjab 24.1%

Punjab

What the numbers say

  • Rupnagar district held 2.5% of Punjab's population in 2011, 17th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 82.2%, 6.3 points above the Punjab average of 75.8%.
  • The sex ratio of 915 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 895.
  • The child sex ratio was just 863 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 26.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Punjab as a whole (37.5%).
  • The population grew 8.9% in 2001–11, slower than Punjab's 13.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈7.46 lakh, implies growth of about 9% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.
  • Its largest town, Rupnagar, had 56 thousand people in 2011, 8.2% 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 Rupnagar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Rupnagar (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 Rupnagar (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsSharePunjab
Hindu 3,04,481 44.5% 38.5%
Muslim 14,492 2.1% 1.9%
Christian 2,094 0.3% 1.3%
Sikh 3,61,045 52.7% 57.7%
Buddhist 118 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 653 0.1% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 143 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,601 0.2% 0.3%
Total6,84,627100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Rupnagar district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,46,000 (7.46 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Rupnagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Punjab projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 6,84,627.

What was the population of Rupnagar district in Census 2011?
6,84,627: 3,57,485 males and 3,27,142 females, of whom 1,77,807 lived in towns and 5,06,820 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Rupnagar?
Literacy was 82.2% in 2011 (men 87.5%, women 76.4%). The sex ratio was 915 females per 1,000 males, and 863 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Rupnagar district?
Rupnagar, with 56,038 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Rupnagar district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 611 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Punjab district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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