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District of Punjab

Sri Muktsar Sahib District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 10.31 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

10,31,000 1.03 million 1 March 2026

Sri Muktsar Sahib district's population is estimated at ≈10.31 lakh (10,31,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Punjab projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 9,01,896.

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

Sri Muktsar Sahib district

Census 2011
9,01,896
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 10.31 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,52,191

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
6,49,705

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 10.31 lakh 10,31,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
9.02 lakh 9,01,896 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
348per km² 2011
Sex ratio
896 Punjab: 895
Child sex ratio (0–6)
831 Punjab: 846
Literacy rate
65.8% Male 71.8% · Female 59.2%
Urban share
28.0% Punjab: 37.5%
Growth 2001–11
+16.0% Punjab: +13.9%
Area
2,593km² Census 2011
Households
1.74 lakh 5.2 people per household
Villages
234 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Sri Muktsar Sahib: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
11 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19512,66,498
19613,82,776
19714,30,991
19815,47,394
19916,54,434
20017,77,493
20119,01,896
2016 *9,51,000
2021 *9,95,000
2026 *10,31,000
2031 *10,60,000
2036 *10,83,000

* Estimate

How Sri Muktsar Sahib'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 Sri Muktsar Sahib's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Malout3,48,16538.6%89665.4%23.4%
2 Muktsar3,30,79436.7%89467.0%37.9%
3 Gidderbaha2,22,93724.7%89964.7%20.4%

Largest towns in Sri Muktsar Sahib (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Sri Muktsar Sahib (Census 2011)
  1. Muktsar 1,16,747
  2. Malout 81,406
  3. Gidderbaha 45,370
  4. Bariwala 8,668

How people in Sri Muktsar Sahib worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

25.8%

Agricultural labourers

33.1%

Household industry

1.5%

Other work

39.5%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 37.2%.

Age structure of Sri Muktsar Sahib

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 Sri Muktsar Sahib
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
0-439,52933,471
5-943,22434,742
10-1447,67738,289
15-1951,37539,822
20-2446,75541,458
25-2940,52238,303
30-3435,97534,130
35-3932,82831,659
40-4429,94228,353
45-4925,82823,913
50-5420,78618,091
55-5913,87114,652
60-6416,08618,214
65-6912,58611,923
70-748,7558,102
75-793,8134,118
80+5,1176,183
Children (0–14)
26.3%
Punjab 25.6%
Working age (15–59)
63.1%
Punjab 64.1%
Older people (60+)
10.5%
Punjab 10.3%
Median age
27.1years
Punjab 27.4
Dependency ratio
49.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Punjab 47.8

Languages spoken in Sri Muktsar Sahib

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 24 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Sri Muktsar Sahib
  1. Punjabi 92.1%
  2. Hindi 7.7%
  3. Gujarati 0.0%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Nepali 0.0%
  6. Marathi 0.0%
  7. Malayalam 0.0%
  8. Urdu 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Punjabi92.1%
  2. Hindi6.8%
  3. Bagri Rajasthani0.7%
  4. Haryanvi0.1%
  5. Rajasthani0.1%
  6. Bengali0.0%
  7. Nepali0.0%
  8. Marwari0.0%

Housing and amenities in Sri Muktsar Sahib

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 96.4%

    Punjab 96.6%

  • Tap water 54.7%

    Punjab 51.0%

  • Water source within premises 72.8%

    Punjab 85.9%

  • Toilet within premises 77.3%

    Punjab 79.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 21.9%

    Punjab 19.5%

  • Bathing area within premises 88.0%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Closed drainage 18.1%

    Punjab 27.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 44.2%

    Punjab 54.5%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 53.7%

    Punjab 40.3%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 74.8%

    Punjab 75.5%

  • Television 75.5%

    Punjab 82.6%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 36.0%

    Punjab 47.5%

  • Computer or laptop 8.1%

    Punjab 12.7%

  • Car, jeep or van 13.4%

    Punjab 13.1%

  • Use banking services 53.8%

    Punjab 65.2%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 7.4%

    Punjab 4.4%

The home itself

  • Own their home 92.4%

    Punjab 88.9%

  • Rent their home 5.3%

    Punjab 8.8%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 81.7%

    Punjab 88.3%

  • House in good condition 40.6%

    Punjab 49.9%

  • Concrete roof 20.9%

    Punjab 49.1%

  • Cement or tiled floor 21.5%

    Punjab 42.9%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 26.2%

    Punjab 24.1%

Punjab

What the numbers say

  • Sri Muktsar Sahib district held 3.3% of Punjab's population in 2011, 14th of 23 districts.
  • Literacy is 65.8%, 10.0 points below the Punjab average of 75.8%.
  • The child sex ratio was just 831 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • 28.0% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Punjab as a whole (37.5%).
  • The population grew 16.0% in 2001–11, faster than Punjab's 13.9%.
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈10.31 lakh, implies growth of about 14% since 2011; it is tied to the official Punjab projection.
  • Its largest town, Muktsar, had 1.17 lakh people in 2011, 12.9% 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 Sri Muktsar Sahib, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Sri Muktsar Sahib (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 Sri Muktsar Sahib (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsSharePunjab
Hindu 2,54,920 28.3% 38.5%
Muslim 4,333 0.5% 1.9%
Christian 1,681 0.2% 1.3%
Sikh 6,38,625 70.8% 57.7%
Buddhist 240 0.0% 0.1%
Jain 744 0.1% 0.2%
Other religions and persuasions 433 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 920 0.1% 0.3%
Total9,01,896100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈10,31,000 (10.31 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sri Muktsar Sahib's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Punjab projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 9,01,896.

What was the population of Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Census 2011?
9,01,896: 4,75,622 males and 4,26,274 females, of whom 2,52,191 lived in towns and 6,49,705 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sri Muktsar Sahib?
Literacy was 65.8% in 2011 (men 71.8%, women 59.2%). The sex ratio was 896 females per 1,000 males, and 831 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sri Muktsar Sahib district?
Muktsar, with 1,16,747 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sri Muktsar Sahib district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 234 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Punjab district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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