District of Rajasthan

Alwar District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Alwar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,65,000 (24.65 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Alwar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,04,110.

Q: What was the population of Alwar district in Census 2011?

20,04,110: 10,58,045 males and 9,46,065 females, of whom 4,18,074 lived in towns and 15,86,036 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 24.65 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

24,65,000 2.46 million 1 March 2026

Alwar district's population is estimated at ≈24.65 lakh (24,65,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 20,04,110 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

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

District

Alwar district

Census 2011: 20,04,110
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 24.65 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 4,18,074

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 15,86,036

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 24.65 lakh 24,65,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 20.04 lakh 20,04,110 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 455per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 894 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6): 878 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate: 69.2% Male 82.7% · Female 54.2%
Urban share: 20.9% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11: +22.8% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area: ≈ 4,401km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 3.46 lakh 5.8 people per household
Villages: 1,133 Census 2011
Towns: 8 Census 2011

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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.

Reconstructed
Estimate

27 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	12,52,179
2001	16,31,766
2011	20,04,110
2016 *	21,77,000
2021 *	23,31,000
2026 *	24,65,000
2031 *	25,77,000
2036 *	26,82,000

* Estimate

How Alwar'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 Alwar's 2011 population was spread
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1	Alwar	7,03,856	35.1%	893	75.3%	49.5%
2	Rajgarh	3,56,727	17.8%	888	67.5%	7.5%
3	Lachhmangarh	2,88,671	14.4%	900	65.9%	4.0%
4	Ramgarh	2,56,605	12.8%	913	63.2%	5.3%
5	Kathumar	2,45,193	12.2%	878	70.1%	7.2%
6	Thanagazi(part)	1,53,058	7.6%	897	58.9%	0.0%

Largest towns in Alwar (Census 2011)

Alwar 3,22,568
Rajgarh 26,631
Kherli 17,634
Ramgarh CT 13,529
Govindgarh CT 11,552
Diwakari CT 11,188
Bhoogar CT 7,666
Desoola CT 7,306

How people in Alwar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

52.6%

Agricultural labourers

13.0%

Household industry

2.1%

Other work

32.3%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 45.1%.

Age structure of Alwar

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 →

MenWomen

80+
75-79
70-74
65-69
60-64
55-59
50-54
45-49
40-44
35-39
30-34
25-29
20-24
15-19
10-14
5-9
0-4

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Age	Men	Women
0-4	1,18,922	1,02,982
5-9	1,27,340	1,09,753
10-14	1,33,109	1,15,069
15-19	1,18,955	1,00,665
20-24	1,03,133	90,489
25-29	84,175	75,444
30-34	70,544	67,797
35-39	64,897	60,507
40-44	55,255	50,717
45-49	44,849	41,438
50-54	36,809	31,562
55-59	25,753	25,723
60-64	25,212	24,580
65-69	16,891	18,326
70-74	14,973	14,237
75-79	7,081	7,492
80+	9,316	9,394

Children (0–14): 35.3%; Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59): 57.3%; Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+): 7.4%; Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age: 21.9years; Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio: 67.2; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Alwar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 39 languages recorded. 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 →

Hindi 96.9%
Punjabi 2.3%
Others 0.2%
Bhili/Bhilodi 0.1%
Sindhi 0.1%
Odia 0.1%
Urdu 0.1%
Gujarati 0.0%
All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

Hindi85.5%
Mewati8.3%
Punjabi2.3%
Brajbhasha1.2%
Dhundhari0.7%
Rajasthani0.6%
Awadhi0.2%
Marwari0.1%

Housing and amenities in Alwar

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 78.4%

Rajasthan 67.1%
Tap water 29.0%

Rajasthan 40.7%
Water source within premises 31.9%

Rajasthan 35.2%
Toilet within premises 26.2%

Rajasthan 35.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 73.2%

Rajasthan 64.2%
Bathing area within premises 45.9%

Rajasthan 55.7%
Closed drainage 7.7%

Rajasthan 10.8%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 20.9%

Rajasthan 22.9%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 78.4%

Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

Mobile phone 71.0%

Rajasthan 68.2%
Television 40.9%

Rajasthan 37.7%
Scooter or motorcycle 29.8%

Rajasthan 24.2%
Computer or laptop 7.8%

Rajasthan 7.0%
Car, jeep or van 4.6%

Rajasthan 4.7%
Use banking services 58.9%

Rajasthan 68.0%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 15.3%

Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

Own their home 96.2%

Rajasthan 93.2%
Rent their home 2.9%

Rajasthan 5.4%
Permanent (pucca) house 87.4%

Rajasthan 71.5%
House in good condition 55.8%

Rajasthan 51.0%
Concrete roof 18.6%

Rajasthan 11.2%
Cement or tiled floor 70.5%

Rajasthan 44.5%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 36.4%

Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

Alwar district held 2.9% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 10th of 41 districts.
Literacy is 69.2%, 3.1 points above the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 82.7% of men but only 54.2% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 894 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 928.
The child sex ratio was just 878 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈24.65 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
Its largest town, Alwar, had 3.23 lakh people in 2011, 16.1% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

Alwar (2011) 100.0% of this district
54.6% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Rajasthan →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

Phase I: houselisting

Done (16 May 2026 – 14 June 2026)
Phase II: counting people

February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
Results

Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.

When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Alwar, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Alwar (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011 on today’s boundaries; approximate, because some 2011 units were split between districts and are apportioned by population. How this is made →

Population by religion in Alwar (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Rajasthan
Hindu	≈ 16,42,100	81.9%	88.5%
Muslim	≈ 3,05,900	15.3%	9.1%
Christian	≈ 1,400	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	≈ 37,600	1.9%	1.3%
Buddhist	≈ 4,200	0.2%	0.0%
Jain	≈ 11,500	0.6%	0.9%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 300	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 1,100	0.1%	0.1%
Total	20,04,110	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Alwar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈24,65,000 (24.65 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Alwar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 20,04,110.

What was the population of Alwar district in Census 2011?

20,04,110: 10,58,045 males and 9,46,065 females, of whom 4,18,074 lived in towns and 15,86,036 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 Alwar?

Literacy was 69.2% in 2011 (men 82.7%, women 54.2%). The sex ratio was 894 females per 1,000 males, and 878 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Alwar district?

Alwar, with 3,22,568 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Alwar district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 1,133 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction