District of Rajasthan

Bhilwara District Population 2026

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

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈28,13,000 (28.13 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bhilwara's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 23,38,664.

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

23,38,664: 11,85,397 males and 11,53,267 females, of whom 5,12,654 lived in towns and 18,26,010 in villages. These figures are on the district’s current boundaries, rebuilt from Census 2011 village and town records.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 28.13 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

28,13,000 2.81 million 1 March 2026

Bhilwara district's population is estimated at ≈28.13 lakh (28,13,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 23,38,664 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

The district, the city and the metro area are three different areas. Pick the one you mean.

City

Bhilwara (municipal limits)

Census 2011: 3,59,483
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 4.6 lakh

District

Bhilwara district

Census 2011: 23,38,664
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 28.13 lakh

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 28.13 lakh 28,13,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 23.39 lakh 23,38,664 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density: ≈ 232per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 973 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6): 929 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate: 61.5% Male 75.3% · Female 47.4%
Urban share: 21.9% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11: +19.2% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area: ≈ 10,070km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households: 4.83 lakh 4.8 people per household
Villages: 1,771 Census 2011
Towns: 9 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

30 L 2026

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Year	Population
1991	15,52,676
2001	19,62,351
2011	23,38,664
2016 *	25,21,000
2021 *	26,79,000
2026 *	28,13,000
2031 *	29,17,000
2036 *	30,14,000

* Estimate

How Bhilwara'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 Bhilwara's 2011 population was spread
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1	Bhilwara	5,57,761	23.8%	941	74.9%	66.5%
2	Mandal	2,35,640	10.1%	1036	53.7%	0.0%
3	Jahazpur	2,17,773	9.3%	944	60.3%	9.5%
4	Shahpura	2,07,020	8.9%	969	56.2%	14.6%
5	Asind(part)	1,84,271	7.9%	1006	57.5%	9.0%
6	Mandalgarh	1,76,703	7.6%	957	55.0%	7.8%
7	Kotri	1,74,701	7.5%	965	52.0%	0.0%
8	Hurda	1,38,643	5.9%	949	66.6%	19.6%
9	Sahara	1,35,086	5.8%	1021	59.8%	13.9%
10	Banera	1,23,714	5.3%	986	57.1%	0.0%
11	Raipur	97,869	4.2%	1028	53.7%	0.0%
12	Beejoliya	89,483	3.8%	964	60.1%	15.8%

Largest towns in Bhilwara (Census 2011)

Bhilwara 3,59,483
Shahpura 30,320
Gulabpura 27,215
Jahazpur 20,586
Gangapur 18,777
Asind 16,611
Beejoliya Kalan CT 14,140
Mandalgarh 13,844
Hameer Garh CT 11,678

How people in Bhilwara worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

48.6%

Agricultural labourers

14.0%

Household industry

2.6%

Other work

34.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.7%.

Age structure of Bhilwara

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	1,24,723	1,16,145
5-9	1,37,415	1,26,961
10-14	1,37,196	1,28,697
15-19	1,18,695	1,16,404
20-24	1,09,218	1,03,757
25-29	90,817	87,674
30-34	82,564	81,767
35-39	77,523	76,569
40-44	70,025	66,633
45-49	59,525	57,772
50-54	50,337	44,906
55-59	35,123	37,856
60-64	33,122	34,634
65-69	21,340	26,079
70-74	16,803	19,833
75-79	6,384	9,148
80+	7,604	11,267

Children (0–14): 33.2%; Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59): 58.8%; Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+): 8.0%; Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age: 23.7years; Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio: 62.0; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Bhilwara

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 33 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 98.9%
Urdu 0.6%
Sindhi 0.2%
Punjabi 0.1%
English 0.0%
Gujarati 0.0%
Bengali 0.0%
Odia 0.0%
All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

Rajasthani51.7%
Mewari29.9%
Hindi15.0%
Marwari1.8%
Urdu0.6%
Sindhi0.3%
Bhojpuri0.1%
Punjabi0.1%

Housing and amenities in Bhilwara

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 76.2%

Rajasthan 67.1%
Tap water 38.5%

Rajasthan 40.7%
Water source within premises 28.3%

Rajasthan 35.2%
Toilet within premises 24.4%

Rajasthan 35.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 74.5%

Rajasthan 64.2%
Bathing area within premises 47.9%

Rajasthan 55.7%
Closed drainage 15.5%

Rajasthan 10.8%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 20.0%

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 67.0%

Rajasthan 68.2%
Television 36.5%

Rajasthan 37.7%
Scooter or motorcycle 31.3%

Rajasthan 24.2%
Computer or laptop 5.1%

Rajasthan 7.0%
Car, jeep or van 3.7%

Rajasthan 4.7%
Use banking services 71.6%

Rajasthan 68.0%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 18.4%

Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

Own their home 90.8%

Rajasthan 93.2%
Rent their home 8.1%

Rajasthan 5.4%
Permanent (pucca) house 73.8%

Rajasthan 71.5%
House in good condition 47.1%

Rajasthan 51.0%
Concrete roof 8.7%

Rajasthan 11.2%
Cement or tiled floor 27.5%

Rajasthan 44.5%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 46.9%

Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

Bhilwara district held 3.4% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 6th of 41 districts.
Literacy is 61.5%, 4.6 points below the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 75.3% of men but only 47.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 973 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 928.
The population grew 19.2% in 2001–11, slower than Rajasthan's 21.3% (on today’s boundaries).
Our 2026 estimate, ≈28.13 lakh, implies growth of about 20% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
Its largest town, Bhilwara, had 3.59 lakh people in 2011, 15.4% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

Bhilwara (2011) 100.0% of this district
97.1% 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 Bhilwara, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Bhilwara (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 Bhilwara (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Rajasthan
Hindu	≈ 21,58,100	92.3%	88.5%
Muslim	≈ 1,40,100	6.0%	9.1%
Christian	≈ 1,900	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	≈ 1,500	0.1%	1.3%
Buddhist	≈ 200	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	≈ 34,400	1.5%	0.9%
Other religions and persuasions	≈ 100	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	≈ 2,300	0.1%	0.1%
Total	23,38,664	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bhilwara district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈28,13,000 (28.13 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bhilwara's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 23,38,664.

What was the population of Bhilwara district in Census 2011?

23,38,664: 11,85,397 males and 11,53,267 females, of whom 5,12,654 lived in towns and 18,26,010 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 Bhilwara?

Literacy was 61.5% in 2011 (men 75.3%, women 47.4%). The sex ratio was 973 females per 1,000 males, and 929 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bhilwara district?

Bhilwara, with 3,59,483 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bhilwara district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 1,771 Census 2011 villages and 9 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction