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District of Rajasthan

Dholpur District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 14.83 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

14,83,000 1.48 million 1 March 2026

Dholpur district's population is estimated at ≈14.83 lakh (14,83,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 12,06,516.

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

Dholpur district

Census 2011
12,06,516
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 14.83 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,47,450

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
9,59,066

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 14.83 lakh 14,83,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
12.07 lakh 12,06,516 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density
398per km² 2011
Sex ratio
846 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6)
857 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate
69.1% Male 81.2% · Female 54.7%
Urban share
20.5% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11
+22.7% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area
3,033km² Census 2011
Households
2.04 lakh 5.9 people per household
Villages
819 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

Population over time

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

Dholpur: Population over time
  • Census
  • Estimate
16 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19513,02,123
19613,63,727
19714,59,655
19815,85,059
19917,49,479
20019,83,258
201112,06,516
2016 *13,10,000
2021 *14,02,000
2026 *14,83,000
2031 *15,50,000
2036 *16,13,000

* Estimate

How Dholpur'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 Dholpur's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Dhaulpur3,61,10929.9%85271.9%36.9%
2 Bari2,45,65020.4%83166.3%25.5%
3 Baseri2,44,77420.3%84168.6%7.3%
4 Sepau1,91,07915.8%86469.9%0.0%
5 Rajakhera1,63,90413.6%84166.5%20.5%

Largest towns in Dholpur (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Dholpur (Census 2011)
  1. Dhaulpur 1,33,075
  2. Bari 62,721
  3. Rajakhera 33,666
  4. Sarmathura CT 17,988

How people in Dholpur worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

43.9%

Agricultural labourers

14.2%

Household industry

2.4%

Other work

39.4%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 43.4%.

Age structure of Dholpur

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 Dholpur
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
0-479,64068,648
5-988,35974,351
10-1493,31175,769
15-1979,64559,480
20-2461,29748,266
25-2946,84940,036
30-3439,52936,831
35-3936,50232,376
40-4430,78326,467
45-4924,05021,878
50-5420,25516,901
55-5914,31713,881
60-6413,63212,900
65-699,2349,807
70-748,0727,326
75-793,2713,318
80+4,2724,179
Children (0–14)
39.8%
Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59)
53.9%
Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+)
6.3%
Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age
19.4years
Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio
78.4
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Dholpur

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 21 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Dholpur
  1. Hindi 99.8%
  2. Urdu 0.1%
  3. Punjabi 0.1%
  4. Bengali 0.0%
  5. Malayalam 0.0%
  6. Munda 0.0%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Odia 0.0%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Hindi97.9%
  2. Brajbhasha1.6%
  3. Khari Boli0.2%
  4. Urdu0.1%
  5. Punjabi0.1%
  6. Chhattisgarhi0.0%
  7. Bundeli/Bundel Khandi0.0%
  8. Bengali0.0%

Housing and amenities in Dholpur

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

Basic services

  • Electricity for lighting 47.5%

    Rajasthan 67.1%

  • Tap water 17.7%

    Rajasthan 40.7%

  • Water source within premises 21.1%

    Rajasthan 35.2%

  • Toilet within premises 16.4%

    Rajasthan 35.1%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 83.2%

    Rajasthan 64.2%

  • Bathing area within premises 38.3%

    Rajasthan 55.7%

  • Closed drainage 4.8%

    Rajasthan 10.8%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 12.1%

    Rajasthan 22.9%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 87.3%

    Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 56.2%

    Rajasthan 68.2%

  • Television 25.4%

    Rajasthan 37.7%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 15.4%

    Rajasthan 24.2%

  • Computer or laptop 4.7%

    Rajasthan 7.0%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.8%

    Rajasthan 4.7%

  • Use banking services 46.8%

    Rajasthan 68.0%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 26.4%

    Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

  • Own their home 96.6%

    Rajasthan 93.2%

  • Rent their home 2.5%

    Rajasthan 5.4%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 81.2%

    Rajasthan 71.5%

  • House in good condition 39.4%

    Rajasthan 51.0%

  • Concrete roof 3.4%

    Rajasthan 11.2%

  • Cement or tiled floor 19.2%

    Rajasthan 44.5%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 55.3%

    Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

  • Dholpur district held 1.8% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 31st of 41 districts.
  • Literacy is 69.1%, 3.0 points above the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 81.2% of men but only 54.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • The sex ratio of 846 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 928.
  • The child sex ratio was just 857 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈14.83 lakh, implies growth of about 23% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
  • Its largest town, Dhaulpur, had 1.33 lakh people in 2011, 11.0% of the district.

Compare with

All districts of Rajasthan →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (16 May 2026 – 14 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 Dholpur, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Dholpur (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 Dholpur (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareRajasthan
Hindu 11,27,520 93.5% 88.5%
Muslim 72,258 6.0% 9.1%
Christian 688 0.1% 0.1%
Sikh 1,356 0.1% 1.3%
Buddhist 92 0.0% 0.0%
Jain 2,739 0.2% 0.9%
Other religions and persuasions 21 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated 1,842 0.2% 0.1%
Total12,06,516100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Dholpur district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈14,83,000 (14.83 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Dholpur's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 12,06,516.

What was the population of Dholpur district in Census 2011?
12,06,516: 6,53,647 males and 5,52,869 females, of whom 2,47,450 lived in towns and 9,59,066 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Dholpur?
Literacy was 69.1% in 2011 (men 81.2%, women 54.7%). The sex ratio was 846 females per 1,000 males, and 857 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Dholpur district?
Dhaulpur, with 1,33,075 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Dholpur district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 819 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Rajasthan district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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