District of Rajasthan

Hanumangarh District Population 2026

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

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈21,04,000 (21.04 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Hanumangarh's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 17,74,692.

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

17,74,692: 9,31,184 males and 8,43,508 females, of whom 3,50,464 lived in towns and 14,24,228 in villages.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 21.04 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

21,04,000 2.1 million 1 March 2026

Hanumangarh district's population is estimated at ≈21.04 lakh (21,04,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 17,74,692.

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

Hanumangarh district

Census 2011: 17,74,692
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 21.04 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 3,50,464

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 14,24,228

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 21.04 lakh 21,04,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 17.75 lakh 17,74,692 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 184per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 906 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6): 878 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate: 67.1% Male 77.4% · Female 55.8%
Urban share: 19.8% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11: +16.9% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area: 9,656km² Census 2011
Households: 3.36 lakh 5.3 people per household
Villages: 1,907 Census 2011
Towns: 6 Census 2011

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Population over time

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

Census
Estimate

22 L 2026

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Year	Population
1951	2,59,892
1961	4,32,522
1971	6,61,859
1981	9,45,807
1991	12,20,333
2001	15,18,005
2011	17,74,692
2016 *	19,04,000
2021 *	20,14,000
2026 *	21,04,000
2031 *	21,72,000
2036 *	22,33,000

* Estimate

How Hanumangarh'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 Hanumangarh's 2011 population was spread
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1	Hanumangarh	4,24,619	23.9%	901	68.3%	35.6%
2	Nohar	3,14,587	17.7%	905	67.7%	15.8%
3	Bhadra	2,90,318	16.4%	909	69.2%	14.0%
4	Pilibanga	2,15,715	12.2%	899	66.6%	17.3%
5	Rawatsar	2,05,093	11.6%	915	64.0%	17.1%
6	Tibi	1,65,217	9.3%	918	63.3%	0.0%
7	Sangaria	1,59,143	9.0%	900	67.8%	23.0%

Largest towns in Hanumangarh (Census 2011)

Hanumangarh 1,50,958
Nohar 49,835
Bhadra 40,662
Pilibanga 37,288
Sangaria 36,619
Rawatsar 35,102

How people in Hanumangarh worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

44.4%

Agricultural labourers

20.0%

Household industry

1.7%

Other work

34.0%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 47.1%.

Age structure of Hanumangarh

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 →

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	85,285	76,004
5-9	97,991	84,064
10-14	1,08,722	95,276
15-19	1,03,691	86,226
20-24	94,057	79,951
25-29	77,259	69,518
30-34	66,929	64,889
35-39	62,042	60,528
40-44	56,189	52,681
45-49	46,364	43,492
50-54	36,497	30,576
55-59	23,262	23,528
60-64	22,379	22,255
65-69	14,371	16,117
70-74	11,787	12,665
75-79	6,130	6,905
80+	7,386	8,503

Children (0–14): 31.2%; Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59): 61.5%; Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+): 7.3%; Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age: 24.0years; Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio: 56.2; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Hanumangarh

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 38 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Hindi 68.0%
Punjabi 30.2%
Bhili/Bhilodi 0.8%
Sindhi 0.6%
Maithili 0.1%
Others 0.1%
Urdu 0.1%
Bengali 0.0%
All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

Rajasthani59.5%
Punjabi18.0%
Bagri12.2%
Hindi6.6%
Marwari0.9%
Baori0.7%
Sindhi0.5%
Haryanvi0.5%

Housing and amenities in Hanumangarh

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

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 73.9%

Rajasthan 67.1%
Tap water 75.0%

Rajasthan 40.7%
Water source within premises 58.7%

Rajasthan 35.2%
Toilet within premises 84.6%

Rajasthan 35.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 14.8%

Rajasthan 64.2%
Bathing area within premises 84.6%

Rajasthan 55.7%
Closed drainage 2.8%

Rajasthan 10.8%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 16.9%

Rajasthan 22.9%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 82.4%

Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

Mobile phone 73.9%

Rajasthan 68.2%
Television 42.7%

Rajasthan 37.7%
Scooter or motorcycle 17.3%

Rajasthan 24.2%
Computer or laptop 4.9%

Rajasthan 7.0%
Car, jeep or van 5.0%

Rajasthan 4.7%
Use banking services 69.3%

Rajasthan 68.0%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 17.3%

Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

Own their home 93.2%

Rajasthan 93.2%
Rent their home 3.6%

Rajasthan 5.4%
Permanent (pucca) house 55.3%

Rajasthan 71.5%
House in good condition 61.6%

Rajasthan 51.0%
Concrete roof 5.4%

Rajasthan 11.2%
Cement or tiled floor 15.0%

Rajasthan 44.5%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 20.8%

Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

Hanumangarh district held 2.6% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 15th of 41 districts.
Literacy is 67.1%, 1.0 points above the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 77.4% of men but only 55.8% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 906 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).
19.8% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Rajasthan as a whole (24.9%).
The population grew 16.9% in 2001–11, slower than Rajasthan's 21.3%.
Our 2026 estimate, ≈21.04 lakh, implies growth of about 19% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
Its largest town, Hanumangarh, had 1.51 lakh people in 2011, 8.5% of the district.

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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 Hanumangarh, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Hanumangarh (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 Hanumangarh (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Rajasthan
Hindu	14,33,067	80.8%	88.5%
Muslim	1,18,673	6.7%	9.1%
Christian	1,542	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	2,16,997	12.2%	1.3%
Buddhist	241	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	1,935	0.1%	0.9%
Other religions and persuasions	138	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	2,099	0.1%	0.1%
Total	17,74,692	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Hanumangarh district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈21,04,000 (21.04 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Hanumangarh's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 17,74,692.

What was the population of Hanumangarh district in Census 2011?

17,74,692: 9,31,184 males and 8,43,508 females, of whom 3,50,464 lived in towns and 14,24,228 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Hanumangarh?

Literacy was 67.1% in 2011 (men 77.4%, women 55.8%). The sex ratio was 906 females per 1,000 males, and 878 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Hanumangarh district?

Hanumangarh, with 1,50,958 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Hanumangarh district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 1,907 Census 2011 villages and 6 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction