District of Rajasthan

Sri Ganganagar District Population 2026

Q: What is the population of Sri Ganganagar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈22,31,000 (22.31 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sri Ganganagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 19,69,168.

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

19,69,168: 10,43,340 males and 9,25,828 females, of whom 5,35,432 lived in towns and 14,33,736 in villages.

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 22.31 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

22,31,000 2.23 million 1 March 2026

Sri Ganganagar district's population is estimated at ≈22.31 lakh (22,31,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Rajasthan projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 19,69,168.

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

Sri Ganganagar district

Census 2011: 19,69,168
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →: ≈ 22.31 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011: 5,35,432

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011: 14,33,736

Key figures

Population 2026: ≈ 22.31 lakh 22,31,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011: 19.69 lakh 19,69,168 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
Density: 179per km² 2011
Sex ratio: 887 Rajasthan: 928
Child sex ratio (0–6): 854 Rajasthan: 888
Literacy rate: 69.6% Male 78.5% · Female 59.7%
Urban share: 27.2% Rajasthan: 24.9%
Growth 2001–11: +10.0% Rajasthan: +21.3%
Area: 10,978km² Census 2011
Households: 3.88 lakh 5.1 people per household
Villages: 3,018 Census 2011
Towns: 16 Census 2011

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Population over time

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

Census
Estimate

23 L 2026

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Year	Population
1951	3,70,238
1961	6,04,901
1971	7,32,152
1981	10,84,161
1991	14,02,444
2001	17,89,423
2011	19,69,168
2016 *	20,81,000
2021 *	21,68,000
2026 *	22,31,000
2031 *	22,68,000
2036 *	22,97,000

* Estimate

How Sri Ganganagar'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 Ganganagar's 2011 population was spread
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1	Ganganagar	4,81,640	24.5%	875	75.6%	51.9%
2	Suratgarh	3,20,981	16.3%	874	66.9%	22.0%
3	Raisinghnagar	1,96,455	10.0%	908	69.9%	14.4%
4	Anupgarh	1,84,423	9.4%	900	66.3%	16.7%
5	Gharsana	1,71,830	8.7%	892	65.8%	17.5%
6	Padampur	1,62,718	8.3%	904	70.5%	17.5%
7	Sadulshahar	1,58,473	8.0%	869	67.4%	22.9%
8	Karanpur	1,46,878	7.5%	903	68.4%	24.0%
9	Vijainagar	1,45,770	7.4%	894	66.7%	17.6%

Largest towns in Sri Ganganagar (Census 2011)

Ganganagar 2,37,780
Suratgarh 70,536
Anupgarh 30,877
Raisinghnagar 28,330
Sadulshahar 24,980
Karanpur 21,297
Vijainagar 18,425
Padampur 18,420
Kesrisinghpur 14,010
3 e Village CT 12,134

How people in Sri Ganganagar worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

29.4%

Agricultural labourers

25.2%

Household industry

1.5%

Other work

43.8%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 46.4%.

Age structure of Sri Ganganagar

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
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Age	Men	Women
0-4	94,561	81,361
5-9	1,07,513	91,277
10-14	1,17,199	99,365
15-19	1,13,978	94,117
20-24	1,05,612	91,989
25-29	91,594	79,323
30-34	78,059	70,896
35-39	69,347	64,465
40-44	61,766	57,191
45-49	52,324	48,163
50-54	41,701	35,186
55-59	27,238	26,923
60-64	25,792	26,330
65-69	18,277	19,596
70-74	14,390	14,529
75-79	7,197	7,453
80+	8,575	10,297

Children (0–14): 30.3%; Rajasthan 34.7%
Working age (15–59): 61.9%; Rajasthan 57.8%
Older people (60+): 7.8%; Rajasthan 7.5%
Median age: 24.5years; Rajasthan 22.4
Dependency ratio: 54.8; children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64; Rajasthan 65.7

Languages spoken in Sri Ganganagar

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 55 languages recorded. Census 2011 Census 2011, as published. How this is made →

Punjabi 56.3%
Hindi 39.0%
Bhili/Bhilodi 2.3%
Others 0.6%
Sindhi 0.5%
Lahnda 0.2%
Urdu 0.2%
Malayalam 0.1%
All other languages 0.8%

Largest mother tongues

Punjabi32.1%
Rajasthani25.6%
Bagri24.2%
Hindi10.2%
Marwari2.3%
Baori2.0%
Sindhi0.5%
Bhojpuri0.3%

Housing and amenities in Sri Ganganagar

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

Basic services

Electricity for lighting 75.7%

Rajasthan 67.1%
Tap water 73.4%

Rajasthan 40.7%
Water source within premises 63.3%

Rajasthan 35.2%
Toilet within premises 84.7%

Rajasthan 35.1%
Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 14.6%

Rajasthan 64.2%
Bathing area within premises 88.9%

Rajasthan 55.7%
Closed drainage 4.5%

Rajasthan 10.8%
Cooking with LPG/PNG 23.7%

Rajasthan 22.9%
Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 75.1%

Rajasthan 75.6%

What households own

Mobile phone 74.0%

Rajasthan 68.2%
Television 48.6%

Rajasthan 37.7%
Scooter or motorcycle 22.8%

Rajasthan 24.2%
Computer or laptop 6.7%

Rajasthan 7.0%
Car, jeep or van 5.8%

Rajasthan 4.7%
Use banking services 77.3%

Rajasthan 68.0%
None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 14.7%

Rajasthan 21.1%

The home itself

Own their home 88.3%

Rajasthan 93.2%
Rent their home 6.2%

Rajasthan 5.4%
Permanent (pucca) house 52.5%

Rajasthan 71.5%
House in good condition 57.9%

Rajasthan 51.0%
Concrete roof 5.2%

Rajasthan 11.2%
Cement or tiled floor 15.0%

Rajasthan 44.5%
One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 26.6%

Rajasthan 38.2%

Rajasthan

What the numbers say

Sri Ganganagar district held 2.9% of Rajasthan's population in 2011, 11th of 41 districts.
Literacy is 69.6%, 3.5 points above the Rajasthan average of 66.1%.
The gender gap in literacy is wide: 78.5% of men but only 59.7% of women could read and write in 2011.
The sex ratio of 887 females per 1,000 males is lower than the state's 928.
The child sex ratio was just 854 girls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6, among the more skewed in India (national: 918).
The population grew 10.0% in 2001–11, slower than Rajasthan's 21.3%.
Our 2026 estimate, ≈22.31 lakh, implies growth of about 13% since 2011; it is tied to the official Rajasthan projection.
Its largest town, Ganganagar, had 2.38 lakh people in 2011, 12.1% of the district.

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

Population by religion in Sri Ganganagar (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 Ganganagar (Census 2011)
Religion	Persons	Share	Rajasthan
Hindu	14,37,144	73.0%	88.5%
Muslim	50,688	2.6%	9.1%
Christian	2,077	0.1%	0.1%
Sikh	4,74,853	24.1%	1.3%
Buddhist	938	0.0%	0.0%
Jain	1,988	0.1%	0.9%
Other religions and persuasions	164	0.0%	0.0%
Religion not stated	1,316	0.1%	0.1%
Total	19,69,168	100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Sri Ganganagar district in 2026?

Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈22,31,000 (22.31 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Sri Ganganagar's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Rajasthan projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 19,69,168.

What was the population of Sri Ganganagar district in Census 2011?

19,69,168: 10,43,340 males and 9,25,828 females, of whom 5,35,432 lived in towns and 14,33,736 in villages.

What is the literacy rate and sex ratio of Sri Ganganagar?

Literacy was 69.6% in 2011 (men 78.5%, women 59.7%). The sex ratio was 887 females per 1,000 males, and 854 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Sri Ganganagar district?

Ganganagar, with 2,37,780 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Sri Ganganagar district?

On today's boundaries the district contains 3,018 Census 2011 villages and 16 towns.

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Sources and method

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction