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District of Telangana

Adilabad District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 7.64 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

7,64,000 764,000 1 March 2026

Adilabad district's population is estimated at ≈7.64 lakh (7,64,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 7,08,972 on the district’s present boundaries.

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

Which number do you mean?

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

District

Adilabad district

Census 2011
7,08,972
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 7.64 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
1,67,746

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
5,41,226

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 7.64 lakh 7,64,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
7.09 lakh 7,08,972 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 161per km² 2011
Sex ratio
989 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
931 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
63.5% Male 73.5% · Female 53.4%
Urban share
23.7% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+10.2% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 4,400km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
1.57 lakh 4.5 people per household
Villages
503 Census 2011
Towns
4 Census 2011

Where it ranks

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.

Adilabad: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
7.7 L 2026
› Show the numbers as a table
YearPopulation
19915,38,596
20016,43,477
20117,08,972
2016 *7,34,000
2021 *7,53,000
2026 *7,64,000
2031 *7,68,000
2036 *7,65,000

* Estimate

How Adilabad'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 Adilabad's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Adilabad1,98,33828.0%98273.0%70.3%
2 Utnoor63,4659.0%96163.8%25.2%
3 Ichoda52,8407.5%101260.9%23.4%
4 Narnoor49,2396.9%90954.7%0.0%
5 Boath48,2166.8%104460.7%0.0%
6 Jainad47,9046.8%101358.5%0.0%
7 Inderavelly47,5066.7%101459.2%0.0%
8 Tamsi39,6315.6%102056.6%0.0%
9 Bela38,3185.4%92162.4%0.0%
10 Talamadugu34,6324.9%101058.7%0.0%
11 Gudihathnoor30,3394.3%99862.5%0.0%
12 Neradigonda29,6334.2%105157.0%0.0%
13 Bazarhathnoor28,9114.1%98859.6%0.0%

Largest towns in Adilabad (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Adilabad (Census 2011)
  1. Adilabad 1,17,167
  2. Dasnapur CT 22,216
  3. Utnur CT 16,005
  4. Ichoda CT 12,358

How people in Adilabad worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

36.2%

Agricultural labourers

34.3%

Household industry

3.0%

Other work

26.6%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 49.2%.

Age structure of Adilabad

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 →

Age structure of Adilabad
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
› Show the numbers as a table
AgeMenWomen
0-427,88626,118
5-934,14432,186
10-1438,48436,988
15-1936,95435,613
20-2434,02033,452
25-2930,42131,089
30-3426,28726,771
35-3924,78825,714
40-4421,49121,168
45-4918,17917,820
50-5414,18113,459
55-599,83911,697
60-6410,75212,857
65-697,1318,589
70-744,9285,725
75-791,9392,501
80+2,3013,379
Children (0–14)
28.4%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
62.9%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
8.7%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
25.7years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
50.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Adilabad

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 35 languages recorded. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Languages spoken in Adilabad
  1. Telugu 36.5%
  2. Marathi 19.7%
  3. Gondi 17.2%
  4. Hindi 11.5%
  5. Urdu 10.8%
  6. Kolami 2.9%
  7. Lahnda 0.8%
  8. Gujarati 0.2%
  9. All other languages 0.3%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu44.5%
  2. Marathi17.9%
  3. Gondi12.8%
  4. Urdu12.0%
  5. Lamani/Lambadi5.2%
  6. Kolami2.9%
  7. Hindi2.0%
  8. Hindi Multani0.9%

Housing and amenities in Adilabad

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 85.5%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 32.4%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 29.5%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 24.0%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 74.0%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 58.6%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 8.8%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 25.5%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 72.5%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 56.0%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 44.4%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 14.2%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 7.4%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.5%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 49.6%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 28.4%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 87.9%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 10.8%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 70.8%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 65.0%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 19.8%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 30.1%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 41.8%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Adilabad district held 2.0% of Telangana's population in 2011, 24th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 63.5%, 3.1 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The gender gap in literacy is wide: 73.5% of men but only 53.4% of women could read and write in 2011.
  • 23.7% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • The population grew 10.2% in 2001–11, slower than Telangana's 13.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈7.64 lakh, implies growth of about 8% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, Adilabad, had 1.17 lakh people in 2011, 16.5% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Adilabad (2011) 100.0% of this district
    25.9% of the 2011 district

Compare with

All districts of Telangana →

Census 2027 status

Results pending

  1. Phase I: houselisting

    Done (11 May 2026 – 9 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 Adilabad, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Adilabad (Census 2011)

Official figures as published by the Office of the Registrar General. Shown without commentary. Reconstructed Census 2011, added up on today’s boundaries from village, town or sub-district records. How this is made →

Population by religion in Adilabad (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 5,96,200 84.1% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 89,200 12.6% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 2,800 0.4% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 400 0.1% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 11,600 1.6% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 8,300 1.2% 0.7%
Total7,08,972100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Adilabad district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈7,64,000 (7.64 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Adilabad's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 7,08,972.

What was the population of Adilabad district in Census 2011?
7,08,972: 3,56,407 males and 3,52,565 females, of whom 1,67,746 lived in towns and 5,41,226 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 Adilabad?
Literacy was 63.5% in 2011 (men 73.5%, women 53.4%). The sex ratio was 989 females per 1,000 males, and 931 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Adilabad district?
Adilabad, with 1,17,167 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Adilabad district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 503 Census 2011 villages and 4 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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