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District of Telangana

Bhadradri Kothagudem District Population 2026

Population · 1 March 2026

≈ 10.86 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →

10,86,000 1.09 million 1 March 2026

Bhadradri Kothagudem district's population is estimated at ≈10.86 lakh (10,86,000) on 1 March 2026. This is our estimate, tied to the official Telangana projection; Census 2011, the last count, recorded 10,19,174 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

Bhadradri Kothagudem district

Census 2011
10,19,174
2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
≈ 10.86 lakh

Urban population

Towns (urban)

Census 2011
2,88,996

Rural

Villages (rural)

Census 2011
7,30,178

Key figures

Population 2026
≈ 10.86 lakh 10,86,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
Census 2011
10.19 lakh 10,19,174 Reconstructed Census figures re-added on today’s boundaries How this is made →
Density
≈ 186per km² 2011
Sex ratio
1008 Telangana: 987
Child sex ratio (0–6)
965 Telangana: 932
Literacy rate
65.6% Male 72.9% · Female 58.4%
Urban share
28.4% Telangana: 38.8%
Growth 2001–11
+8.5% Telangana: +13.6%
Area
≈ 5,465km² approx., from 2011 sub-district areas
Households
2.66 lakh 3.8 people per household
Villages
363 Census 2011
Towns
8 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.

Bhadradri Kothagudem: Population over time
  • Reconstructed
  • Estimate
11 L 2026
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YearPopulation
19918,07,292
20019,39,588
201110,19,174
2016 *10,51,000
2021 *10,74,000
2026 *10,86,000
2031 *10,87,000
2036 *10,79,000

* Estimate

How Bhadradri Kothagudem'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 Bhadradri Kothagudem's 2011 population was spread
#
1 Kothagudem1,88,19118.5%101774.6%63.5%
2 Palwancha1,13,87211.2%98572.5%70.4%
3 Yellandu95,3949.4%104668.9%36.7%
4 Manuguru72,1177.1%101272.9%44.5%
5 Aswaraopeta59,6525.9%99161.9%0.0%
6 Dammapeta58,4445.7%101763.1%0.0%
7 Burgampahad(part)57,0785.6%97168.3%38.8%
8 Chandrugonda49,0414.8%95956.5%0.0%
9 Pinapaka48,3764.7%104059.3%0.0%
10 Tekulapalle47,8794.7%99354.8%0.0%
11 Dummugudem46,8024.6%105453.1%0.0%
12 Aswapuram43,0674.2%97965.0%0.0%
13 Cherla42,9474.2%102957.9%0.0%
14 Mulkalapalle34,7943.4%101154.2%0.0%
15 Julurpad33,3953.3%99255.5%0.0%
16 Gundala28,1252.8%101058.0%0.0%

Largest towns in Bhadradri Kothagudem (Census 2011)

Largest towns in Bhadradri Kothagudem (Census 2011)
  1. Palwancha 80,199
  2. Kothagudem 79,819
  3. Yellandu 35,056
  4. Manugur 32,091
  5. Sarapaka CT 22,149
  6. Chunchupalle CT 19,944
  7. Laxmidevipalle CT 13,442
  8. Garimellapadu CT 6,296

How people in Bhadradri Kothagudem worked (Census 2011)

Cultivators

17.9%

Agricultural labourers

52.3%

Household industry

1.6%

Other work

28.2%

Share of all workers, main and marginal. Work participation: 48.9%.

Age structure of Bhadradri Kothagudem

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 Bhadradri Kothagudem
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
0-435,83534,365
5-943,42441,621
10-1451,42350,388
15-1951,69048,581
20-2450,03252,004
25-2947,87650,411
30-3440,26540,709
35-3939,64541,550
40-4433,15131,560
45-4928,00127,324
50-5420,61320,380
55-5914,93518,479
60-6417,16420,553
65-6912,25513,280
70-749,2248,852
75-793,8754,031
80+4,7995,696
Children (0–14)
25.4%
Telangana 27.0%
Working age (15–59)
64.8%
Telangana 63.5%
Older people (60+)
9.8%
Telangana 9.4%
Median age
27.4years
Telangana 26.7
Dependency ratio
45.9
children and 65+ per 100 aged 15–64
Telangana 49.0

Languages spoken in Bhadradri Kothagudem

Share of people by mother tongue, grouped into languages as the Census does. 30 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 →

Languages spoken in Bhadradri Kothagudem
  1. Telugu 71.4%
  2. Hindi 11.8%
  3. Koya 11.0%
  4. Urdu 5.1%
  5. Tamil 0.2%
  6. Odia 0.2%
  7. Marathi 0.0%
  8. Malayalam 0.0%
  9. All other languages 0.1%

Largest mother tongues

  1. Telugu71.3%
  2. Koya11.0%
  3. Lamani/Lambadi10.5%
  4. Urdu5.1%
  5. Hindi1.2%
  6. Tamil0.2%
  7. Odia0.1%
  8. Banjari0.1%

Housing and amenities in Bhadradri Kothagudem

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 89.1%

    Telangana 92.1%

  • Tap water 60.3%

    Telangana 73.2%

  • Water source within premises 41.7%

    Telangana 53.1%

  • Toilet within premises 43.7%

    Telangana 52.2%

  • Open defecation (no latrine) (Lower is better for this one.) 55.0%

    Telangana 46.6%

  • Bathing area within premises 50.1%

    Telangana 68.5%

  • Closed drainage 10.4%

    Telangana 27.9%

  • Cooking with LPG/PNG 29.1%

    Telangana 36.7%

  • Cooking with wood, crop waste or dung (Lower is better for this one.) 67.9%

    Telangana 56.2%

What households own

  • Mobile phone 53.9%

    Telangana 68.1%

  • Television 56.3%

    Telangana 58.4%

  • Scooter or motorcycle 16.4%

    Telangana 21.9%

  • Computer or laptop 6.1%

    Telangana 12.1%

  • Car, jeep or van 1.6%

    Telangana 5.4%

  • Use banking services 46.6%

    Telangana 53.8%

  • None of the listed assets (Lower is better for this one.) 21.9%

    Telangana 16.7%

The home itself

  • Own their home 80.8%

    Telangana 77.9%

  • Rent their home 16.9%

    Telangana 20.3%

  • Permanent (pucca) house 64.1%

    Telangana 71.9%

  • House in good condition 60.6%

    Telangana 67.7%

  • Concrete roof 43.1%

    Telangana 43.3%

  • Cement or tiled floor 43.8%

    Telangana 26.2%

  • One room or less (Lower is better for this one.) 42.8%

    Telangana 36.9%

Telangana

What the numbers say

  • Bhadradri Kothagudem district held 2.9% of Telangana's population in 2011, 10th of 33 districts.
  • Literacy is 65.6%, 0.9 points below the Telangana average of 66.5%.
  • The sex ratio of 1008 females per 1,000 males is higher than the state's 987.
  • 28.4% of residents lived in towns in 2011, more rural than Telangana as a whole (38.8%).
  • The population grew 8.5% in 2001–11, slower than Telangana's 13.6% (on today’s boundaries).
  • Our 2026 estimate, ≈10.86 lakh, implies growth of about 7% since 2011; it is tied to the official Telangana projection.
  • Its largest town, Palwancha, had 80.2 thousand people in 2011, 7.9% of the district.

How this district was formed

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

  • Khammam (2011) 100.0% of this district
    36.4% 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 Bhadradri Kothagudem, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →

Population by religion in Bhadradri Kothagudem (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 Bhadradri Kothagudem (Census 2011)
ReligionPersonsShareTelangana
Hindu ≈ 9,39,400 92.2% 85.0%
Muslim ≈ 59,200 5.8% 12.8%
Christian ≈ 16,000 1.6% 1.3%
Sikh ≈ 300 0.0% 0.1%
Buddhist ≈ 100 0.0% 0.1%
Jain ≈ 200 0.0% 0.1%
Other religions and persuasions ≈ 100 0.0% 0.0%
Religion not stated ≈ 3,900 0.4% 0.7%
Total10,19,174100%

Frequently asked questions

What is the population of Bhadradri Kothagudem district in 2026?
Our estimate for 1 March 2026 is ≈10,86,000 (10.86 lakh). It is not an official figure: it applies Bhadradri Kothagudem's 2001–2011 trend, damped, to the official Telangana projection (method M1). Census 2011 counted 10,19,174.

What was the population of Bhadradri Kothagudem district in Census 2011?
10,19,174: 5,07,556 males and 5,11,618 females, of whom 2,88,996 lived in towns and 7,30,178 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 Bhadradri Kothagudem?
Literacy was 65.6% in 2011 (men 72.9%, women 58.4%). The sex ratio was 1008 females per 1,000 males, and 965 among children aged 0–6.

Which is the largest town in Bhadradri Kothagudem district?
Palwancha, with 80,199 people in Census 2011.

How many villages and towns are in Bhadradri Kothagudem district?
On today's boundaries the district contains 363 Census 2011 villages and 8 towns.

⤓ Download Telangana district data (CSV)

Sources and method

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